Liberia – shock or insight?
I lost an hour this morning to a documentary on Liberia, which I stumbled onto through Twitter. VBS – the television and video arm of… Read More »Liberia – shock or insight?
The Ghanaian Earthquake Hoax
When disasters strike, one natural – and admirable – response is an outpouring of sympathy and support for those affected. Another natural response is more… Read More »The Ghanaian Earthquake Hoax
Yemen and the problems of ADD journalism
Since the underwear bomber attempted to bring down Northwest 253 on Christmas Day, it’s been all terror all the time across news media. Project for… Read More »Yemen and the problems of ADD journalism
Welcome back, Yeeyan
If I had to pick a project that most excited me in 2009, it would be Yeeyan, a distributed translation project focused on making influential… Read More »Welcome back, Yeeyan
A simple way to improve Facebook suggestions
While we’re on the topic of questionable Facebook “features”… I’m happy to see that I wasn’t the only person complaining about Facebook’s “suggestions” today. Earlier… Read More »A simple way to improve Facebook suggestions
Bye, bye Beacon… and other bad ad ideas
There are ideas that, when you first encounter them, you say, “That can’t possibly be a good idea.” That’s how I and colleagues at the… Read More »Bye, bye Beacon… and other bad ad ideas