Category: Blogging

News Media by Joe WilcoxJan 31, 20041:39 pm

Whatever Happened to the Free Spirit that spawned the Modern Internet?

This afternoon, I was reading a story about cancelled flights—more concerns about terrorist threats—over at MSNBC. The story included an interactive element that lets the reader try out being a baggage screener for two minutes. Beneath the interactive element, “Can You Spot The THREATS?” is this option: “License this Interactive for your Web site.” Clicking through leads to Rights Links (powered) by Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. The cost: $99 for a single Website. Yeah, you read that right. MSNBC is charging for that interactive element.

Web by Joe WilcoxJan 5, 20045:58 pm

My 10-Year PC Anniversary

Ten years ago this month, I bought my first home PC from a friend who built them for a living. Months earlier, I had read a story in what was then called Washington Journalism Review about the coming age of digital journalism. Few people had heard of the World Wide Web when the article published, but San Jose Mercury News and other publications had started appearing on America Online and CompuServe.

That first computer was a whooper for its day: 486 processor, 8MB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, and Windows 3.11. The builder included WordPerfect 6, which was so buggy, I picked up the competitive Word 6 upgrade from my local Staples. My current cell phone, which also runs a version of Windows, has more power, storage, and memory than that first PC.

Blogging by Joe WilcoxOct 10, 200310:04 am

So, Do Bloggers Prefer Macs?

Longhorn evangelist Robert Scoble has posted the roaringly insightful blog, “Why Do Bloggers Prefer Macs?” Apparently, Macs have big presence at blogging conventions. I’d like to add another reason: Microsoft doesn’t make blogging software. By […]