Category Archives: Web
Kilroy is Here… And Here… And Here
Hop around on the Web (especially Twitter) and you’ll see a common design trend: Cropped head shots–cropped for bios, avatars, for a lot. If eyes are the window into the soul, a photo of a cropped human face is the … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Brand, Communications Society, Creativity, Design, Ideas, Photography, Social Networks, Twitter, Viral, Visibility, Web
Why News “papers” Will Lose
It’s not hard to see that printed news will go the way of dinosaurs, typewriters and 8-Track Tapes. Much has been written about the demise of newspapers. Much more will be debated as daily “print” journalism craters and moves to … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Communications Society, Competition, Markets, News, Web
10 Questions About the Future of News
As the news industry morphs into something different and exciting (not to mention, scary for some), a few questions: Will the number of press passes be capped at the White House and both houses of Congress? Will the U.S. Supreme … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, News, Technology, Web, Writing
The Original Twitter Qs: WWJJD?
I’ll take Jeff Jarvis at his word that he did not see these two Twitter @ questions posed to him by me @mootsman this week. This may be a first: Posting old Tweets on a blog. Note times, dates and … Continue reading
WWJJD? (What Would Jeff Jarvis Do?)
It’s a brave new world full of a billion voices, tapping away, sounding off, getting snarky, demanding their due. Anyone with a computer or smartphone can jump in and say something. And somewhere, someone is listening, if just for a … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Books, Brand, Communications Society, Google, Social Networks, Twitter, Web, Writing
On Sale Now!
There’s not a morning that goes by that I don’t get a killer offer in my Gmail. Apple. Golf Galaxy. Nordstrom. Gap. Field Notes. Amazon. And on it goes. My head’s swimming with numbers and percetage symbols. I haven’t known … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Awareness, Communications Society, Customers, Markets, Shopping, Web
Citizen Journalism: The Experiment Continues
Much has been made about “citizen journalists” on the ground in Mumbai typing 140-character dispatches over Twitter and snapping images with their Nikons or cellphones. Social media, no doubt, has changed how we receive information and watch stories unfold. Om … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Communications Society, Mobile, Sharing, Social Networks, Twitter, Uncategorized, Web
YouTube + Ads = ?
This item in the NYT goes to the revenue question on the $1.65 billion purchase of YouTube. Can they capture eyeballs looking for free video in a meaningful, targeted and relevant way? Now it gets interesting. A bit from the … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Web
Happiest Gigs on Earth
Yahoo today listed the Top 10 gigs in which people are happiest. Number 1? Clergy. Included in the 10: actors/directors, special education teachers and firefighters. Conspicuously absent: bloggers, marketers, journalists, flaks and designers. Surely they are in the top 20? … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Technology, Web, Work
Keeping Track of Blogs
Wondering what to read online? This Vanity Fair chart provides guidance on what influential blogs cover what and — most importantly — where they land on the scale of scurrilous to earnest, and from news to opinion. Inverted pyramids need … Continue reading
Filed under Creativity, Web
