Today I bought my 5-year-old son Bobby his first baseball glove (he’s got his first practice tomorrow for T-ball). It was a genuine Alex Rodriguez mitt from Rawlings. Cost $27. Steroids free.
Influence and principles in the blogosphere
The Online Journalism Review has just posted my story about the ethics of bloggers and other key influencers receiving payments or freebies from commercial interests. (Note to OJR: try to start publishing stories in the morning rather than the late afternoon; you’ll get much more mileage.) The article — Influence peddling in the blogosphere. What […]
Surveying the new media landscape
The American Press Institute Media Center today finished up a three-day seminar on the topic Emerging Technology, Business and Policy for Senior Executives at the Crowne Plaza Cabaña in Palo Alto, Calif. I spent the day there yesterday, as well as the evening gathering at Yahoo!’s headquarters in Sunnyvale. Lots of familiar faces: […]
Five years after LASIK
Five years ago this week I underwent LASIK surgery. It was one of the best decisions I ever made. From age 9 into my early 40s, I depended on my glasses almost every waking moment. (I’d tried contacts a few times, without success.) Finally took the plunge, after the recommendation of two friends, and had […]
Instant runoff would end spoiler effect in elections
Steven Hill and Rob Richie in today’s San Jose Mercury News: Instant runoff would end spoiler effect in elections. One of Election 2004’s quieter stories may ultimately have far-reaching consequences. In a time of polarized national politics, San Francisco successfully implemented an important innovation in how we vote: electing majority winners in one election with […]