Of course, there are the 5% of the books that are so meticulously conceived that the photographs, essays, design, paper, slipcover, etc have all been carefully orchestrated together into a real art object, a collaborative effect that is greater than the sum of its parts. This is truly sublime and wonderful when this occurs, and the impact of the photographs…
From Bicycling Magazine, “Dear Mike…”
Dear Mike, Have you ever dreamed of riding in the Tour de France? Of zipping along flats and climbing alpine roads with Lance Armstrong at your side? Ok, I have dreamed of going to the Tour de France as a spectator, but let’s be honest here. I weigh 195 pounds, ride a pink steel bike and live in one of…
On the web, no one knows you’re a content grinder…
From Doc Searls: The Revolution will not be intermediated Nothing with real real value is dead, so long as it can be found on the Web and there are links to it. Humans are the ones with hands. Not intermediaries. Not AOL, or TechCrunch, or HuffPo, or Google or the New York Freaking Times. The Net is the means to…
View from the Madison 20 bus, Chicago
Leica M6, Fuji Neopan 1600
Links for Friday, Dec. 11, 2009 – Social Media in 2010 and more
Speaking of Moleskine notebooks, I’m always amazed at what I see in the Moleskinerie group on Flickr. Some talented folks in that group. 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2010 One interesting point from the article: “2009 revealed the growing role women play online. Women make 75% of all buying decisions for the home, and 85% of all consumer…
One of my obsessions – notebooks
I have a few obsessions (rangefinders, Tri-x film, fountain pens, steel-framed bikes, and more…). One of them is notebooks. I’m not hard-wired to be organized, but I have been into GTD for years and over time have modified it to suit my needs. I love Moleskine notebooks and use several variations. Awhile back I ran across a post about the…
Links for Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 – N.Y. Times article skimmer
On Assignment: Afghanistan in Free Fall – photo essay by Moises Saman. He also has a book, Afghanistan, Broken Promise. A prototype article skimmer from the New York Times.
Links for Monday 11/30/09 – The Rise and Fall of Media and After the Page, the Next Phase of Media
Media After the Site. From Jeff Jarvis, “If you’re what used to be content-creation you’re all about insinuating yourself into that stream. If you’re about content curation – formerly known as editing – then you’re all about prioritizing streams for people; that’s how you add value now.” The Fall and Rise of Media David Carr reflects on the past and looks…
Links for Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re heading to Detroit this year; should be a nice time with Lisa’s family. For the past few days I have been running Google’s Chrome browser instead of Firefox. I have iGoogle setup giving me quick access to Gmail, Reader and Docs. I don’t use the calendar much yet. So far so good. I know that extensions are…