3:00pm. That’s when we were scheduled to meet Neil in the restaurant at the Park Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. So there we were. Right on time. And waiting for us with a smile was the hostess. “Hello,” I said with the awkward presentation of someone walking into a restaurant with no intention of actually …
This article was posted originally on 03/22/2005 at JIVE Magazine, an Atlanta-based print/web magazine. Sadly, the website is no longer active. But seeing as I’m still proud of the work, I’ll be re-posting articles here as I see fit. Today’s re-post is inspired by an article in the Atlantic about joining a Social Media network …
2010 was a strange and busy year, but the music was quite good. 15. Sensual Harrassment – Alpha Draconis. This is such a glorious throwback of an EP. Do you like Joy Division? Miss The Smiths? Well, then half of this release is for you. The other half is kind of dance-y, sort of Radiohead-y. …
The other week, the Twitter hashtag #tweetyour16yearoldself started making the rounds. At last check, it was still rolling. This was my contribution: After a bit of thought, I’d like to expand on that. So 16-year old Me, pay attention: Here’s the deal. I didn’t give you enough credit. I was convinced that if only I …
Toma, originally uploaded by Scrivenings. Here. Directing Two Gentlemen of Verona and being shot (photographically) by rather talented children.
It was just last week that I wrote about the future of social media, how it is going to become automatic and almost passive, particularly where check-in applications were concerned. Turns out, the future is closer than I thought. Sort of. Behold: Future Check-In. Now, this is an iPhone only application. It runs in the …
I spent part of the weekend in stealth mode. It all started with leaving my iPhone at home on Sunday morning. We were halfway to breakfast when I realized. This meant a couple of things. Thing One: If someone wanted to call me, they wouldn’t get me. Thing Two: I couldn’t check in at The …
I’m far more of a nostalgist than a futurist. My fascination with the yet-to-be has been either far-flung into the future or within the scope of a few months. That practical middle-ground of time, I’ve always thought it better left to financial oracles or mad inventors, both of which shape as much as they predict. …
The Internet is dead, says Prince. And in response, the Internet protests. But methinks the Internet doth protest too much. In 1997, Prince — or rather, O(+> — started promoting Crystal Ball via love4oneanother.com. The online sale of Crystal Ball was an “xperiment in truth” … “no charts, no royalty disputes, no returns, no arguing …
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