Washington journalist without a BlackBerry? Yes, it makes sense

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by in Distracted Living

I love this brief essay from The New Yorker’s George Packer about the “information hell” of Twitter. Yes, I use Twitter, but I’ve got serious reservations about it, and Packer captures this: The truth is, I feel like yelling Stop quite a bit these days. Every time I hear about Twitter I want to yell [...]

The iPad: Everything you know about computers just changed

Posted on 28. Jan, 2010 by in Tech

Well, that’s how I opened my Star-Ledger column about the iPad: “Everything you know about computers just changed.” Not really because of the iPad itself, but because of the way you interact with it. As I say in my column, you can sum this up in one word: touch. The more I use my iPhone, [...]

Twitter 100 list now at Web100

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by in Projects

As I’ve written in my column for the Star-Ledger, Twitter is a vast ecosystem extending far beyond the Twitter website: Although the concept of Twitter is straightforward enough, the reality is increasingly complex. Once you start using Twitter, especially if you’re using it for professional reasons — to promote yourself or your business, say, even [...]

Waiting, waiting, waiting for the Apple tablet

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by in Tech

That pretty much says it all, right? I’m not really much of a gadget guy—the fewer, the better—but this is one I’m gonna want. If you’re like me, and you want to keep track of tablet rumors, check out this list I wrote at Web100: “3 spots to monitor Apple tablet rumors.”

Predicting what columns I will write in 2010

Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by in Updates

Hm, what will I be writing about in 2010 for my Star-Ledger column? That’s the topic I tackled in my last column for 2009. I tried this a few years back, and it was a fun way to write a “trends to watch” column—essentially imagining the news before it happens. And there’s a lot to [...]

David Carr on Twitter and the future

Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by in Distracted Living

David Carr of the New York Times thinks Twitter is here to stay. The title of his piece: “Why Twitter Will Endure.” But he also points toward what’s scary about Twitter. As he puts it: There is always something more interesting on Twitter than whatever you happen to be working on.