Monthly Archives: January 2005

Homeless

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Karl

I have a lot to say about this post by Jeff Jarvis. That’s obvious from some of the comments I left there. Part of me is insulted by the massive generalization he laid out: “…the real issue isn’t homelessness. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Family and Life, Homelessness | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

On the upcoming elections in Iraq

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Karl

…Now we’re told that the upcoming elections in Iraq are a sign that everything is on the right track, and that once Iraqis elect their own leaders things will get better. I’m doubtful, but I hope I’m wrong. Every day … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Service, Civics, Government and Activism | 2 Comments

Wilco is the future of music

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Karl

Wired: Lawrence Lessig: Wired 13.02: VIEW: “After its Warner label, Reprise, decided that the group’s fourth album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, was no good, Wilco dumped them and released the tracks on the Internet. The label was wrong. The album was … Continue reading →

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | Comments Off

ImageBurst screensaver

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Karl

Dave King’s ImageBurst looks pretty neat. I gotta give it a try. Here goes a few samples. You never know what you are going to get when looking at the most popular pics at Yahoo!

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | Comments Off

Roll your own Philly blog aggregator

Posted on January 26, 2005 by Karl

Yesterday I gave instructions on how to roll your own Philadelphia blog aggregator using the OPML file at Philly Future. Today I share links to some popular news/blog aggregators.

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | Comments Off

Interesting links…

Posted on January 25, 2005 by Karl

Lead Firefox developer joins Google. Google video search.

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | Comments Off

Searching vs. Browsing

Posted on January 25, 2005 by Karl

…Browsing is shopping, strolling, flipping through a magazine. Browsing is fun, casual, entertaining. Searching is mechanical, trial and error, frustrating. Searching is work. There’s a powerful emotional difference between the two. …Here’s what’s neat about tags: They’re bottom-up, so the … Continue reading →

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | Comments Off

nofollow? My own thoughts – including a possible big media angle on this

Posted on January 24, 2005 by Karl

Last Tuesday Google, MSN, Yahoo! and an unprecedented group of blog toolset providers announced a solution that aims to prevent comment spam. Will it definitely work? Will there be unintended consequences? Those are the kinds of hard questions that sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | 1 Comment

It’s like a monkey off your back – no – off the entire city’s back!

Posted on January 24, 2005 by Karl

Despite the snow, there were smiles all over Philly today. I felt like I had a bounce in my step as I avoided slipping in the slush. Whadda a great day. I feel real bad for Chad Lewis though. That … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, Family and Life | Comments Off

The “Heavy metal umlaut”

Posted on January 24, 2005 by Karl

Jon Udell has done a screencast of the changes Wikipedia’s page on it has gone thru. Fascinating and educational to watch for anybody interested in how a Wikipedia page evolves over time and in the open. via Jonathon Delacour.

Posted in Communications, Connection, the Internet, the Web, and Media | Comments Off