Saturday, June 08, 2002

SMALL WORDS LOOSELY JOINED Words mean things - sometimes different things to different people Writer Reporter Op-Ed Journalist Editorialist Publisher Curator Editor Docent Pundit Sorry, but the dictionary suggested "wire-puller" for warblogger. That didn't seem a good fit . It suggested "twig blight" for techblogger. On different days and with different posts, this weblogger may be one or more of the above terms. How about you? 12:41:00 PM     Comments[]

SCATTER YOUR FAVORITE BLOGS ACROSS THESE QUADRANTS This I Believe. In the comments on my Belief-O-Matic post, Elie from One, Archie St. suggested that I also try the Political Compass test, which—as the site [Jonathon Delacour] 12:09:08 PM     Comments[]

BLOG ROLES Friday: Blah Blah Blog. American Journalism Review weighs in on blogging like so many other media publications: monolithic political blogging. Focuses on pundit blogs. Doesn't mention other categories. Doesn't mention political high-profile blogs are less than 1/100th of 1 percent of all bloggers. Doesn't mention the backlash that people are sick to death of the popular bloggers. Doesn't look for comparison traffic. So Kausfiles gets 6,000 to 9,000 "hits" per day (the reporter's use of hits, hopefully incorrect, as hits don't mean squat). My Wi-Fi blog gets about 2,000 requests a day; my personal blog gets well over 1,000. No mention of pacifi-bloggers, warbloggers, personal bloggers, cult of personality bloggers (Wil Wheaton), technical bloggers. Blah blah blah blah blah blog article. Blogs ain't monolithic. When will journalists research this field instead of dragging out a few limited usual subjects? Old tired numbers, like Kaus's $300-odd he's made before being bought by Slate. Hey, I've made more than Kaus on my Wi-Fi blog between voluntary contributions and affiliate commissions from sales of equipment linked off the site ... [GlennLog] 11:57:33 AM     Comments[]

Charlotte Bronte. "It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 11:52:18 AM     Comments[]

SOUNDS LIKE BIG BUSINESS TO ME Evangelical Sales Are Converting Publishers. As surging sales are propelling avowedly Evangelical books to the top of mainstream best-seller lists, the major publishing houses are getting religion. By David D. Kirkpatrick. [New York Times: Arts] 11:50:26 AM     Comments[]

TECHNOLOGY'S IMPACT IN AN EARLIER ERA From a time when profit mattered Finding the Beauty in Vintage Tech. For the Society for Industrial Archeology, Brooklyn has much to offer. By Andy Newman. [New York Times: Science] 11:39:47 AM     Comments[]

Unknown. "After all is said and done, a lot more will be said than done." [Quotes of the Day] 9:44:15 AM     Comments[]

ANOTHER WAY TO LEARN SOMETHING? Smart people using the web in new ways The Tao of Powerpoint.  Leslie Harpold: Click to add title, a competition in Powerpoint between Leslie Harpold and Michael Sippey. Round 1: Sippey: Improving the FBI Harpold: Winona Needs Us Vote on round 1. [dive into mark] 9:40:59 AM     Comments[]

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