June 2008
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Two Blogs Don't Make a Right
Here’s an example of blogging as bad journalism and the problem with the viral Web.
Gizmodo has a short post (Aren’t they all?) about the monumental influence of Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg. I know Walt, so I was immediately interested in the item, time-stamped 8:23 a.m. EDT today. Opening:
“Bow to Walter the Merciless, for he definitely influences the...
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Google-Facebook Swim Party
I meant to blog this on Saturday. I could have gone to a pool party using Facebook and Google Maps.
That’s what the Guardian says teens in the UK are doing. Uninvited. The meetup, or “dipping,” is coordinated using Google Maps to find outdoor swimming pools and Facebook (or other social networking services like Bebo) to set place and time; typically late night.
“Those...
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Sorry Bloggers, Good Journalism Lives
Ian Betteridge and I share something in common: We’ve been writing for a lot longer than people have been blogging. We come from the older school of journalism that bloggers, social networking and digital media are supposed to replace. The debate about the news media’s future is certainly a hot topic at the company where I work. Ian’s post, “Print is Dying? Not so...
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Google Attention Deficit Disorder
Nicolas Carr asks: “Is Google Making Us Stupid?.”
My experience is the same as his, and more. My writing concentration has changed, too. Blogging is more difficult than, say, three years ago. There is too much sense of distraction, methinks. I’ve got to rethink RSS feeds, which once timesaving are now timesucking. My God, now there are tweets, too! FriendFeed and more!
Has the...
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The Global Marketplace
My wife let me buy her a geek toy last month, as a birthday present. She had busted the back on her aging Sony Ericssion W810 cell phone, and she needed a new digital camera. Why not get a phone and camera in one device?
I looked at the Nokia N82 and Sony Ericsson K850i. The N82 is long (based on specs; I couldn’t see one in a store) and the K850 was really tough to use—even for me (I saw...