Archive for June, 2007

Filters / Information

Wednesday, June 13th, 2007

Thought: There’s information, and there are filters for that information. Online newspapers have focused on what new information they ought to publish online — it’s worth a harder look at what new filters can be created (like this or this).
On a tangent, yesterday I pitched three categories for the information we’re displaying on the Denver […]

What I’ve been working on, Spring 2007

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007

Spring’s not over yet, but that’s not gonna stop me from sharing the stuff I’ve been doing. Nope. Here it is:

Launched my largest Django-powered site, Planck Studios. It’s a portfolio site / store for Chicago photographer / video geek Jonathan Johnson. It’s not finished (you should see the to-do list!) but the meat’s there. I’ve […]

May’s most-popular links: Social social social social porn porn porn blog blog community

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

These are the links from my reading list that got the most clicks in May (along with any notes I wrote on the link, or sometimes a quote from the linked article) … there’s a four-way tie for the fifth slot, so all are included.

A billionaire’s guide to stopping “theft” of your online newspaper content… […]

Had to write this: Social sites grow one member at a time

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

“One member at a time” is not the same as “your subscriber base,” and should not be approached in the same (one-)way.
This paragraph matters big-time to the one-way media, and so does the post behind it:

Strong social sites build value one user at a time. If one user finds value, then they’re much more likely […]

AJR’s problem with hyperlocal

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

First a note on where I’ve been: Finishing up my biggest Django project to-date, and working on a presentation for the news division of the Special Libraries Association’s conference going on now in Denver. I’m giving a 20-minute talk about the future of identity systems and microformats. I’ll post the slides here when I’m done…
So, […]

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