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Report: Journalism not completely doomed
I spent four days in San Francisco with a crowd of journalists, and this meeting did not require the services of psychoanalysts or grief counselors. This was my first trip to the Online News...
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Newspaper alumni need the occasional reunion too
CHICAGO–I’m here for the Online News Association’s annual conference, and it’s been pretty great so far. Not necessarily for all the panels and discussions (although they’ve been good too, especially...
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Weekly output: vacation mode for phones, whither unlimited-data plans
The next few weeks will involve a lot of airplanes, starting tomorrow when I fly to Berlin for my fourth annual trip to the IFA electronics show there. I’m back on the 6th, then depart two days later...
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Weekly output: ads and the consequences of blocking them, misplaced places on...
I’m back from a few days in Los Angeles for the Online News Association’s conference. In addition to getting some wheels turning in my head about the state of my profession and doubling as a Post...
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An unwanted weekend of Web-mail
I’ve written before how I’m not too fond of Web-mail versus desktop clients, but last weekend didn’t give me a choice in the matter. About an hour after my flight took off, my MacBook Air coughed up an...
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The two kinds of Airbnbs I rent
No travel site has saved me as much money as Airbnb–the 10 rooms and the two apartments I’ve booked through the site represent thousands of extra dollars I didn’t have to spend on overpriced hotels at...
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Weekly output: IFA oddities, Windows laptop trends
PORTLAND–I’m nearing the end of one work trip, after which I’ll get to spend a whole 40 or so hours at home before heading out for a second. No, I’m not heading to the Bay Area for Apple’s new-iPhone...
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Why I attended two monetization-resistant conferences
I spent the past two weeks betraying a basic rule of self-employment: Don’t go someplace without having enough work lined up to pay for the trip. Worse yet, I paid for a conference badge–twice. I had...
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