Dan Haugen and I talk about Northeast Beat, his citizen journalism project covering my favorite part of Minneapolis, and hyperlocal journalism. Listen to Dan Haugen on Northeast Beat and Hyperlocal Journalism [14 min].
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Friday, March 9, 2007 4:53:15 PM
160 songs to go in my SXSW 2007 Unlistened Songs playlist. Should have some picks for you in the next couple of days.
Amazon Unbox + Tivo vs. Netflix
Yesterday on a whim, I connected baby Tivo to Amazon’s Unbox service…the things I’ll do for $15. Unlike Tim, I haven’t purchased or rented anything, yet. While the prices are competitive (and more convenient) than purchasing DVDs it isn’t that competitive against our Netflix subscription ($15/month/rental vs. $18/month ). I see Amazon + Tivo perfect …
Thursday, March 8, 2007 9:12:36 PM
“Targetron” – I’m guessing the dress code doesn’t help this stereotype.
Thursday, March 8, 2007 2:38:44 PM
GodTube: Baby got Bible. I’m stunned. More stunned than I was all the way through Borat. Um, ‘thanks’ Rex.
Thursday, March 8, 2007 2:06:15 PM
Project Idea: a site that reviews and analyzes ‘terms of service’ agreements and ‘privacy policies’ and presents them in an visually skim-able way, a la Creative Commons licenses UPDATE 20 March 2007 I just picked up slareporter.com with this in mind.
The Future of Hiring
“I want to see evidence of video and audio skills. I want to see evidence of familiarity with CSS, RSS, HTML and every other acronym of new media. I want people who live online, consume content on mobile devices, use social-bookmarking tools and participate in Web communities. I want people who don’t think they need …
Wednesday, March 7, 2007 11:33:43 AM
I wasn’t getting the upload speeds I was expecting. Not by a long shot. After troubleshooting the dsl line and the modem itself, the Speakeasy rep and I determined the Linksys WRT54G router was the issue. Upgrading the firmware to v4.21.1 didn’t improve anything. Then, after poking around the router’s admin settings, I found the …
Costco Connection: The Power of Podcasts
The March 2007 Costco Connection member magazine has a quick one-page article entitled “The Power of Podcasts” for marketing small businesses. Definitely. Always glad to see someone with the reach of Costco is promoting podcast as an “indirect direct marketing” tool and “silent sales force”.
If Radio Changed Would Anyone Hear It?
“If radio featured significantly less advertising, would that keep listeners away from their CD’s and iPods and satellite radios and TV’s and video games? Indeed, would that make the radio industry a healthier one?” – Mark Ramsey, Mercury Radio Research. These days, after more than 5 minutes of broadcast radio, I need to turn it …