• A Storyteller’s Seven Hard Truths to Manipulation in a Networked World

    This is a major (40+-page) update to Storyteller Uprising. It’s a reflection on the transformative developments that have occurred since I last revised the book in December 2011, including the largest Consumer Electronics Show in that event’s history, the ill-fated Kony 2012 campaign (a 30-minute online ad that over 100 million people watched), and the…

  • Kayaking, crabbing and correcting: my Hero’s Journey?

    I’ve been trying to get out on my kayak this summer. But I’ve spent the last two weeks completing the mammoth final section to Storyteller Uprising. It’s a standalone piece, tentatively titled The Storyteller’s Seven Hard Truths to Manipulation in a Networked World (coming soon!). I finally went out this morning after putting the finishing…

  • Sorry NBC, I’m watching the opening ceremonies live

    NBC’s Olympics coverage has been a decades-long exercise in frustration for me. I’ve never enjoyed their saccharine production values, and have always been annoyed by their tape delays. I know they’re trying much harder this year to make coverage available live online, but once again, NOT the opening ceremonies (to the overwhelming exasperation of the…

  • On cameras, resolution and hobbits

    I’m playing around with the very highly rated, perennially back-ordered Olympus OM-D EM-5 micro 4/3 camera, shooting photos of my kids today on a hike on Whidbey Island. It’s an amazing piece of equipment (and very small compared to an SLR), best known for its very fast auto-focus and excellent “5-axis” image stabilization system. This means…