essays & ephemera

What is the Internet anyway?!

via www.youtube.com

15 years is a long time.

paywalls are stupid, part infinity

Earlier this morning, I saw a story at Daily Kos that really upset me. It's the sort of thing that I would hope transcends political ideology, and I thought that if I submitted it to Reddit, maybe it would eventually attract enough attention to make some kind of difference.

via wilwheaton.typepad.com

[this is good]

I absolutely love (love love love) how this post on Wil Wheaton's blog has sparked conversation on:
1. Paywalls
2. The US investment in science
3. Atom smashing

Viva la blog

The Corner 'Office'

This is where the magic happens until the imminent move to the basement...

Yeah, we take our Brand Guidelines seriously. But not too seriously

via vimeo.com

Elliot drops some brand guideline knowledge on SAY. Seriously funny (if you're into brand consistency and all that)

Demand Media's Planet of the Algorithms

"We are thinking through the implications of, 'How do you editorially program the planet?' " says Byron Reese.

via www.businessweek.com

Good read on Demand Media's business model and how they got there from Felix Gilette in Bloomberg Businessweek

(Unrelated, but we need a shorter way to say "Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomweek? Bizberg? Bloombiz? I'm going with Bizberg. WDYT?)