Monthly Archives: January 2008

Interactive journalism: An amazing homicide mashup

Posted on January 16, 2008 by

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sean Connelly and Katy Newton for YDN Theater recently with YDN videographer Ricky Montalvo. They created the amazing (and award-winning) crime data mashup Not Just A Number in partnership with The Oakland Tribune. After … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, data, flash, government, journalism, maps, newspapers, video, ydn | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A handy music playlist tool

Posted on January 10, 2008 by

I’ve been looking for a way to share playlists on my blog and elsewhere online for a long time. It’s been surprisingly hard to find a really convenient way to do it. DRM and industry lockdown have been a big … Continue reading →

Posted in edge, media, music, playlist, xspf, yahoo, ydn | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Building markets out of data

Posted on January 4, 2008 by

I’m intrigued by the various ways people view ‘value’. There seem to be 2 camps: 1) people who view the world in terms of competition for finite resources and 2) people who see ways to create new forms of value … Continue reading →

Posted in business, data, economics, edge, google, media, strategy, umairhaque | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The useful convergence of data

Posted on January 3, 2008 by

I have only one prediction for 2008. I think we’re finally about to see the useful combination of the 4 W’s – Who, What, Where, and When. Marc Davis has done some interesting research in this area at Yahoo!, and … Continue reading →

Posted in behavior, community, data, design, future, ideas, identity, innovation, local, marketing, personalization, programmableweb, recommendations, semanticweb, social, theory, trends | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments