Participating in AssignmentZero Interview Week

Wed May 23, 2007 2:52 AM EDT

I've been participating in AssignmentZero's Interview Week, and the results have just gone online. Check it. Exploring the Dark Side of Crowdsourcing with Ragnar Danneskjold of Subvert & Profit By Derek Powazek

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business, digg, assignmentzero, interview, crowdhacking

Will Post for Money

Sun Sep 24, 2006 3:45 AM EDT

Or: Consumer-Made Media and the Almighty Buck

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business, netscape, digg, participation, money, jason-calacainis, jpg-magazine, threadless

What's a nice Viper deckhand like you doing in a Tiki Bar like this?

Wed Jun 7, 2006 12:18 AM EDT

Battlestar Galactica may be in-between seasons after one of the most daring cliffhangers in TV history, but that doesn't mean the characters are just hanging around waiting for Ron to call.

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entertainment, tv, battlestar-galactica, sci-fi, bsg, tiki-bar-tv, nicki-clyne

Conspicuous Cobrandification

Sun Jun 4, 2006 3:57 AM EDT

I went to Amazon today and was greeted by this thing at the top of the homepage. Apparently it's a "show" hoster by Bill Maher, produced by Amazon, to move product.

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entertainment, amazon, design, cingular, ups, sponsorship, bill-maher, dixie-chicks, fishbowl

Generation M

Wed May 31, 2006 12:47 AM EDT

I'm 33. That means I'm stuck somewhere in between Generation X and Y. Generation X was stereotyped as lazy postmodernists, too comfy with our liberal arts degrees to get off the couch and do anything. Generation Y was defined by being, um, younger than that.

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generation

WWSD? (What Would Swearengen Do?)

Sun May 21, 2006 6:52 PM EDT

My friends all know that I loves me some Deadwood. The award-winning HBO western is one of my favorite shows ever, and probably only second to Sci Fi's Battlestar Galactica in my current TV obsessions.

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entertainment, tv, television, deadwood

Back in Black

Sat May 20, 2006 10:21 PM EDT

My first laptop was a black Apple Powerbook G3, aka the WallStreet. I dragged the ten pound sucker across Europe in a backpack.

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technology, apple, black, powerbook, macbook

Abdicatechnology

Mon May 8, 2006 1:54 PM EDT

I've been thinking about something lately. What do you call it when you voluntarily give up control of some piece of your life, because technology makes it easier? For example:

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technology

The Wisdom of Browse

Fri Apr 21, 2006 1:22 AM EDT

There's some drama afoot lately as bloggers pick apart Digg's user-controlled editorial system, looking for evidence of editors lurking in the darkness.

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technology, design, digg

Powazek: Just a Thought: Death to User-Generated Content

Seeded on Tue Apr 4, 2006 4:37 PM EDT (Derek Powazek)

Calling the beautiful, amazing, brilliant things people create online "user-generated content" is like sliding up to your lady, putting your arm around her and whispering, "Hey baby, let's have intercourse."

technology, ugc

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Thu Feb 9, 2006 2:28 AM EST

I'm 32 years old. That means I missed reel-to-reel. I never owned an 8-track. But I remember vinyl. In this modern world of MP3s and iPods, there's something romantic about records.

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technology, music, apple, itunes, cds

Very Impressed with Newsvine

Thu Feb 9, 2006 1:44 AM EST

Ever see a new project that gives you that "why didn't I think of this?" feeling? Well, here's another one. Newsvine is one of the best thought out collaborative media sites I've ever seen. The blend of community and MSM is really, really smart.

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technology, internet, newsvine