Old town lost, in digital pictures
Hurricane Ike rammed into my hometown of Gibara, Cuba. I have already seen images of the destruction, as some pictures are already making the rounds on the web since early Monday. Gibara used to be a prosperous old town, established in 1817. But the old charm may be hard to rescue this time.
The 80s are calling… or maybe the end is near
What do a last minute invitation to a 70s/80s-themed party and the doomsday predictions for 2012 have in common?
Listening to cockpit conversations
Meet The Aviatrix. She flies, she blogs, and she has inadvertently done away with an old notion involving bad news and journalism.
Political Jibjab alert
The JibJab brothers are at it again, joining the political season with a new animated parody. And I had to find out about it nowhere other than the “old” media. Good old CNN, keeping me cool.
iPhone nightmare
Today was definitely not a good day to be facing an iPhone crisis. iPhone enthusiasts lined up in stores around the world to be among the first ones to lay hands on the device’s new 3g version. An then, there I find myself with a dead iPhone of in my hands.
Amy’s Newspaper Challenge
My friend Amy Webb is angry at the newspaper industry and its seemingly contstant slashing of jobs and resources. She is now countering the wave of “tanking industry” stories with a challenge of her own. Being a child of TV, I do not yearn for the feel of paper in my hands as I know many people do. Frankly, I’d rather be browsing non-linearly than struggling with an unruly stack of newsprint. However, I do see the value that the newspaper culture can still offer to journalism.
Take Note: your blog may go mainstream
The massive quality of the mainstream media (on-line or off-line) is still a deciding factor in the public arena, possibly even more so all media could be made into digital stucco. Attention is the hot commodity.
Bill Gates is the ultimate geek
Bill Gates final day of work was last Friday, June 27th. One cannot avoid thinking about him as a character deeply embeded in the collective mind at a nearly universal level. He is now free to be a full time icon.
Disconnection Anxiety
Hi, my name is Hiram and I have disconnection anxiety. I get nervous when the bars on my cell are scarce and when there’s no open network available. I check my Treo (yes, Blackberry’s navigation system gives me the creeps) every few minutes and respond to incoming communications promptly. This behavior does not stop when I’m on vacation.
