Newspapers: The End of Dailies

We’re seeing obits for the lowly newspaper now, most notably at ValleyWag and other places, especially since the recently-announced sale of all but three of its newspaper holdings.
The Austin American-Statesman, to which I am a daily subscriber, is among the papers included in the sale.  It has 925 employees and a circulation of 150,000.  I [...]

The Power of Facebook

I joined Facebook in late June, 2008.  Two months and 184 friends later, I am shocked and amazed at the power of this site.  It presents a profoundly different way to interact with people, and in many ways delivers on early predictions for what the Internet would become.
I worked in the Bay Area during the [...]