a blog about information
Another example of how the web works. I have to be on vacation in India and reading Steven Johnson’s blog to find out about something Alan Rusbridger said recently……… I quote from the Rusbridger speech, via Steven: The more of a wall that you put around, whether it’s a wall of payment or a wall … Continue reading “Why would you want to turn [customers] away? Alan Rusbridger on walled gardens”
Some of you may have read my earlier post on Michael Schrage’s recent article in the Financial Times, pointing out some of the pitfalls associated with computers in classrooms. Some of you may even have seen Clarence Fisher’s almost-angry but later calmer response, a reaction similar to mine. Why did we respond initially that way? … Continue reading “Judy Breck and Open Content”
I was reading The Park Paradigm this morning, noting Sean’s “obligatory” post/comment on Google Finance. In it he refers to an external post from Internet Outsider, which makes the point that Google Finance works better than Yahoo Finance because it concentrates on content aggregation rather than content production. And this made me think of blogs again, and an … Continue reading “Blogs as aggregators and producers”
I went for my usual Saturday morning constitutional, a walk into town, coffee (lots of) and a browse through the charity shops, I think they call them thrift shops in the US. Probably only to be found in the “West”, I can’t remember ever seeing one in India. And I bought a secondhand copy of Rime … Continue reading “This book is permanent: Musings on trust in the 21st century”
This is still a medium I’m learning about. Dylan Tweney’s comment, ostensibly after he noticed I blogrolled him, reminded me of something. There’s something about blogrolls and trusted domains and avoidance of heresy, something I can’t quite put my finger on but it’s there. Here are a few assertions I would love to see challenged, … Continue reading “On Blogrolls and trusted domains and heresy”