Monthly Archives: May 2007

Frank Paynter: “There is no room for prophets…”

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Karl

Tabs from my browser…: The moment the writers of the Gospels set down the words of Jesus they began to kill the message. There is no room for prophets within religious institutions – indeed within any institutions – for as … Continue reading →

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What’s exciting about Google Gears

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Karl

A lot of folks are going gaga over Google Gears and its capability to enable partially connected web applications (web applications that can run offline). Here is a paraphrase from a comment I left at Burningbird (Shelley Powers’s blog is … Continue reading →

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A thought for the weekend

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Karl

Becoming a parent when you’re young teaches you to grow up, by leading you to face responsibility. Becoming a parent when you’re older teaches you to be young again, by seeing the world through their eyes.

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Hosting Issues Ongoing

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Karl

Been a rough past few days at the hosting company I use. I’m hoping things settle down today and get back to normal. Hopefully then PF and the me will be back. Hope you are having a good Memorial Day.

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Dave Winer: “There’s always been too much made of death in the tech world”

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Karl

Dave Winer: What is Web 3.0?: …There’s always been too much made of death in the tech world, in fact newspapers are still published, you can pick one up at any airport or train station. Many people have them delivered … Continue reading →

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Congratulations!

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Karl

Congratulations to Will Bunch whose book, “The News Fix: Ink-stained Wretches and Digital Rabble Rousers Reviving American Media” is available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Will Bunch, one of the terrific columnists at the Philadelphia Daily News, coined the term and … Continue reading →

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Law of Data Smog 13: “Cyberspace is Republican.”

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Karl

I made a few important edits to my post yesterday. Added links that gave context. Removed a typo here and there. Did you notice? Well that’s your fault you see. You’re not media literate. You are expected to revisit my … Continue reading →

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The battle between old and new media rages on… really? REALLY?

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Karl

This morning I read a few posts, about a conference session and a panel at Berkley, that focussed on “Web 2.0″, online journalism, and amateur participation. While the topics discussed at both meetings seemed to overlap with many of those … Continue reading →

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Chronicle cutting 25% of jobs in its newsroom: Links and Commentary

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Karl

We’ve seen this story before. Newspaper announces cuts. Pundits and experts speak out about how to fix things. Then, more cuts, then, a sell off. It doesn’t need to be that way. SFGate.com: Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in … Continue reading →

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Community/Social Media/Social Software Must Reads This Week

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Karl

fortuitous: Matthew Haughey: Some Community Tips for 2007 – Seven tips on how to run a successful community Dare Obasanjo: “Social” is More Important Than “Software” in Social Software InformationWeek: Cory Doctorow: How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over … Continue reading →

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