I was baffled by uproar from the Stewart v. Cramer bit a few days ago. I got the sense that I misunderstood what Cramer did on his show (attempt to time the stock market). Stewart made it seem like Cramer was driving the ambulance, rather than simply chasing it. Then I remembered that Stewart’s show …
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Bull Markets are a Lazy Way of Measuring Happiness
Bull Markets are a Lazy Way of Measuring Happiness
Device Agnostic Web Services
This morning I talked with John Vorwald‘s Multimedia Web Design class over at UW-Stout. One of the great questions asked by the students was: “Where do you see the internet in 2 years?” 2 years? Easy. Everything has a web server in it. The internet is accessible everwhere. On my desk, as I write this, …
Rule 1. Success Metrics are Things Robots Can’t Do.
The funny thing about metrics – the wrong one distracts more than it helps. And in this modern age, a technological hack can be built (if it doesn’t already exist) to give you the desired numbers. Bernard Madoff Click Fraud This is why I’m not a big fan of measuring the success of a website …
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“I’m so busy, where am I? I don’t know. I’m so busy”
Back in college we made this joke (usually around finals week) about being so busy you have no idea where you are. After fighting with technology all day – I noticed; It’s the third week of February. My inbox just passed 100 again. My current approach on resolving this: A good night’s sleep. Focus.
creating is always an option.
just thinking about the lyrics “here we are now, entertain us” makes me want to smash guitars as well. I don’t care if it’s Media Meaning Cake or Happiness Being neutral or destroying aren’t then only options. Nor are they the preferable ones. We all have the capacity to make. and not just martinis. Elsewhere: …
Trends to Watch: Landfill Mining
When I separate my trash, how do I know I’m putting the ‘recyclable’ bits in the right bucket? Without being an expert in waste handling, I don’t really know. Plus, if there’s an innovation in the waste processing – and something previously bound for the landfill can now be re-processed, the non-waste-handling experts among us …
Left in Leipzig
“A wall calendar showed August 1988 and an empty bottle of Vita Cola, Marella margarine, Juwel cigarettes and a bottle of Kristall vodka were in the kitchen.” Reminds me of an art installation I saw during my time in Germany. Imagine a room. With a single, wall-sized, framed painting leaning against the wall. Hanging tools …
There are 1,630 results in Amazon’s book search for ‘podcasting’
There are 1,630 results in Amazon’s book search for ‘podcasting’, 11,301 for ‘twitter’. Feels bubbly.
Rank and File Media
Just a few moments ago, I published my 114th First Crack Podcast. I get the greatest sense of accomplishment and satisfaction out of that process (conducting an interview, editing, publishing). It got me to thinking of the other electronic publishing I regularly do, and how they rank in sense of accomplishment/satisfaction Podcasts Software Skype calls …