Another topic trending on my personal buzzword watch is "adaptive design vs. responsive design." The difference is a bit confusing, but at the highest level, responsive design means building one design that works on all devices, "responding" to the device with design and layout changes. Adaptive … [Read more...] about Adaptive vs. Responsive Design: What They Are, Why They Matter
Sources for Free and Cheap Images
Generally, when I'm looking for blog post art I search Flickr first (check the Creative Commons "commercial use" box) and Google next (select "usage rights:free to use or share, even commercially"). If they don't have what I need, here are some other sites I check. I also like to skim them … [Read more...] about Sources for Free and Cheap Images
“TO DO: Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.”
Paul Graham, founder of start-up incubator YCombinator … [Read more...] about “TO DO: Don’t ignore your dreams; don’t work too much; say what you think; cultivate friendships; be happy.”
Cold Equations: The Simple Arithmetic of A Digital Editor
Alexis Madrigal, technology editor of the Atlantic, recently wrote a funny and disturbing piece called A Day In the Life of A Digital Editor, 2013 The great thing about the story is that it cuts through the debate about the future of journalism by using the simple math that every editor uses when … [Read more...] about Cold Equations: The Simple Arithmetic of A Digital Editor
“When discussing media, if someone says, ‘let’s take the case of the New York Times,’ say ‘Let’s not.'”
"When discussing media, if someone says, 'let's take the case of the New York Times,' say 'Let's not.'" Someone (David Carr?) recently reminded readers that the Times is sui generis. Almost nothing that applies to the Times can be generalized to the newspaper business as a whole. It is bigger, more … [Read more...] about “When discussing media, if someone says, ‘let’s take the case of the New York Times,’ say ‘Let’s not.'”
Dear recommendation engine: Sometimes I want to experience the interplay of human emotion…
Dear recommendation engine: Sometimes I want to experience the interplay of human emotion and other times I want to see stuff blow up. Plus, it is my daughter who likes fairies. … [Read more...] about Dear recommendation engine: Sometimes I want to experience the interplay of human emotion…
How the New York Times Made Snowfall
Source is the name of the Knight-Mozilla OpenNews project, dedicated to encouraging the community of journalists and coders that make up new media. On New Year's day, they published an analysis of the New York Times' Snowfall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek, a ground-breaking piece of multimedia web … [Read more...] about How the New York Times Made Snowfall
What Buzzfeed Learned from the New York Times
Jon Steinberg, COO of Buzzfeed, explains how the rise of digital media closely mirrors the history of newspapers. Based on a reading of Michael Schudson’s "Discovering the News," Steinberg sees that technological innovation, the "democratization" of news and rapidly adapting revenue models are … [Read more...] about What Buzzfeed Learned from the New York Times