Newspapers must create networks, not “destinations”: The kind of network I’m referring to is a web of interconnections — links between content and between people. In essence, I’m arguing that on the Web, news organizations — perhaps, all media — should focus on building themselves “into the clickstream.” The goal: make your Web site a [...]

Fox News: The “Hustler” of news networks. Love it. MSNBC keeps referring to Democrat/Republican marriages as cross-pollination. Wouldn’t it be cross-politicalization? I had a very strange dream last night about a school (run out of a house), tornadoes and melting the silver silverware down for … something. Maybe we were going werewolf hunting, I’m not [...]

ODDS & ENDS • I learned how to find GPS coordinates from a Google/Mapquest/MapPoint map! I’m at latitude 38.633 longitude -90.2028. Vital information, I’m sure. • I also found out you can trade in an iPod. After less than a year, mine was d-e-a-d, and the genius at the genius bar couldn’t revive it. (Shouldn’t [...]

I’ve been preoccupied by the new love of my life: Flash 8. I don’t know what I’m going to do when the free trial ends in 27 days … OK, since I’ve been very nerdy lately (Hello, I just professed my love for a computer program. It doesn’t get much nerdier than that.), I should [...]

ODDS & ENDS • Keep on, Keepon • Damn printer • There are more single women on the East Coast and more single men on the West Coast. • Is the Mini Cooper gay? Gayer than the Mazda Miata? • U.S. passports are getting a face lift. It’s a little over the top … • [...]