December 2011
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Predictions for Journalism 2012: Tim Carmody →
Love this dude.
“In 2005, the suicide rate in the US was 11.0. The likeliest person to kill you...”
– Neven Mrgan: Murder stats
Books I Read This Year
Including but not limited to:
Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing of My Work! - Douglas Coupland Citrus County - John Brandon Bad Nature, or With Elvis in Mexico - Javier Marias Paying For It - Chester Brown A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan Don’t Make Me Think - Steve Krug Zag - Marty Neumeier Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson Designing With Web Standards - Jeffrey Zeldman HTML5 for...
"Carrier IQ Says Measuring Mobile User Experience...
This, from a statement the company released on November 16th. If you aren’t already aware of what Carrier IQ does, read about it here.
It’s unsurprising, but disappointing, that a rootkit manufacturer is defending its actions under the guise of “user experience”. In Cennydd Bowles’ Closing Plenary at this year’s IA Summit, he predicted the coming...
“The problem [with the characteristics of viral memes] is that we can use these...”
– Jon Crowley 