I believe that this

I believe that this notion of self-publishing, which is what Blogger and blogging are really about, is the next big wave of human communication. The last big wave was Web activity. Before that one it was e-mail. Instant messaging was an extension of e-mail, real-time e-mail. Eric Schmidt

A foolhardy lot, we

A foolhardy lot, we accepted it all, as we always do, never asked: “What is going to happen to us now, with this invention of print?” In the same way, we never thought to ask, “How will our lives, our way of thinking, be changed by the internet, which has seduced a whole generation with … Read more

My book review site

My book review site and first blog, which I started in 2003. I started it because I was lamenting that while I read so much, I could hardly remember any of it. People would ask me what good books I’d read recently, or what I thought of a particular book, and my mind would go … Read more

Looking back on the

Looking back on the event, I find myself thinking there are three approaches to journalism represented here. One is the cool approach of traditional journalism, including network broadcasting in which NPR is no exception. One is the hot approach of talk radio, which has since expanded to TV sports networks and now Fox TV. The … Read more