Over the weekend, The New York Times proclaimed that blogging is dead. I guess with their vast experience working with dead and dying media, they’d probably be able to recognize a fellow dinosaur headed for an early grave… All kidding aside, they’ve hit on something. The days when everyone and their brother gets into blogging are probably over. A year or two ago many “blogging gurus” would tell us that “we’re all media now”. The truth of the thing is…
It’s that time of year. When New Englander’s come into their own, and the cursed southern interlopers are forced to suffer. Indeed, it’s winter in New England. To help you get in touch with your inner New Englander, a list: Don’t complain about the snow. You’re not a New Yorker, for God’s sake. If the storm drops less than 6″ of snow, make sure everyone knows “it’s not worth shoveling, let alone plowing.” Whenever someone complains about the snow, grunt,…
<Disclosure: I work for Namemedia, as Senior Engineer for Afternic.com, the premier marketplace for the secondary domain name market in the world. As such, I tend to recommend Afternic and other Namemedia services.> The Business Owners Lament: “All the good domain names are already registered.” Yes, indeed, the initial land grab in the domain name market has been over for some time. Most of the really good names are, indeed, already registered. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t available, though. …
Over the weekend I made the switch to the HTC Evo 4g on the Sprint network. I still have the iPhone, but will be using it as a glorified iPod Touch after a serious run in with AT&T’s much Byzantine labyrinth of customer support. The good: Both front and back facing cameras It seems like a more serious piece of technology The screen is better than the iPhone The camera is 8 megapixels, with built in flash Turn by turn…
I’m back to the grindstone after a week off for the holidays. Things to expect here in the coming year: More tech/development blogging More frequent updates A netcast or two when the situation warrants More cute and cuddly weasels Enjoy…
I’ve got a long and storied history with Twitter. At first, hated it. Then loved it…and recently have been somewhat ambivalent. Personally I think the short form blog, which is what Twitter is, appeals to some of the very things that are wrong with modern society. It’s designed for the ADHD generation, feeds the growing cults of personality, and in general, is a prime expediter of the dumbing down process. The whole thing was designed to be scanned, not read,…
<This post has become our annual xmas season special. Enjoy…and may yoose keep ya’s noses clean, be good earners and stay in the good graces of the Reinfather for another year.> Last night was the annual broadcast of the classic Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer animation, which no doubt many of the parents in the audience had to sit through. So today, I share the classic MadTV “The Reinfather Trilogy” with you… Warning: Extreme violence, incredibly vulgar langauge, blasphemy, poor…
I don’t write about politics often, but the situation in Massachusetts just begs discussion. Since the election a scant month ago, Massachusetts has been rocked once again by scandal, evidence of blatant corruption and put us in a circle that seems it will land our 4th House Speaker in a row in jail. The #3 guy in the House has already had to resign his position. Here’s the stone cold truth: right now there is a veritable avalanche of evidence…
As I sat in a meeting this morning, scanning email on my iPad, up popped this message: “The Smurfs would like to harvest cabbage.” The darned push messages…it seems every application on the iPad now wants permission to send a push message. NYTimes.com breaking news? Maybe… Twitter? Probably not… My Monster Ranch, Empire Story, Virtual Villagers? Definitely not… My kids have come to love the iPad. They really enjoy the games, and quite honestly, like most kids, they aren’t to…
“We’re #2, we try harder” is a marketing strategy that has served Avis well for years. This morning I saw a corollary to that strategy, “we’re #16, we don’t even bother to try.” In the past couple weeks, Burger King, who has done an excellent job marketing recently with “The King”, has spent a lot of money advertising for Seattle’s Best Coffee. The big push is for “Free on Friday,” a take on the old, try it once and you’re ours strategy…