Monthly Archives: September 2009

Why I use Wikipedia to follow major news events like the Samoa earthquake and tsunami

Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 by Rex Hammock

It’s worth taking a look at the Wikipedia entry regarding yesterday’s earthquake and resulting tsunami in the south Pacific. As some people know, I am in awe of Wikipedia and its underlying technology, culture, community and practices. (That’s another post … Continue reading →

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Happy “5th” Anniversary, Podcasting (well, not actually)

Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 by Rex Hammock

First off: Today is not actually the fifth anniversary of podcasting. Dave Winer had demo’d file enclosures distributed via RSS over three years earlier. In other words, RSS-enabled audio and video distribution was almost four years old, five years ago … Continue reading →

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Vanity Fair/60 Minutes team up to reveal what Hinterlanders think

Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 by Rex Hammock

I guess people who read Vanity Fair and watch 60 Minutes don’t have Kara Swisher’s real-life friends to let them know what real people think. For those who don’t know who Kara is, she’s the plugged-in and influential tech journalist/pundit … Continue reading →

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Online, in print — it’s all about capturing, sharing and preserving the story

Posted on Saturday, September 26, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Boston.com’s “Big Picture” collection of moving photography of flooding from the southeast makes me think there’s an instant magazine in there somewhere (see yesterday’s post).

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That Strange Light you’re seeing is the future of magazines

Posted on Friday, September 25, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Derek Powazek’s Strange Lightis a 40-page magazine that featuresstunning photography fromthe Great Australian Dust Storm of 2009.The dust storm occurred two days ago. “Strange light fell over Australia on 23 September 2009. An unexpected dust storm blanketed New South Wales … Continue reading →

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