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I ended my day on the top floor of Trabant Coffee and Chai in the University district. I had neither coffee, nor chai as I settled into my catch-up conversation with KUOW host (and my former student) Ross Reynolds. I first met Ross before I even knew of the MCDM’s existence when he featured my … Continue reading
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I have several “remote offices.” One that I haven’t used in a while is Canal Street Coffee, in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood. But on this day of meetings, it’s where I started. First I met with Mariana Llamas Cendon, who was in my Narratives & Networks class last quarter (for a great “behind the scenes on … Continue reading
Hey my attention span is stretched too. It’s pretty obvious that we’ve become a society of grazers now that we’re faced with so MUCH content, so many pathways to access that content, but limited personal bandwidth. I purposefully kept my book tight (it’s less than 150 pages, if you want more detail, ask me, attend … Continue reading
Dunno why, but since I entered academia five years ago, the number of meetings that I attend has multiplied exponentially. Happily most of these meetings are with ridiculously photogenic and provocative personalities. So here’s a little Storyteller Uprising experiment. I’m going to take random photos of the people I meet with over the next while … Continue reading
Big changes are afoot in the e-book world. Apple is heavily rumored to announce a new publishing tool this week (a “GarageBand for e-books“). And Amazon has declared its new KDP Select program for Kindle books to be a huge success: Amazon Prime customers “borrowed” 295,000 e-books in December. I’ve made Storyteller Uprising available on … Continue reading
After the Consumer Electronics Show binge in Las Vegas last week, the guilt and remorse settle in — kind of like the day after Thanksgiving. Was it too big? Too flashy? Why did we collectively gorge on stuff that we don’t really need? Shouldn’t we reflect more upon the slave labor that makes these toys … Continue reading
One of the big transformations at the Consumer Electronics Show was the heightened presence of car companies such as Ford, Audi, and Mercedes. And they weren’t here to just showcase the latest in-vehicle entertainment systems. Rather, as consumers become more acquainted with (and reliant upon) their mobile devices and social media connections, they’re more likely … Continue reading
Clearly, I’m a “parachute” journalist, jumping into this mammoth event for the first time and trying to make sense of all the tech — from computers to cars. But GeekWire’s Todd Bishop can’t even count the number of times he’s been to the Vegas show, he has attended so often. That’s why we checked in … Continue reading
Here’s a really compelling show-and-tell on how mobile technology is integrating into our home appliances. Through your cellphone and this fridge, you can manage your groceries, use it as a remote bulletin board, operate your washer and dryer, and even stream video from your TV set. We’re going to see the Android mobile OS in … Continue reading
The Consumer Electronics show is huge — some say too huge. Too many companies, hawking too many of the same things, with too many people trying to communicate at the same time with too little internet access. And yet, it’s a place for influencers to gather. I’ve been connecting with a number of business, academic … Continue reading
Big headline so far: this is the golden age of TV if anyone can figure out how to make sense of the fragmented mess of multiple platforms, social, search and discovery and a useful interface. And that’s just for the screens that we know and love. Cos’ here comes the car as the fourth (or … Continue reading
Presently on a flight full of CES attendees to Las Vegas! Here’s an excerpt of the chapter I wrote for Storyteller Uprising ahead of CES. If you’re attending, see me, I’ll have a number of hard copies of the book on hand, plus business cards with the e-book download information. —————————- 27. Inconspicuous, Ubiquitous, Sociable … Continue reading
As 2011 comes to a close, the economic situation remains bleak. Usually, graduate school applications rise during a depressed job market, but the ongoing uncertainty has discouraged some potential students from pursuing a graduate degree — MBA applications are down 10%, according to The Wall Street Journal. Yet with the rise of social media and the rapid … Continue reading
Enough time has passed since the publication of Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs that I think it’s safe to give away the last line of the book. Besides, Isaacson himself reveals it in his extensive 60 Minutes interview. (Here’s a tip to those who don’t have time to read the book: just watch the … Continue reading
The call from KING5 couldn’t have come at a better time. The hard copy of Storyteller Uprising is now for sale on Amazon.com, which I announced this morning on New Day Northwest during a segment on mobile apps. As I told my students in class last night, if we’re now all storytellers, we also need … Continue reading
