The Archives
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06.04.07On Online Journalism: Why it’s the Place to BeI have been in online journalism for several years now, surely not that long compared to a lot of the veterans I know, but enough to realize a few observations about the industry. I love journalism, and can't imagine doing much else anymore, and I solidly believe that the place to be is not in print, but online. By no means am I saying that there isn't a place in the future for print media, but I believe that its place in the world will change. No longer will print media be where people turn for news, instead I believe that ...
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09.08.06Marketing Mobile HandsetsOne of the hardest parts of my job is remembering model numbers of handsets. For a long time, confusing numbering has been the norm, but finally some of the marketing folk that work with handset manufacturers are waking up to the fact that model names, rather than numbers, are the way to go. Samsung are by far the worst when it comes to naming schemes, followed by Nokia, but the later has recently announced (in a very informal way) that it will be moving to a meaningful naming scheme. Unlike Barry Allwood at MobileScraper (like the name), I think this is ...
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08.24.06Could a Mobile Phone Be Good for a Child’s Spelling?The Be a Good Dad blog has made a very thoughtful response to my Cellphones and Children post, and in fact disagrees with me on one of the points I made. Be a Good Dad contends that SMS text messaging won't ruin a child's spelling and grammar skills, and will in actuality help them know when to write with slang and when to write formally. This is an interesting argument, and if a careful eye is placed on children, could indeed work. As a side note, Be a Good Dad seems like a very good blog for fathers to read, so ...
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08.23.06Tattooed RAZRsI know I am known for a little Motorola bashing in my time, but what do you expect when you are presented with a company whose business plan is to continually rehash an old handset? After the announcements of the MOTOKRZR K1 and MOTORIZR Z3, I really thought that Motorola was going to give me something new. But with no shipping date for these handsets in sight, what has the company given us? That's right - RAZRs in new colors… again… Though this time it comes in the form of 'Tattoos' for the aging handset. One day, Motorola is going to really ...