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Associated Press opens North Korea news bureau, they’ll fit right in!
No, really: Associated Press opens news bureau in North Korea | World news | guardian.co.uk. …As if the news business wasn’t already Kafkaesque. Well, AP is an appropriate choice for this. Having...
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Not tall enough to ride this attraction
Making some lemonade here. Had a rather unpleasant interpersonal experience lately, and decided I needed to set some clear entry requirements (emotional maturity and communication skills) for people I...
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I’m not alone in this: reflections on social media and digital connection
Social media, digital communication channels, and cell phones often get accused of alienating people, enabling bullies, and breaking down the human ties which are the foundation of society. Bullshit....
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PR fail: World’s dumbest news embargo
I cover technology for CNN.com and elsewhere, so I get a lot of pitch e-mails from PR folks. Some of these are very useful and well targeted. Most are rather “meh.” …And a few are utterly stupid....
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Boulder better prepared for zombies than Oakland
I’m planning a move from Oakland, CA back to Boulder, CO. Clearly, one factor in this project is: how to prepare for the zombie apocalypse, wherever I am. I checked out Map of the Dead — a great map...
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Five ways to think mobile first (notes for OpenGov Hackathon and BCNI Philly)
On Saturday April 28 I’ll be in Philadelphia to help with the BarCamp News Innovation unconference and Open Government News Hackathon. These events are sponsored by the Center for Public Interest...
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Making digital advertising accountable for impact (or not)
Recently I was telling a group of publishers that, unfortunately, much of the business that has supported journalism (advertising) has always been smoke and mirrors. Advertisers took it mostly on faith...
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Why Facebook’s mobile apps suck: A developer’s view
I’ll admit it: Contrary to my own expectations I’ve grown to  use Facebook much more than I thought I would have — mainly because it’s the most common point of connection across my many social and...
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5 affordable ways nonprofits can use mobile technology: presentation
One reason mobile technology fascinates me is its ubiquity across all levels of society. That makes it potentially a very powerful tool to engage and empower people who don’t necessarily sit at the top...
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Why unlocked smartphones and no-contract plans are a much better deal
I am so, so sick of the way U.S. wireless carriers totally rip off smartphone users by locking them into expensive 2-year contracts — with the lure of getting a high-end smartphone for only a couple...
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