http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/ A daily weblog about new media, online journalism and current events. en-us 2003-10-02T15:51:53-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_10_02.html#001704 This blog has moved to a new address: http://blog.jdlasica.com. I've also moved from MovableType (750,000 downloads over the past 2-3 years) to TypePad (somewhere north of 3,000 paying subscribers). The advantages are several: • It loads faster. • Very cool... Weblogs jdlasica 2003-10-02T15:51:53-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_28.html#001703 I met Michael Lewis at a new media conference back during the dotcom go-go days when he lamented how he coulda been a millionaire had he just accepted an offer to write a crappy column for TheStreet.com. Well, Lewis... jdlasica 2003-09-28T00:28:05-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_28.html#001702 I've been lucky to run into several high-quality people through this weblog, including two tech wizards who've been helping me wth my blog problems. Damien Newman (a programmer at MovableType and proprietor of mdn studio) advised me to lose my... jdlasica 2003-09-28T00:02:07-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_27.html#001701 Once upon a time, when I was Sunday magazine editor of the Sacramento Union, San Francisco writer Joan Gonick wrote for me almost every week. Now she's writing about her brain tumor.... jdlasica 2003-09-27T23:39:15-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_27.html#001700 The press continues to probe Gen. Wes Clark's fitness to be president. The October Atlantic Monthly takes a hard look. And in this week's Newsweek (with Clark as the cover boy), Evan Thomas has a backgrounder on Clark, the Water... jdlasica 2003-09-27T16:36:24-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001699 Business Week Online conducts a short newsmaker q&a with Howard Rheingold. How Will "Smart Mobs" Play Out? Tech trend-spotter Rheingold says these fluid, Net/cell-phone communities have still-unmet entrepreneurial promise... Web/Tech jdlasica 2003-09-26T19:30:57-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001698 Dear JD, I am writing you today as a fellow supporter of Howard Dean. It is now more important than ever that we stand up with him. At yesterday's presidential debate in New York City, the Washington candidates continued their relentless attacks on Howard Dean. For the past month, the establishment candidates have been conducting orchestrated assaults on Dean's character, employing radio ads, speeches, direct mail, and a whisper campaign questioning the Governor's commitment to key Democratic values -- one of them has even created a website devoted exclusively to criticizing Howard Dean. As Howard Dean said at the debate, "We need to remember that the enemy here is George Bush, not each other." We need Howard Dean's bold leadership in the White House. Strong fundraising keeps our campaign's momentum going; it pays for much-needed media buys in key battleground states and it attracts new supporters to Howard Dean. And continuing strong fundraising will also help with the campaign's latest bold move: hiring a coordinator for each of Iowa's 99 counties. There are five days left before the FEC filing deadline. I urge you to make a contribution now to help Governor Dean: http://www.deanforamerica.com/contributetoday I know that you have done a great deal to get Howard Dean to where he is today. But today and for the next five days the most important thing he needs is your financial support. Please join more than 150,000 Americans who have already contributed: http://www.deanforamerica.com/contributetoday Thank you for taking the time today to support Howard Dean. Sincerely, Martin Sheen Politics jdlasica 2003-09-26T19:27:36-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001697 Last weekend I reported on the weird stuff happening with my MovableType archives. Whenever I rebuild my 7-month-old site, it adds 230 megabytes to my ISP's servers. This is a bit of a problem, because I'm allowed only 200 megabytes... jdlasica 2003-09-26T18:33:38-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_26.html#001696 Salon: We were both professionals. Now I'm sweeping up popcorn, my husband is selling motorcycles, and our house is on the block. There are a lot of us these days.... jdlasica 2003-09-26T00:45:57-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001695 NY Times: U.S. Is Only the Tip of Pirated Music Iceberg.... jdlasica 2003-09-25T23:28:35-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001694 Watching the Democrats' presidential debate tonight on MSNBC (TiVo'd, of course, so I can fast-forward through Kucinich and Graham). Quick impressions: - The winner tonight seemed to be Gen. Wesley Clark, not because of any rhetorical flourish, but because he... jdlasica 2003-09-25T23:07:17-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001693 I don't generally run press releases for new products, but I'm a big fan of multimedia software that encourages personal creativity. I think we'll see an explosion in home moviemaking over the next five years. So this may be a... Web/Tech jdlasica 2003-09-25T17:21:01-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001692 Shayne Bowman over at Hypergene Media has formatted an HTML version of the New Directions for News report "We Media: How audiences are shaping the future of news and information." Previously it was available just in PDF form.... Participatory journalism jdlasica 2003-09-25T15:20:38-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001691 Salon has reprinted excerpts from Howard Dean's campaign speech at Copley Square in Boston on Tuesday: Dean declares war on "King George." Presidential candidate Howard Dean calls upon today's Sons of Liberty to overthrow a government that is "of, by... jdlasica 2003-09-25T14:32:21-08:00 http://www.jdlasica.com/blog/archives/2003_09_25.html#001690 Rafat Ali, editor of paidContent.org, makes a good point today that's worth underlining. Let him tell it: It is amazing how major, respectable media companies like CNET News and AP don't know how to credit stories, especially stories done by... Weblogs jdlasica 2003-09-25T14:25:25-08:00