Distributed picture-taking

An experiment in distributed storytelling: while attending South by Southwest, every time I went to take a picture, I was preempted by another, more photo savvy individual. So where’s my photo album? Take a tour with some of my friends: playing kickball, acquiring a “tan” (that’s me way in the back, credit: min jung) firstContinue reading “Distributed picture-taking”

Viral fact checking

Okay, so the mass media attention to weblogs has officially tipped, thanks to the blogger manifesto and a host of articles from microcontent news. Yesterday’s article in the daily standard, “Reading, Writing, and Blogging” is yet another of what will be the landslide of articles touting or discrediting P2P Journalism. What I found facinating fromContinue reading “Viral fact checking”

The most covered session in the West

Okay, maybe a *little* comment. The aforementioned panel went well, according to the feedback I received from some audience members. At one point Doc asked the question “Who here is blogging this panel right now?” to which Wes and Cam raised their hands. Actually, there were three people taking notes, and Doc was one ofContinue reading “The most covered session in the West”