I much prefer the word “customer” or “reader” to label website, uhhh, users. But I think it’s still an apt description most of the time. “I am USER, hear me roar!” hits most of the hot buttons, don’t you think?

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…

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Doc Searls comments on Chad Dickerson’s post about the increased requests for an Infoworld RSS file. Dickerson notes that these requests now top the home page pageviews and says “Feels like a tipping point to me.” He acknowledges the obvious, that aggregator traffic is more like spiders/robots than real people, but still seeing a rise.…

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I’m not one to think visually, but, like many (most?) people, I appreciate a good picture all the same. Here’s Steven Van Dyke’s take on How News Travels on the Internet. Nice picture. I’m not sure I’d call what travels on the internet ‘news’ every time, but there is an amazing meme-spread going on. Yesterday…

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