by David | Nov 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
I saw this comment over at a political blog today: We are likely to see a weak GOP and a democratic party beset by infighting. Get ready for a decade of political chaos on top of economic chaos. There is no way to take even an educated guess of what will arise from...
by David | Nov 21, 2008 | Digital Migration, journalism, new media, Politics & New Media
This came in through the comment threads, and is thoughtful enough that it merits more attention: It sounds like both media channels worked as I would expect them too. The mainstream media sticks with the low risk stories that are easy to substantiate and defend while...
by David | Nov 19, 2008 | Conspiracy Theories
UPDATE: It has been 8 years since I wrote about the conspiracy theories about Obama being born in Kenya. At the time, it seemed like a momentary example of the gullibility that fervent, unreasoning hate causes. It has since morphed into the entire raison d’etre...
by David | Nov 19, 2008 | Blogging, Digital Migration, new media, Politics & New Media
Nobody directly involved will admit it, but this is looking more and more like one of the more nasty, yet brilliant, scams of the last couple years. It may have been pulled off by the legendary Nigerian internet scammers, but it’s beginning to look like it...
by David | Nov 18, 2008 | Amusing Nonsense
I received the tweet earlier today, and it rocked my world like a bombshell. It was from Scott Beale, owner/operator/provocateur of the Laughing Squid collective of digital mischiefmakers. It read “what could you possibility be doing right now that is...
