Archive for April 2006

What I’m Up To Now

On 26 April 2006 tagged Design, Life, Powazek

Two months ago, I posted about leaving Technorati and starting a design studio. I also lamented how hard it was…

The Wisdom of Browse

On 20 April 2006 tagged Design, Geek, Internet, Wisdom of Crowds

There’s some drama afoot lately as bloggers pick apart Digg’s user-controlled editorial system, looking for evidence of editors lurking in…

Attention Daily Show

On 20 April 2006 tagged Fun, Internet, Video

Attention Daily Show with Jon Stewart: Hire this man immediately. Don’t make me beg.

Design for Selfishness

On 11 April 2006 tagged Design, Folksonomy, Geek, Internet, Tags, Technorati

In 1996, Paulina Borsook wrote a story that, frankly, really pissed me off. In “Cyberselfish,” published in Mother Jones and…

Death to User-Generated Content

On 4 April 2006 tagged Blogging, Flickr, Geek, Internet, Journalism

Dear internet, Can I make a suggestion? Let’s all stop using the phrase “user-generated content.” I’m serious. It’s a despicable,…