Anil Dash from SixApart is discussing the ways and reasons people use the web.  He glossed over a point that I think is really the key idea of the web, and social media generally.  While discussing the idea of collaborating with people around the world, he commented that the web connects us with people who [...]

The opening keynote of the Blog World Expo is underway in Vegas. Richard Jalichandra of Technorati is walking the audience through highlights of their State of the Blogosphere survey work to be released starting Monday as a five part series.
If you’re interested in looking at the characteristics that separate the top tier bloggers from the [...]

The Blog World Expo is bringing people together across the partisan divide.  I have had some really interesting discussions with some people on the left.  As a result, it seems I owe Matt Stoller an apology.
I had previously posted on Matt Stoller’s late spring run in with the business end of a fist, and didn’t [...]

The attention to earmarks that has been paid in this campaign highlights the hypocritical nature of the American electorate.  We decry “the other guy’s” earmarks.  When our guy is bringing back the fat, we praise him.  When the other guy is doing it, we vilify him.  It’s one of the odd ironies of our political [...]

Up until today I had a lot of respect for Geoff Livingston.  His book “Now is Gone” is an excellent read on new media that every executive should consume.  However, his latest attempt to wade into political waters makes him look truly out of his element.
This week’s lipstick incident demonstrates The GOP has brought back [...]