Media will change more in the next five years than it has in the past 50 years. We stand at a historic moment when we’re witnessing the transition to a fundamentally new kind of mediasphere. My two-years-in-the-making book, “Darknet,” has just been released. It’s not another book about the excesses of copyright law — not […]
Takeaways from the citizens media summit
Highlights and takeaways from the citizens media summit in San Francisco on May 15, 2005: Pithiest quote: Joan Walsh, editor of Salon.com: “We don’t want to become old media at [age] 10. We still view ourselves too much as a print magazine on the Web.” Most exciting new tool that works: participatoryculture.org‘s open-source video platform […]
Citizens media party tonight!
Here are the details about tonight’s bash: What: A citizens media social gathering and book release party for Darknet. When: 6-9 pm Where: Varnish Fine Art Gallery, 77 Natoma St. (between 1st and 2nd streets and Mission and Howard) in SF’s SOMA. Check out their website. Admission: free. A wide range of free appetizers. Cash […]
T-ball fun
I took this shot of our 6-year-old, Bobby, tonight at his T-ball game. (Click on it for a larger view. I really liked the composition; used a Nikon D70S.) I had no idea what to expect when we signed up Bobby for T-ball. It’s truly a pleasure to take in. Tonight we had 7 kids […]
Turn your kid into U.S. postage
Looks like the U.S. Postal Service, Stamps.com and its partners (like Snapfish) have renewed their experimental program that lets people turn their digital photos into official 37-cent postage stamps. I did it with Bobby last year and our relatives got a kick out of it. Here’s where to start if you’re interested.