Jun 28A Non-iPhone Link!
For those of you looking for some non-iPhone interest, I should point out the Washington Post’s wonderful compendium of great blogs released this week.
Very interesting for exploring.
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May 1…quick clicks…
Blogging Glossary »
Yes, all of the words you’ll ever need to know about blogs.
For instance:
barking moonbat
blogerati
dowdification
froglogs
k log(Thanks, Joel!)
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Apr 24…quick clicks…
Vulture - New York Magazine »
New York Magazine’s new (pop) culture blog. If the quality and volume of their first full day is any indication, this will surely be a must-RSS for anyone into entertainment. Super design, too.
Looking back on our first day:
We cheered on A.O. Scott as he ripped Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Hunter a new one.
We watched a little HBO. And a little more.
We heard hipsters call Jonathan Lethem a racist.
We filmed Hot Chip rocking out at Webster Hall.
We read Chuck Palahniuk’s latest craziness.
We discovered that Pete Wentz loves the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
We saw Mike Daisey get wet and then get angry.
And we counted three up and two across, tapped a brick, and wound up on Diagon Alley.(via Magnetbox)
Coda »
I’ll probably write up a review of this in the next day or two, having spent the last day living in it, but Panic’s new web-coder app is slick and definitely the hottest thing on the Mac blog circuit today. Definitely worth a look.It’s also fun to look at the beaming from two of its proud parents on their blogs:
Disney Rumor du Jour »
Okay — I couldn’t resist posting a link to this. The latest in a long string of rumors on Disney buying land for a new theme park (and resort). Some tantalizing clues, but, as the article points out, this is just one in a long line of ’secret new theme park’ rumors.
(via The Disney Blog)Update The News-Leader has a follow-up story on Disney’s denials. It’s always interesting to see how much of a tumult rumors about well-known companies like Disney (or Apple or Sony, etc.) can cause. (Updated 4/29, 10 am Pacific.)
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Apr 16How Much Would You Pay?
John Gruber, writer of one of my favorite blogs, Daring Fireball, will complete his first year of blogging for a living on April 20. In April 2006, John quit his regular gig to live full time off of writing his blog. It has been a successful experiment so far.
As with last year, John is looking for members to pay $19 annually to keep him afloat (there’s also membership free with any t-shirt purchase). Members receive access to full RSS feeds and other goodies that the general public can’t access. Plus, during the three-week membership drive (and since the beginning of the year, it seems), members are eligible for a raffle including 128 prizes (at last count).
An interesting concept, no? In a way, it reminds me of public broadcasting pledge drives, and it results in a similar high-quality, low-ad volume product that informs and entertains in ways that traditional broadcasts/blogs don’t often reach.
So, if you like DF (if you’ve never been, give it a look), consider supporting him. The membership drive ends tonight, but I’m sure that he’ll be glad to take you as a member any time.
I eagerly await the results of how successful this latest drive has been, as a bellwether for blogs as an independent, reader-supported business model. (Full disclosure: I’ve sent in my bucks.)
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Apr 8…quick clicks…
Reimagining the web site »
They make jokes that you can run Linux (or UNIX) on a toaster, but have you ever seen a website run from kitchen appliances? Here you go. (Thanks to Daring Fireball)
Record Companies vs. Movie Studios »
In a really well-written article, Roughly Drafted examines the sordid history of movie studios and their attempts to stymie technology adoption in order to protect their copyrights.
As you read, just replace ‘movie studios’ with ‘record labels’ and ‘films’ or ‘television shows’ with ‘music,’ and you’ll see why this such a timely examination. I’m really looking forward to the next installment.
Aside: If you’d like a wonderful history of early film tech innovations, part one is a great primer.
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Mar 25…quick clicks…
Blogosphere
Can blogging be a boon and a bane simultaneously? Hypocrisy obviously begins at home for some.
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