Cartoon by: Hugh MacLeod Meteor: Hey look at me, I’m new and exciting and add something really useful to what we’re all trying to do here. I let you do the stuff that you’ve always wanted to do. Dinosaur: You are a dangerous fanatic. Your “innovation” is not new. You can’t do what you’re doing…
Rosie drew this comment out of me last night on the previous post and even in the cold light of day I thought it worth promoting to the front page: I think it comes down to a simple premise – that good, lasting, profitable business arises out of good relationships. How do you improve any…
David Wilcox writes about the role of Social Reporter. “Online forums need hosts and moderators, workshops need facilitators, networks require some weaving to develop links. But how, for example, do you do that fast around an event, capture content, and follow through afterwards? I’m pondering the possible role of the social reporter. ” My experience…
Gia says “Typing ‘a href’ is not a creative act.” after her run in with Maryam Scoble. I disagree. Typing ‘a href’ is *the* new creative act that makes all of this possible. Without links we just have nodes – we need both to make the network – the best bloggers have always been the…
Note to self: Cut back on the similes or make sure you explain them fully. What I said was: “Blogs are *like* having your own newspaper” “Podcasts are *like* having your own radio station” “Videoblogs are *like* having your own TV station” I’m not a newspaper publisher, I don’t make radio, I don’t make TV…
Lebanese flag Originally uploaded by nic0. Well, the blogs back. But looking at the news this morning puts the mere missingness of my website in perspective. Via Alex Itin I’ve been listening this morning to the music of Marcel Khalife the Lebanese Oud (lute) player. Listen and pray for peace.
So Tom gave it to Suw who gave it to Euan who gave it to Gia who gave it to Andrew who gave it to Adriana who gave it to me. It only seems polite to pass it on. Four jobs I’ve had: * Ice Cream Man * Company Director * Flashergram * Audio Typist…
“Come on, get your shoes on” “Why?” “Because we’re going out” “Why?” “We need to go to the shops” “Why?” “To buy food for you to eat” “Why?” “Well, because if you don’t eat, you’ll die” “Why?” “Just get your shoes on, OK?” “Why?”…. Anyone who’s been a three-year-old (except perhaps those whose parents and…
Over on the podcasters mailing list Mark Czajka asks about selling podcasts. I’ve been talking to people about this sort of thing recently too. It came to me in mid-bite of my apple this morning, as I contemplated another day in London in the 80s*, that selling content is like selling sunshine. Nobody tries to…
I’ve had this conversation a few times recently and just realised I hadn’t written about it here. It comes from putting all of these things together: Democratisation of media – “anyone” (ok, not anyone, but a lot more people than before) have access to technology that allows them to produce written, audio and video content…