JOHO the BlogDavid Weinberger's weblog. (JOHO = Journal of the Hyperlinked Organization)Rubbernecking Michael- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I can't find a legitimate reason to run this photo of The King of Pop in court yesterday:http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85679600 Among the Jews- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I'm a panelist tonight at a meeting of the Jewish Technology of Boston Network (well, it's something like that) along with Chris Meyer, Larry Weber and Scott Kirsner. I think it starts at 7:30 at Temple Betha Avodah in south Newton. I don't know if you need to be a member, to be Jewish, to be Jewish technology or to have a Jewish member, but I'm looking forward to it.http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85666405 Bush Binoculars- (Found July 8, 2008 ) (Notice the lens caps.)http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85667887 USAToday Op-Ed- (Found July 8, 2008 ) USAToday today runs an op-ed by David Isenberg and me about why the telcos ought to be allowed to "fail fast." This is based on the letter to the FCC a few dozen of us signed a couple of weeks ago.http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85670699 Garrison Keillor on Fire- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Garrison Keillor is flaming. As one of our culture's best story tellers ever, and as someone who has trademarked a transparent gentleness and a genuine civility, this outburst is remarkable. It's short on particulars because, as the end reveals, it comes not from offended reason but from a broken heart.http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85671034 Quotable Panel- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Last night's panel discussion at the Jewish Technology Business Network turned out well. This is remarkable not because of the caliber of the panelists (Larry Weber, Chris Meyer, Cliff Conneighton) but because we didn't have a topic. Moderator Scott Kirsner (columnist for the Boston Globe, contributing editor to Wired and Fast Company) did an excellent job of pulling the discussion together.http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85671228 Why Spam Doesn't Work- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Masha Geller of MediaPost thinks she's figured out why response rates to spam &8212; um, "email marketing &8212; are so low:http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85675001 The Gatekeepers of Abundance- (Found July 8, 2008 ) I gave a talk yesterday to a library association and managed to make it all the way into the Q&A session before uttering the word "doomed." We ended up talking about whether there can be librarians without books.http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85675130 Life in Jail for Hackers- (Found July 8, 2008 ) From Declan McCullagh:http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85675145 Adina on the Talmud- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Adina discourses on the hyperlinked nature of Judaism's basic texts, saying in a couple of paragraphs what it takes The Talmud and the Internet an entire book to say.http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html#85675275 |