Monthly Archives: May 2007

How to fix building construction bureaucracy

Sometimes I forget to step outside of our little bubble here and see how people use or in fact don’t use the Internet. When I get that chance I often wonder if anything I’m doing in my career actually matters … Continue reading

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Crime data stories

My Potrero Hill neighbors tell me that the sweet song of crackling firearms in the evening always begins again in May as the days get longer, hotter and schoolless. Recently, I witnessed a sample of the gun play happening in … Continue reading

Posted in 94107, chicago, crime, data, denver, design, guns, law, maps, mashups, new orleans, politics, potrero hill, visualization | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

IDG does the right thing

For a company that avoids PR so actively, IDG has recently launched itself onto the media stage with great vigor. The closure of InfoWorld magazine a month ago signalled the end of an era across the magazine market, and then … Continue reading

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StartupCamp

A few of us went to the Startup Camp unconference yesterday in San Francisco representing YDN’s development tools and services. What a hoot. Some of the startup ideas were really interesting, a few were promising but clearly still cooking, and … Continue reading

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Ziff Davis sells its mission statement

Paul Conley rants on Ziff Davis for their latest breach of journalistic ethics. They’ve gone so far as to sell the very text of their editorial mission statement to advertisers. Check out this screenshot: “If you want to see the … Continue reading

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