Beth Kanter talks about harnessing the power of the crowd (her friends and social network) on behalf of a worthy social cause — in this case, to help children in Cambodia — with her upcoming birthday as the trigger on Facebook Causes. I adore Beth so readily contributed $52 (Beth, you look much younger!). We’ll […]
Embracing our social, microlocal world
Society for News Design: Embracing our social, microlocal world.
Top social media sites of 2008
TechCrunch reports on the Top Social Media Sites of 2008 from a report by ComScore. Excerpt: What were the top social media sites of 2008? ComScore came out with its worldwide traffic stats for November a few days ago (so these don’t include December). They are a mix of social networks and blogging platforms. Blogger […]
Twitter poll on my logo
A little while ago I asked my Twitter friends in an instant-tweet poll which new logo they liked best for this site and received 20 votes within a few minutes. (Have a preference? Better vote fast!) And obviously, these designs are copyrighted and can’t be republished elsewhere. Later: Here are the results of my insta-tweet […]
‘Photography not allowed’ from public sidewalk
I’m at a loss for words for the trampling of our constitutional rights in recent years. So I’ll repost a few paragraphs from an entry by Thomas Hawk earlier today: Long Beach Harbor Patrol Says Photography "Not Allowed" From Public Sidewalk. I just got back from shooting for a week in Los Angeles and have […]