nonlinear

Spent the workday Thursday at a Poynter / Kent State media ethics workshop: Whose rules?
Jay Rosen was the keynote speaker (read his keynote here), and he was spot-on.
It was great to hear Rita Andolsen and Denise Polverine speak on a panel.
The opening and closing sessions were maddening, however.

Professors and the editor of papers like [...]

Everything is Miscellaneous and The Cluetrain Mainfesto, both in whole (Miscellaneous) and in part (Cluetrain) by David Weinberger, tell the story of what the internet is: A digital conversation.
Cluetrain is a quick and compelling read, and, it can be read online here.
Everything is Miscellaneous dives into what the digital nature of our online information means.
We’re [...]

As reported around (for example), Nine Inch Nails has a new album coming out that they are promoting via a constellation of web sites and phone numbers. Each, apparently, spirals you deeper and deeper into the story line behind “Year Zero.”
Sadly, NIN, I have zero patience for clicking through un-usable websites to learn more about [...]

Now don’t be sad / cause two out of three aint badMeat Loaf, Two out of three ain’t bad
From outta the library to this blog:
Tim Harford’s The Undercover Economist should be required reading for humans. I would have majored in econ if I read this 10 years ago.
In contrast, An Army of Davids: [...]

On December 10, I read a blog post titled Shattering The Eyeglasses Scam.
Being a big dork, I couldn’t get the story of how “Glassy eyes” got new glasses for $81 online.
The last pair I purchased cost about $500 before insurance from LensCrafters. After insurance, we were out about $250. (I can’t find the receipt — [...]

Once again, the internet + tv = goodness

Watch jawdropping performance on Letterman: Rodrigo y Gabriela.
Finish laundry
Goto emusic.com and download duo’s album (samples) and move to iPod
Goto sleep knowing Tuesday morning commute will rock out with new tunes.

Here’s what I know about Rodrigo y Gabriela: Heavy metal flamenco.

It’s the money, stupid
I spend a lot of time thinking about money.
Sadly, I use to little of this time to dream up new ways to create money — my thoughts are mostly about paying off old debts and trying to not incur new ones. This focus will change over the next 12 months.
Here’s my [...]

Web development 101 power point

Video on YouTube
Viral video marketing

Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan team up in a terrific duo of business books: Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done and Confronting Reality: Doing What Matters to Get Things Right are like an MBA overview of current CEO best practices.
Then again, I’m not a CEO nor have I earned an MBA.
Execution is [...]

Jeff Goodell mines the rich history of coal in the United States to unearth the good it has brought and the destruction it has wrought in Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America’s Energy Future
Much like the authors of The End of Oil and Field Notes from a Catastrophe, Goodell paints an alarming picture of [...]