Monday, February 14, 2005

TidBITS article on Podcasting. "The People's Radio." 

I'm going to be on KPBS-radio in San Diego, tomorrow 9AM Pacific. 

Scott Rosenberg: "The idea that angry bloggers alone laid Jordan low seems extraordinary unlikely to me." 

Kevin Reynen is compiling a list of US newspapers with RSS feeds. 

FCW supports RSS. 

Dear Jeff, it's hopeless. Just remember when Times reporters say they're superior, objective, and independent, that they actually write about blogs like French monarchs, with an axe to grind, and a huge undisclosed conflict of interest. We don't need these guys anymore, and the smart ones are getting a clue about that. That's certainly what I saw in North Carolina. My guess is that the news will take a bit longer to reach NYC. They ought to be helping us expose their incompetence, much the way a good software vendor seeks out bug reports.  

And here's a request for the cable news networks, who, now that Dean is back in the news, are running the scream again. The request: Stop, it's not news, if it ever was.  

1:45PM Eastern: Arrived safely in Spartanburg. 

Today's a travel day, from Chapel Hill to Spartanburg. As I pack up to leave town, thanks to everyone in Chapel Hill for taking such good care of me while I was here. Special thanks to Brian Russell, Ruby Sinreich, Anton Zuiker and Paul Jones. I had a great time in Chapel Hill, I'm excited about the blogging culture developing here, and I look forward to visiting again real soon. Thanks! 

NY Times piece on the Eason Jordan affair. Not very balanced, mostly apologizing for Jordan, and casting the bloggers in a very negative light. The problem for the pros, in the end, is that they've been very sheltered, above criticism, and that's over now. The sooner they adjust, the better for them. Name-calling may make them feel better, for a very short time, but it won't make the problem go away.  

Pew: "11% of all American adults own iPods or MP3 players -- that's more than 22 million people."