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Get into in medias res

February 03 Comments Off on Get into in medias res Category: Feed, HackText

The beginning is a pretty bad place to start and exposition is for suckers. The key to good writing, be it journalism, fiction, screenplay or science fiction trilogy, is to start in the middle of things. While it is tempting to lead a reader by the nose through your way of thinking and bring them […]

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The echo chamber is a lousy teacher

February 01 Comments Off on The echo chamber is a lousy teacher Category: Feed, HackText

Social media has many great communication tools and is an excellent way to increase expertise, but what if you want to learn something new? It’s hard to get started on a new topic when the good stuff is hidden in huge feeds. I’ve really only regretted the death of two online services. Furl, which got swallowed up into Diigo‘s […]

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The Android tablet is on the rise, so let’s think beyond the iPad magazine

January 31 Comments Off on The Android tablet is on the rise, so let’s think beyond the iPad magazine Category: Feed, HackText, Transmedia

Imagine what will happen when Android finally turns over a tablet-ready OS? I’m betting that any iPad-specific publications, magazines, newspapers or other applications will either launch Android editions or be left behind.

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What would you want in a Kindle app?

January 29 Comments Off on What would you want in a Kindle app? Category: Feed, HackText, Wordpress

Image via Wikipedia I’ve been looking into Kindle application development. Considering how many Kindles are out there, there is a huge potential market for a few good applications on the device. There are some serious limitations to keep in mind when theorizing a Kindle app, specifically two big ones. The black and white, low-refresh, nature […]

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