Scripting NewsDave Winer's weblog, started in April 1997, bootstrapped the blogging revolution.Looking for a few good feeds- June 30, 2008 I'm revamping my feed reading. FriendFeed has made me (and apparently others) much more aware of how I get my news. I've also learned a ton from the NewsJunk project. I get much better political news now than I ever have, and it's getting better all the time. Something I've learned... The thing that makes the difference: GOOD FEEDS. Behind those feeds of course are honest, smart people with a passion for information. I started NewsJunk because I was getting terribly spotty news about...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/30/lookingForAFewGoodFeeds.html Web 2.0 gas prices- June 30, 2008 Earlier today we were having a hot debate about how John McCain doesn't know how much a gallon of gas costs. A Republican thinks we're being too hard on old John. I thought not, what single fact could you expect someone running for President to know It's like asking the manager of a baseball team their percentage (the number of games won divided by the total number played). Or asking a batter how many RBIs he has. A president should know what gas costs, as would the CEO of an airline or car...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/29/web20GasPrices.html More than meets the eye- June 29, 2008 This morning, the story I've been tiptoeing around here appeared for the first time in the business press. Guardian: Shel Israel puppet show bites the dust. There's an undercurrent to the story that insiders will understand that I don't want to explain here at this time. People need to do some soul-searching, now, and then do some damage control before this gets much worse.http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/29/moreThanMeetsTheEye.html State of the Twitter, June 2008- June 28, 2008 June was a terrible month in TwitterLand. The service was down a lot. It's basically down right now, has been for days -- since the Replies tab doesn't work. I've never seen anything like it. A service so many people use that can't stay up. Yesterday I got an email from Jay Rosen asking if this was the day Twitter died. It had completely gone off the air. No whale, no features taking a rest, the server wasn't responding at all. I posted a message on FriendFeed linking to the Don McLean song...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/28/stateOfTheTwitterJune2008.html Classic geek video- June 28, 2008 Much-discussed today on FriendFeed, with art.http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/27/classicGeekVideo.html 10 great movies in 10 genres- June 28, 2008 From today's Fresh Air, a selection of 10 great movies in 10 genres from the American Film Institute: Animation, Romantic Comedy, Western, Sports, Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Gangster, Courtroom Drama, and Epic. I love resources like this, cause there are bound to be some movies among the hundred that I haven't seen. Maybe you'll find some too.http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/27/10GreatMoviesIn10Genres.html To Obama: I'm not an ATM- June 27, 2008 I just got an email from David Plouffe, the campaign manager for Obama. Click on the image below to read the email. I've underlined in red the part of the email that got me to write this angry blog post. When I saw the email in my inbox entitled Strategy Briefing For You I thought for a brief instant that the Obama campaign had figured out that I have a mind, that I have an education and a resume, and I might be someone worth briefing. Three paragraphs later the disappointment hits. Watch the..http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/27/toObamaImNotAnAtm.html What is whoisi.com- June 26, 2008 This site showed up in my referrer logs. http:whoisi.comp216 http:whoisi.comp755 Not sure what to make of it. Looks quite interesting. I hadn't heard of it till today, but I see it's being discussed on Twitter. Here are some other people... http:whoisi.comp459 http:whoisi.comp1 I think I get it -- it's a wiki-like FriendFeed http:whoisi.comp683 http:whoisi.comp141 The opportunities for abuse abound (but there are obvious ways to fix things, if you claim your own person, and correct the...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/26/whatIsWhoisicom.html Some things shouldn't be joked about- June 26, 2008 It's been suggested that McCain made a good choice in hiring a comedian to write about Barack Obama for their campaign webiste. I humbly disagree. There are some things that you shouldn't joke about. For example, tech support. How would you feel if your server had crashed and it turns out your ISP was playing a joke on you. Come on lighten up! Read the Cluetrain. Or suppose your doctor was playing a joke on you when you went in for your prostate exam and hid a little treasure for you to find....http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/26/someThingsShouldntBeJokedA.html Good news or bad- June 26, 2008 I just signed on to Twitter and there were two status messages waiting for me and that was it. The entire Twitterverse had shrunk down to Charlene Li and Josh Bancroft. This is a new idea. An interesting plot for a science fiction movie Or a sad comment on the times I hope they like each other Maybe one is a Republican and the other is a Democrat I wonder what their offspring would look likehttp://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/06/26/goodNewsOrBad.html |