A bit ironic that the latest – third annual – report from the Communication Workers of America Union is a whopping 20 megabites (could take an hour to download via a dialup connection). I’ve embedded the full PDF at the bottom of this...
Topics: internet, report, speed

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Internet giant Amazon.com will acquire Zappos.com in a deal worth more than $800 million, according to an official announcement today. After growing into an e-commerce behemoth with a legendary customer service record, it comes as little surprise that...
Topics: amazon, AMZN, corporate sustainability, echosystem, ecommerce, internet, jeff bezos, online, shoes, shopping, tech, tony hsieh, zappos

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I was honored to be on a panel this Monday with David Sarno (LA Times), Chris Tolles (Topix) and Christina Gagnier (Politech) discussing Citizen Journalism. Thanks to Geoff Brown and Social media Club LA for hooking it up and Alexia Tsotsis (LA Weekly)...
Topics: journalism, Los Angeles, media, scmla, social media, social media club, video

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Call me easily perturbed by 24-hour news media shock lingo, but CNN and CNN.com can’t seem to post a story without having an alarming red bar over or under it, indicating either developing or breaking story.Case in point, when Tiger Woods misses...
Topics: breaking news, cnn, internet, journalism, media, omg, online media

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One of the greater curiosities coming out of my short trip to Rome was the seemingly-thriving bikesharing system. I saw dozens of kiosks around the area where we stayed (Trevi Fountain / Campo de Marzio / Via Veneto / La Spagna). BUT WHERE WERE THE...
Topics: atac, bicycle, bike, italy, roma, rome, travel

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