tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007:/cgi/mt//feed/User-submitted content 2007-02-21T16:38:47Z Movable Type 3.33 6 1 6 tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.96 2007-02-03T03:40:22Z 2007-02-03T03:54:23Z Ever since YouTube first surfaced, it’s been a mystery how the thing isn’t shut down. Obviously, there are copyright violations on a massive scale. But instead of going the way of Napster and being torn down, YouTube was bought by... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.92 2007-01-28T14:36:29Z 2007-01-28T14:41:53Z Let's cap this spate of posts about Craigslist and its founder, Craig Newmark, with a link to a recent podcast interview. Talking again about citizen journalism, Newmark reiterates his belief that "the people who by consensus are saying more important... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.79 2007-01-15T22:29:55Z 2007-01-15T21:40:12Z And the award for worst poll of the day goes to: Are you superstitious? Yes or No The name of the site posting that worthless poll question is being withheld because it would be unfair to single out just one... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2007://1.78 2007-01-14T15:05:03Z 2007-02-08T15:14:59Z An article in The Times says the new wave of community sites is caused by local newspapers’ lack of micro-local coverage. That's true, but there's more to it. Micro-local sites find solid footing because: 1) Newspapers create financial support for... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.60 2006-12-22T04:30:14Z 2006-12-22T02:56:15Z Thanks to an e-mail from Amazon with the subject line: "New Amazon Startup: Askville.com," I might soon find out what song those fatalist musicians play during a montage in the movie, Titanic, as the ship sinks. It's probably "Amazing Grace"... tag:www.lucasgrindley.com,2006://1.58 2006-12-21T02:27:17Z 2006-12-21T15:05:07Z Are we artists? Or, should I ask: aren’t we? Journalism is about making the community better. It’s about challenging people directly, with information. Newspapers, like artists, are out to affect the world. If newspapers die, then some part of society...