Monthly Archives: April 2007

Yeah, he played the piano some. And did some of the coolest avant-garde radio work ever. And he wrote perceptively, even prophetically about technology and culture. But in assessing Gould’s talents and contributions, it’s rare to hear much consideration of … Continue reading →

My Mashup of Mike’s Mashup of My Mashup, originally uploaded by cambodia4kidsorg. I was preparing for tomorrow’s virtual session with Alan, D’Arcy, and Jim, doing a search on CC-licensed stuff in Flickr tagged with “mashup,” when I came across the … Continue reading →

My favorite new media theorist was better known for his work on a piano keyboard. Here’s something he wrote more than forty years ago: One of the certain effects of the electronic age is that it will forever change the … Continue reading →

Ever since I saw him venture out on an Ohio winter’s night in sandals and shirtsleeves without a shiver I’ve suspected David Wiley had some kind of superhuman constitution. Add another tale to the legend — yesterday he gave a … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, I try to restrict my commentary on American political matters on this weblog. Anyone who knows me is aware what a monumental struggle it is to show such restraint. I’m going to bust out here. Once … Continue reading →

…or at least this sordid open content pusher can only hope. The first taste is free. And if we do it right, you can continue to feed your info-addiction without coughing up money as well. We presented our session on … Continue reading →

My colleague Novak Rogic and I are presenting at the BCNet conference tomorrow on our shared obsession, which though it lacks a snazzy catchphrase essentially comes down to a distributed publishing model. Content is created in whatever environment the author … Continue reading →

I took a red-eye flight home last night, touching down in Vancouver about 11PM local time, assuming I had missed the Canucks‘ first playoff game in three years. When I emerged from the baggage area and saw the clumps of … Continue reading →