self-portrait by Jon Raasch I was looking at Yelp just now and I read a random review of Francis, where we're about to go for brunch. I clicked through to the reviewer's page and then on to his site, where I found this copy: Hi, my name's Jon Raasch. I'm an independent web developer in Portland, Oregon. Many freelance web designers pretend that they have studios full of assistants, developers, architects; I went …
Nice Subtext
Subway Now is a pilot text messaging program now underway in Manhattan. We need to see much more of this kind of thing. Text is the language a lot of young people speak, so it's imperative for brands that appeal to them to also talk text. …
Shrivel Factor
As a maker of advertising, I've often had to confront the unsustainable mass consumption model my very existence, and the industry's, relies upon. I've used this site, as you may know, to share many of my reflections on the matter. Here's one from another source, Adweek's Brian Morrissey: What happens when we move beyond the mass consumerism that's propped up our economies for so long? For kicks, I often ask ad types …
Yet Another Facebook Story: One In Five People On The Web
Michael Arrington of TechCrunch reports that Facebook is simply killing it. In November 2008 Facebook drew 200 million unique worldwide visitors; more than 1 in 5 people who accessed the Internet that month visited the site. When sites are that big growth generally stagnates, but in Facebook's case it's still skyrocketing. In December, 222 million people visited the site says newly released Comscore stats, a 10.8% …
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Today In Twitterverse: 1 Fairway Drive
Can a vacant home find a buyer on Twitter? Let's find out! Follow 1fairwaydrive for the full story. …
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Titles Are Static. Media Is Not.
Lots of people who are looking for work are asking Scoble for advice. And Scoble has copious advice for these seekers. Let's just look at one item he offers: Demonstrate you are "clued in." This means removing ANYTHING that says you are a "social media expert" from your Twitter account. There is no such thing and even if there were there's no job in it for you. Chris Brogan already has that job and he's not giving it …
In The Deep End With Kevin Kelly
You know how you sometime finds things right when you need them, or when they will make the most sense to you? I just bought a new MacBookPro this week and I can't get thousands of songs I "own" to play in iTunes, thanks to a DRM glitch somewhere. It's maddening, this denial of my rights of ownership. As I wait for an Apple customer service rep to help me with this problem, Kevin Kelly offers some thinking that …
Self-Promo Ad #3
Type too small? Click through to the Craigslist listing. This is my shape shifters appeal. Media and marketing are not what they were, and they won't be tomorrow what they appear to be today. You can wonder about it, complain about it, ignore it, join the circus or any number of other options, but the Web will continue to grow in complexity. Because billions of people are making the Web, every second of every day. …