Cleaning the mental loft of some odds and ends... An ex-colleague torpedoed my reputation with a start-up. I uncovered this from the timing of the company's backing out, a LinkedIn update, and a third party's casual comment. It gets better: I had been neutral about them, due to doubts about the company's technical direction and … Continue reading Tidbits II
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Reflections
I should have a preamble here, but my mind's blank. I'll jump right in. Comparing Portland and Seattle I've been ruminating over this since returning from Open Source Bridge. I felt odd the day after returning, and I quickly realized that my mood was... depressed! For the first time ever, I was in a funk … Continue reading Reflections
Fisher Communications layoff: T + 3.5 months
Looking for a new job is an intriguing experience ITE. Here's what I've been doing. Where to? In every search, you've first got to understanding what you're searching for. This can happen automatically, so that you don't even realize you've done it, because you examined your search objectives subconsciously and/or over a few milliseconds. For … Continue reading Fisher Communications layoff: T + 3.5 months
Media CMS Possibilities in Seattle
In my desire to find new employment, I've considered local broadcast and media companies. My recent Plone work for Fisher Communications, which included a project to move their sites onto an in-house installation, led to my discovering an interest in CMSs. Before Fisher, I'd never worked on one in a commercial project. Another "traditional media vs. … Continue reading Media CMS Possibilities in Seattle
World Plone Day, Open Source Bridge, Friends, Bittersweet Chocolate
Yesterday's World Plone Day in Seattle was interesting, and helped me think about a few matters. Fifteen – 20 people were physically present, with another 10 watching via Brian Gershon's ustream.tv wizardry. (It was lower quality than a separate camcorder recording, due to a ustream.tv bug.) After Jon Stahl's introduction, Andrew Burkhalter, David Glick, and … Continue reading World Plone Day, Open Source Bridge, Friends, Bittersweet Chocolate
Idealware’s CMS comparison report
Idealware has published a report comparing four open-source CMSs. Its title: Comparing Open Source Content Management Systems: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Plone. (Is that a straightforward title, or what? Heh.) I read about it in a few blogs I follow. If you're interested in CMSs, I recommend this report. Here are some quotes to whet … Continue reading Idealware’s CMS comparison report
Television affiliates are dead meat
Consider: Tonight, I watched the latest episode of Kings. I watched it on Hulu, at 480p, which is so-called Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV). It needed only a little over 1 Mbps of bandwidth. Video and audio quality depends on more than the stream's resolution, so it's possible for a 480p stream to look no better … Continue reading Television affiliates are dead meat
Newspapers and the Internet. Next, TV Stations?
Clay Shirky wrote a brilliant treatise on the Internet's effects on the newspaper business. It nicely summarizes how newspapers got into their current state, and advocates a from-within-the-revolution way of thinking about what's happening to information. It has many money quotes. Here's one: If you want to know why newspapers are in such trouble, the … Continue reading Newspapers and the Internet. Next, TV Stations?
Who are your LinkedIn connections?
On LinkedIn, you're supposed to connect only to "trusted individuals." Not just people you like, or met at one meeting. Or you kind of know because they were at a party at your brother's house. But, people you know well, and "trust." Funny thing is, nobody does this. LinkedIn says you should connect with... ...those people … Continue reading Who are your LinkedIn connections?
Fisher Communications layoff: T + one week
One week has passed since Fisher Communications laid me off. I've gotten lots of support from friends, and other Fisher layoffees. And I've given support in return. Lots of reconnections in the last week — lots of phone calls, coffees, drinks, lunch appointments, blog comments, and e-mails. Wow, it's a party. At times, I've had … Continue reading Fisher Communications layoff: T + one week
Seek Nuance 