“…for the first time, society forced on an enormous number of people the requirement to manage something they’ve never had to manage before…which was free time. And what did we do with that free time? Mostly we panicked and spent it watching TV.” – Clay Shirky A nice reminder on what is actually active and […]
Month: April 2008
…And They Asked 4 Followers, And They Asked 4 Followers
Something I wrote on Twitter a couple weeks ago: “…2 questions: a) What if there was an open source, more effective alternative to Google search? b) What if Twitter is that alternative?” Today, Four Reasons Why Twitter is the Next Google writes: “Not only has Twitter inadvertently taken crowdsourcing to search, it has actually taken […]
Garrick’s SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists Picks
Not only are these picks really late (SXSW was months ago) but unlike other years, none of the 700+ tracks grabbed me immediately. The overall tone felt like the ‘college rock’ of 20 years ago. Good, sometimes interesting, artistic even, but every song sounds um, the same. As in previous years, these are track that […]
Covering MN Startups at Minnov8.com
On the off chance you can’t get enough of my writing, pop over to Minnov8.com where I have write ups on a Minnesota-based start-up (Tumblon.com) and up-start (DJEdna). If you tire of me more quickly, perhaps you’ll enjoy Phil Wilson’s peek into the new media projects at Minnesota Public Radio.
Fermenting Alpha: Bavarian Hefe Weizen
This weekend, I invited Christopher, the Master in Fermentation Sciences, over to walk me through brewing up a batch of Bavarian Hefe Weizen from Northern Brewer. While I’m sure the extract kit didn’t take full advantage of his expertise, we had an excellent time and I picked up a few tips1 and got a better […]
Thinking About iPhone Web Apps for the Enterprise
Apple’s initial iPhone application model (build a decent website) is brilliant. Websites are easily the fastest, most compatible, most maintainable, most popular, way to create software applications. Once Apple supported adding specific website’s to the icons on the iPhone’s home screen, you’ve got the equivalent of applications on the Palm Treo – with internet access […]
Unexpired Potential – Domains I Own
Inspired by Rex’s unused domain list, here’s my list of yet-to-be-released projects: BlockByBlog.com CoffeeHacks.com Dashcaster.com ExpiredPotential.com Limble.com LunchForBrains.com Nusability.com Unlistened.com PodcastCalling.com RedBallThankYou.com SLAReporter.com Update June 3, 2008. A few more I’ve picked up since we last talked: DroidWarehouse.com Kernest.com (Launched July 17, 2009) MSGCTRL.com NeuPost.com Update October 21, 2008. Just added: BroadcastCulture.com Update February 8, […]
First Crack 109. Tumblon.com’s Jonathan Dahl
Jonathan Dahl and I discuss his latest project – Tumblon.com – a parenting website focused on development milestones and easy sharing with friends and family. Listen to Tumblon.com’s Jonathan Dahl [9 min]. A more detailed write-up and some screenshots over at Minnov8.com
What Andrew Baron Should Be Selling: Following
There’s lots of chatter today about Andrew Baron auctioning off his 1500 Twitter followers. As of this writing, the auction is just over $500. Standard ad-based media play: aggregate eyeballs and sell them off to the highest bidder. Yummmm. Eyeballs. “This stunt may spark some copycatters, but it is essentially meaningless.” – Stowe Boyd I […]
Un-Blog
When I talk about Cullect to people publishing feeds, I very consciously don’t use the word ‘blog*’. Primarily because bloggers blogging blogs aren’t the only people publishing online. Almost everyone publishing online publishes a feed. No matter if that publication contains text, audio, video, software, or something completely different. Cullect works the same if you’re […]