Here’s my piece from last week’s Paper Machete. You can read my previous pieces for the Machete here. This piece pretty much speaks for itself but keep in mind I write this to read them so the italics, the caps, etc. are more cues for me as I’m reading than proper written form. Also,...
Why I killed my Klout account (and how you can too)
As you’ll soon read, one of my issues with Klout is that it asks for too much and gives too little. In that spirit, I’m going to give you an incentive to read this 2000+ word blog post on why Klout isn’t worth your time, thought or data. Here’s how to remove yourself from...
Chicago Ideas Week: Mayoral evening twitter roundup via #CIWMayor
UPDATE: Chicagomag.com’s Carol Felsenthal offers a complete rundown on the entire Chicago Ideas Week mayoral discussion. Tonight I attended one of the first 2011 Chicago Ideas Week events. It was a roundtable Q&A moderated by the New York Times’s Thomas Friedman with mayors from a few of America’s great cities: Mayor Rahm Emanuel from...
A brief roundup of my relevant interests
Bits and pieces… Comics: DC relaunched and renumbered its entire line last week. I’ve read Justice League and Action Comics so far. Justice League didn’t reveal where it was headed while Action suggests the new Superman is a mix of Spider-Man, Batman and…a 1930s-era Superman (with nods to that era’s mob and wife abuser villains)....
Top five moments from last night’s @MayorEmanuel event at Hideout
Jeff Tweedy recites “My Humps” from Jasmine D on Vimeo. A totally subjective list but… 5. The Chief Technology Officer of the city of Chicago, John Tolva (@Immerito), DJ’ed the party last night which is probably the best commentary on how this whole project brought the Chicago tech and arts scenes together in one...