Like farming was in the 17th century, factory work during the industrial revolution, construction during the Great Depression, and manufacturing after World War II. Better, because writing code is a creative act which can be done with or without a traditional (antiquated?) office-based job, and…
How to Make 2012 Your Best Year Ever
Tweet I originally wrote this post in 1997. It was published in several dozen print newsletters and on even more websites. I received literally thousands of emails and letters from[ more ]

Groupon is offering an unforgettable deal Tuesday — that is, if you can really call something with a $20,000 price tag a deal. You can purchase Epic Deal: Jet Set Adventure, consisting of a pair of tickets around the world, through Groupon’s Epic Deals program. For $10,000 you get two economy…
Today Facebook finally reached a settlement with the FTC over privacy concerns that have been haunting the social media behemoth as of late.
Facebook can’t just up and change its privacy settings whenever it wants to. It must now obtain express consent from its users, first.
Since the settlement, Zuckerberg has penned a blog post outlining the Facebook features that the site has launched, which include friend lists, the ability to review tags before they appear on a profile, mobile versions of privacy controls, amount other notable updates. He also announced the splitting of the Chief Privacy Officer position into two parts, to be held by Erin Egan and Michael Richter in product and policy, respectively.
My Birthday Wish
Tweet It’s my birthday today – December 1st. I’ve never been one for celebrating birthdays. I love celebrating those of others but since I turned 21, my enthusiasm of being[ more ]
But if the only people really listening are the social media marketers, it becomes the proverbial echo chamber. We are only hearing ourselves talk about ourselves.
— Signal to Noise Ratio on Twitter: Trying to Find Meaning & Losing Friends
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Nadav Kander, Wanzhou I, Sichuan [Yangtze, The Long River].
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Ghanaian photographer Nana Kofi Acquah took these black and white photographs when accompanying his wife to the market early one morning. He...
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mid-day sun