Monthly Archives: July 2006

The tail end of this week’s long-tail wagging

Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 by Rex Hammock

The tail end of this week’s long-tail wagging: Wired magazine editor Chris Anderson, now an official “best-selling author” of the book, The Long Tail, recaps a week of debate on the blogosphere over Lee Gomes’ Wall Street Journal column challenging … Continue reading →

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You might as well ban oxygen as a means to rid the world of sexual predators

Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 by Rex Hammock

You might as well ban oxygen as a means to rid the world of sexual predators: [I have voted to suspend my 'no political bogging rule in order to post the following rant.] Civics lesson alert, people. And before we … Continue reading →

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Remembering Dixie

Posted on Friday, July 28, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Remembering Dixie: Dave Winer asks, “Remember the the Dixie podcast experiment?” I do. Bad singing. Great experiment.

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Quote de Mom

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Quote de Mom: Floyd Landis flunked a drug test and an AP reporter was able to get his mother on the phone. Quote: “Arlene Landis, his mother, said Thursday that she wouldn’t blame her son if he was taking medication … Continue reading →

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Chasing ones long tail (or, why journalists should blog)

Posted on Thursday, July 27, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Chasing ones long tail (or, why journalists should blog): Yesterday, I pointed out that a number-crunching debate (a slide-rule duel?) was going to erupt over the Lee Gomes Wall Street Journal piece critical of aspects of Chris Anderson’s book, The … Continue reading →

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