Google+ recently introduced an easy to use “Collections” feature. It gives users the ability to create specialized online public collections of linked articles that can in turn be subscribed to and read by others.
All in Media
Who Gets Credit for Open Data?
The lack of easily accessible source and context information might eventually become a problem. Public programs ultimately have to depend on public funding. If the public doesn’t know the data they rely on are coming from public sources – which they pay for with their taxes — how can they be expected to make intelligent decisions about which programs to fund?
The landscape is changing. It’s getting more complex. We need guidance. This show is one of the best ways to make sense of what is still a very confusing situation – and it’s entertaining as well as informative.
Flickr MAGIC VIEW Automagically Organizes Your Photos
Recently I discovered Flickr’s “Magic View” software that displays your collection according to automatically assigned categories.
Scoring Apple’s March 9 Product Announcements for Creation, Consumption, and Engagement
I am pleased that Apple is devoting money and talent to the development of such products that support creation, consumption, and engagement. In previous generations such resources might have been devoted to the creation of weapons of mass destruction.
The Oscars Are Coming The Oscars Are Coming
I was certainly not surprised that the best movie I saw in 2014 – Interstellar — was not nominated for Best Picture.
When it comes to marketing data, “With much data comes much responsibility"
If you’ve spent any time in the market research business you know how cost competitive data services can become. Pressures to maintain data quality mount while customers seem to always want more while paying less.
My Writing, Workflow, and Spiral Bound Notebooks
While I sit in front of a computer most of my working day and use the keyboard and mouse a lot, when I have to write something I usually write it out by hand using one of my fountain pens, a gel pen, or a pencil. I’m not a very good typist. Besides, I enjoy writing things by hand since I think it helps my thought process. But what happens to the paper after I write something?
Thoughts on Project Goliath and the MPAA’s “War Against Google”
Once we allow one industry to carve out exemptions and then streamlinine how certain files can be removed from the web, what’s to keep other industries from proposing more categories of information that can be blocked in advance?
Twitter, Building Trust, Ferguson, and Staying Calm
Just as I resist being “driven” to a sales oriented vendor by advertising posing as legitimate engagement, so too do I resist having my political viewpoint “driven” in one direction or another.
Using the New Kindle Fire TV Stick: A Mixed Review
I think that Amazon is facing a major challenge in developing a media consumption device like the Fire Stick because so far Amazon has not figured out how to effectively insulate the Fire Stick user from the rest of the Amazon ecosystem.
“Mobile First” Is An Obsolete Strategy
Government “mobile strategy” must evolve beyond a device focus to a user focus. What we refer to as “mobile devices” today are just the tip of the iceberg as we contemplate our movement through an increasingly interconnected world.
Is the Movie INTERSTELLAR “Good for Girls”?
I had just published a glowing review of the movie Interstellar on my web site. I tweeted a link to the review and received a reply: “is it good for girls?”
These are the podcasts I’m listening to now:
Another Advantage of Being a Cord-Never
I’ve learned to tune out the commercials.
Thank goodness for streaming Netflix and Amazon Prime. I’ve seen many movies this past year that I would not have seen otherwise. Many were from previous years but were still new to me.
Good and Bad: Update on My Experience Using Two Windows 8.1 Machines
There are just too many variations in the basic user interaction experience that aren’t being easily handled in a unified fashion by Windows 8.1. That’s a serious issue that goes back to basic design decisions regarding the relationship between software functionality and physical delivery platform.
Should Apple Take Over Google Glass?
During a recent edition of This Week in Google, Leo and Company all but “stuck a fork” in Google Glass by declaring it dead as a product.
Having grown up with a love for traditional Broadway type musicals this Sondheim play is unique and extremely well written as it focuses on art, creativity, and relationships.