Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Pushbutton Web

Posted on Sunday, July 26, 2009 by Rex Hammock

In a high-level tech-philosophic fashion, the ever-thoughtful Anil Dash writes about The Pushbutton Web, and the technology pieces, approaches and standards that must fit into place for “real time” to become actually “real time.” Quote from Anil: “Pushbutton is a … Continue reading →

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Gates, Gates & Gates have headline writers baffled

Posted on Saturday, July 25, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Three famous gates. This has to be some sort of record. There are three different Gates headlines on New York Times stories dated July 25: •Gates Faults US on Data Privacy and Immigration •Obama, Gates and the American Black Man … Continue reading →

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How to blog

Posted on Saturday, July 25, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Dave Winer and Danny Sullivan have, in the past 24 hours, both written very personal blog posts about their reactions to the Henry Louis Gates arrest controversy. Both posts are personal and provocative, and both remind me how much I … Continue reading →

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It’s official: The AP is absolutely nuts

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Rex Hammock

I’ve tried to avoid speaking out regarding reports about the Associated Press’ plans for the future. I’ve done so because AP executives and board members have a habit of saying lots of things that are later “corrected” after they stick … Continue reading →

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The White House blocks Twitter? Shirley, that was a joke! Please.

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 by Rex Hammock

About an hour ago, I saw this tweet from CSPAN that says, “On C-SPAN’s Washington Journal this morning, WH press secretary Robert Gibbs says Twitter is blocked on White House computers.” As I know how challenging it is to write … Continue reading →

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