“Authority” v. wikipedia (why teachers are picking the wrong fight)

Last week, one of my media course (ed PD) classmates talked about the ongoing struggle to help students make sense of the flood of information online. She cited a negative experience with wikipedia, which resulted in an energetic exchange about the merits (and challenges) with open online content.
It’s not about “authority” nor should it be
As [...]

Smartmobs: Bad dataplans killing iPhone adoption in Japan, Canada

Back in June of 2008, many tech writers speculated that the iPhone might not go big in Japan. For my part, I wondered if philosophical and cultural differences might constitute barriers to adoption. I reasoned that the challenges would be practical as well as aesthetic.
Read the rest of my article at Howard Rheingold’s Smartmobs.

Philosophy and cell phones in Japan [smartmobs]

Crossposting of my Smartmobs piece “Cell phones in Japan: Go big or Big Mind?“:
Apple’s 3G iPhone may well hit all the right notes with North American consumers but will it go big in Japan? WIRED writer Lisa Katayama isn’t so sure:

“Steve Jobs’ new iPhone, expected to be unveiled Monday, is headed to Japan by the [...]

[Feature article] Linkedout: Blogging, equality and the future

My article was originally published in Mindjack Magazine (2004)
April 19 , 2004 | As I write this, another journalist is explaining what a blog is [...]

[Feature article] Warren Ellis: The transmetropolitan condition

My article below was originally published in Mindjack Magazine online.

October 28, 2002 | There has never been a better time to read the work of [...]

[Feature article] Reading McLuhan

My article below originally published in Mindjack Magazine online.
April 29, 2002 | If there’s a message of the for dummies age it’s that nothing is beyond our grasp. [...]