Monthly Archives: February 2007

Micah Laaker joins us on YDN

Posted on February 28, 2007 by

Friend and colleague Micah Laaker just joined us on the YDN team. You may recognize his name from the classic ACLU Pizza video that he directed. Here it is in case you haven’t seen it or forgot how great it … Continue reading →

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Some fun visuals

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

Presentation Zen offered up a great collection of visuals today I thought were worth pointing to here including this stunning use of typography running in parallel with Samuel L. Jackson’s briefcase interrogation in Pulp Fiction (not exactly work safe…turn down … Continue reading →

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A start page on my own domain

Posted on February 23, 2007 by

With a quick copy and paste job using Kent Brewster’s Pipes Badger and a few widgets from services I use, I now have what is a mostly sufficient start page on my own domain that displays my various forms of … Continue reading →

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A magazine I would love to read

Posted on February 23, 2007 by

There’s a magazine that I’d love to read if someone published it (yes, the print kind). Of course, it’s about the Internet. It’s about the stack that makes up the Internet, the platform or, as many people are calling it, … Continue reading →

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Membership has its privileges

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

Mark Glaser asks his readers this week to submit the answer to the following question: “What would motivate you to contribute to a citizen media site?” I can’t imagine that anyone is going to be able to answer that question … Continue reading →

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Do you want my clicks or my attention?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

I’ve been a believer for a long time that the magazine business is best-suited amongst the “old” media markets to embrace and extend the online media world successfully. They understand communities. They understand niche content. And they get targeted advertising. … Continue reading →

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