Allan Hoffman

Washington journalist without a BlackBerry? Yes, it makes sense

Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Allan Hoffman 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 [...]

Predicting what columns I will write in 2010

Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Allan Hoffman 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 Allan Hoffman 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.

Update in progress

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Allan Hoffman in Miscellany

I’m updating this website right now, from a static HTML site into one managed through WordPress. Things may look a little wacky for the next several hours (hm, maybe even a day or two).