Day: March 14, 2004
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Movie: Spellbound
I don’t think I’ve worried about spelling since third grade. Watching the documentary Spellbound can certainly change your perspective. The movie follows eight children preparing for, and competing in, the National Spelling Bee. I had heard that the finals of the Bee are covered live by ESPN, with very high ratings. This movie shows why.…
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53 million can’t be wrong
Hypergene points out a recent (February 29) study released by Pew Internet & American Life Project, stating that 53 million Americans have produced content online. That’s 44% of adult (18+) internet users in this country. The definition of content is quite broad, but I agree with the inclusiveness. Most of this is about connecting and…
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Book: The Last Precinct
I’ve read several of Patricia Cornwell’s mystery/crime thrillers involving the coroner Dr. Kay Scarpetta. Last weekend, with lots of travel time to fill, I picked up The Last Precinct off the bargain rack in the Tampa airport. Hardcover, so not perfect for travelling, but at least I was sure that it I hadn’t read it.…
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Sunny
We’ve just a weekend to remember. I’m glad I wasn’t in front of the computer until now, after sunset.
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Ideas move both ways
Scoble on “Why RSS is more productive than Web” includes several good ideas. None of them are new to me, but perhaps useful to reinforce some points I’m trying to make. I was struck, however, by this item: 3) No looking for “what’s new.” When you visit a site like CNET you need to do…
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“micro-content routing”
Steve Gillmor: “automating micro-content routing tends to reinforce the ubiquity of small consumable, searchable XHTML fragments.” Makes sense to me. But I’ll bet it doesn’t make sense to many (most?). Using that language will never help extend the message beyond geeks. Of course, he’s writing for the geek audience in a geek trade pub, so…
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Mobility… of information
Ray Ozzie, CEO of Groove Networks, rarely posts to his blog these days. When he does, I’m sure lots of people pay attention, as I do — one more reason RSS as a mechanism for distributed attention is helpful. After all, who has time to check a site that changes erratically? Most of us can…