At one point in my life, I considered myself to be an avid reader. Over the years, I have noticed that my reading habits have changed — my literature agenda includes only required assignments and the occasional pleasure novel or "must read" (Malcolm Gladwell, Levitt and Dubner, unread classics). I attributed most of this to a decline in free time,...
Continue ReadingOne of the most useful (though sadly, often forgotten) aspects of the Internet is the ability to contact with people all over the world, in real-time. Just this month, I have exchanged email with a friend overseas, bought a Father's Day gift, and done research through an Australian library. The Internet has greatly increased our ability to do personal things,...
Continue ReadingLast October Microsoft announced a $240 million advertising investment in Facebook, which put the valuation of the social media company at about $15 billion.
While it is shockingly common to see businesses throw around dollar sums with seemingly little attention to the number of digits left of the decimal point,...
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal published a great piece yesterday about the struggles of LoudounExtra.com, the Washington Post’s bold attempt to provide hyperlocal news coverage for the DC suburb Loudon County (I’m sure the Post really appreciated the free press here). A year in, the site has yet to build a significant audience....
Continue ReadingPhotos on news site are often made deliberately small and/or buried in annoying Flash slide show software. Good photography ends up getting marginalized. Boston.com recently launched a dead simple photo blog called Big Picture that shows how powerful online news photography can be if you out of the way and let the pictures tell a story....
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