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I’ve blogged before (and here) how I believe that online “toys” like Twitter or Google Maps’ MyMaps feature can — after enough people play with them — become powerful platforms for telling stories and sharing information — and can even save lives in an emergency situation. That’s why I play with this stuff.
This morning, NPR ran a story about how the San Diego public radio station, KPBS, despite being temporarily knocked off the air because of the wildfires, used Twitter (remember, it can be subscribed to via text-message) and MyMaps (embedded above) to keep their listeners informed of the life-threatening events surrounding them.
If you are not “playing” with Twitter, Flickr or Google Maps or other forms of easy-to-create and use conversational media, read (or listen to) this story.
As a follow-up to my post yesterday about our office OS X upgrade, I thought I’d share this photo of Hammock’s head hackololgist, Patrick Ragsdale, being attacked by roaming packs of Leopards this morning. You can read @MeaganG’s post about it on Hammorati, the company weblog. Also, when he regains consciousness, Patrick will be blogging on his weblog, ScriptAlias, about geekier aspects of installing Leopard and Leopard Server in a 25-employee business environment .
Next Tuesday I’ll be in New York for the Future of Business Media conference organized by PaidContent.org. (More info here, including the stellar lineup of panelists). At the conference, I’ll be joining PaidContent.org executive editor Staci Kramer in moderating a panel on “Technology Business Media.” The panelists are Neil Ashe, CEO, CNET Networks; Bob Carrigan, President, IDG Communications; Om Malik, founder, GigaOmniMedia; Greg Strakosch, CEO, TechTarget. Feel free to e-mail me any questions you’re dying to ask one of them.
