February 2012
33 posts
MATTER, a tech journalism project — Kickstarter →
chartier:
I just backed this. Sounds interesting:
The web is the future of journalism, but let’s be honest: the future isn’t living up to expectations. Newspapers and magazines have cut back on in-depth reporting. Gossip sites have proliferated. The web has become a byword for fast and cheap. Why isn’t it synonymous with fearless, investigative and enthralling writing?
We think it can...
CNNMoney Tech Tumblr: MG Siegler vs. MG Siegler →
cnnmoneytech:
Photo: parislemon.com
A quick series of events…
Feb. 12: Tech blogger extraordinaire MG Siegler posts this rant about the state of tech journalism.
His main complaint: “Most are stories written with little or no research done. They’re written as quickly as possible. The faster…
“Microsoft’s biggest miss was allowing the world to finally see the truth behind...”
– - Patrick Rhone, Microsoft’s Biggest Miss
(via underpaidgenius)
IPad Killing Printer Use, Paper Sales [Survey] →
emergentfutures:
Paul Higgins: has certainly happened with me. I will email documents to GMail that I need to read or take to meetings. I will send documents to my iPad that I use to run workshops - run sheets, timings , etc. Also send presentations to my iPad into Prezi Viewer so I can practice them on a train or plane. The important difference to my laptop is ease of carrying and the speed of...
This Will Make You Smarter: 151 Big Thinkers Each... →
stoweboyd:
Popova reviews ‘This Will Make You Smarter’, where various smart people pick a single idea to help you understand the world a bit better:
Wrongologist Kathryn Schulz, whose recent talk on the psychology of regret you might recall, finds optimism in “the pessimistic meta-induction from the history of science” — the idea that, because we now know scientific theories of yore have...
The PA Report - Making the Cut: our plan for... →
chartier:
Ben Kuchera is one of my favorite and most inspiring writers, and not just in the gaming industry. He recently left the most excellent Ars Technica to do more great stuff at Penny Arcade, like this:
We won’t be blogging about these stories nor giving away all the information with a small link at the bottom. Instead, we’re going to give you the name of the writer, the name of the...
Some Interesting facts about Mobile Phone Owners... →
smarterplanet:
Viavisualoop:
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“Journalists are much better at writing than they are at reading — which means...”
– Felix Salmon, How Sharing Disrupts Media via Wired.com (via stoweboyd)
“The content creators with the broadest reach will be the ones who care the least...”
– Felix Salmon, How Sharing Disrupts Media via Wired.com (via stoweboyd)
“There is less mobility in the work force because the computers are not simply...”
– Rick Bookstaber, The Bifurcated Society (via courtenaybird)
“Weblining describes the practice of denying people opportunities based on their...”
– Lori Andrews, Facebook Is Using You via NYTimes.com (via stoweboyd)
“The creepy factor at [Zynga] comes when they start designing for “behavior”...”
– A former Zynga engineer does an AMA. Wish I could say this is surprising.
I can’t wait until casual gamers become more mature, indie developers figure out how to market actually fun games, and the Zynga world of social gaming falls apart.
Also:
Q: How does the creative process work when you...
“And then Schmidt’s stand-up act: beware billionaires describing technology as...”
– Stowe Boyd • Google Is Now Officially Evil (via mediafuturist)
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“I also think Kickstarter should be used less like a fundraiser and more like a...”
– Julia Nunes, in conversation with American Songwriter. Nicely put, Miss Nunes! Read the rest of the Q&A here. (via kickstarter)