Articles in Random
The supply of our time remains fixed, so when demand soars you are left with but two options; cut back on the demands or reduce wasted time anywhere you can find it.
Cover of Money and the Meaning of Life
So many of us are driven by an ambition that informs our everyday choices. Choices that, when summed, have a defining effect on every aspect of our lives; …
In 2008 I delivered a keynote at a conference on law and journalism. The mood among the journalists present was one of palpable contempt for blogging and “citizen journalism.” You would think we were witnessing …
I am reading Tournament of Shadows – a history of Russia, England, India and the “Great Game” for empire in Central Asia. I just came across this quote and fancied it too good not to …
This is a cross-post from Radar
I am flying to London this coming week on business. I have no idea if I will be able to use my laptop, emerge from my seat during the …
At the risk of offending everyone on planet earth… I thought this satire was an amazing bit of work…- Pure YouTube Genius.
I came across this word today while attending (virtually) a session “What Comes Next For the Web.”
Apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. The term was coined in …
It is an odd confluence of events that leads to this short post on an unusual topic. The topic is climate change. It is unusual because I rarely focus on environmental or political issues on …
Gary Hayes has put together a running counter that depicts the various transactions occurring across the Social Web. It is a great visualization that shows how much activity (blog posts, tweets etc.) is taking …
I recently wrote a Radar post that generated a fair amount of discussion titled, “Stop Giving Newspapers Your Advice. They Don’t Need It.” The point in that post was that we should stop doling out …
