Stephen Brill had a good idea when he published Brill’s Content five years ago. Too bad that printed magazines are so hard to keep in the black. Browsing Poynter.org this Christmas morning, I found what Brill is up to now. It all makes terrific sense: It’s called Verified ID Pass, […]

YPRES SALIENT , BELGIUM // WORLD WAR ONE // 1914: There is an infamous story of soldiers fighting in WWI on Christmas Eve. From one side of the battlefield, someone spontaneously started singing “Silent Night” — in English. From the other side of the conflict, someone responded by singing the […]

ABC News’ Marilyn Gardner writes on the ‘Net today about ties, something I am happy never to wear. “After a decade of sartorial rebellion and confusion, neckties and — gasp! — even suits are staging a modest comeback. Some wearers are simply obeying more stringent corporate dress codes. Others are […]

David Utter writes in his Web Pro News column today about Robert Cringely, who thinks he has some news about Google. He’s found a deep dark secret in the Googleplex, our Cringely has. Lurking in places where even Googlers may not tread, the probable answer lies in one of Google’s […]

Mediapost’s Shankar Gupta, wrote about the TWU’s blog today. “While blogs can be a boon for business, they also have the potential to backfire on their creators. Just ask the Transit Workers Union in New York City. The group apparently set up a blog, TWULocal100.blogspot.com, to provide news and information […]

Cory Doctorow’s Boing Boing.net had this great find today. Cheney’s iPod: first in line of succession for power outlets. From an Associated Press item about travels aboard Air Force Two: [Cheney] is an iPod fan, and keeping it charged is a priority for his staff. Normally that isn’t an issue, […]

Wired News reports on Ultrawideband technology, which makes it possible to do things like stream high-definition television signals throughout the home, send video shot on a digital recorder live across the internet, and even connect a digital music player to a car’s stereo system — all with a wireless connection. […]

Random Access vs. Linear Thinking: From Twitchspeed. “The under-30 generation is the first to experience hypertext and “clicking around,” in children’s computer applications, in CD-ROMs, and on the Web. This new information structure has increased their awareness and ability to make connections, has freed them from the constraint of a […]