Peaking into Facebook’s algorithmic black box

February 04 Comments Off on Peaking into Facebook’s algorithmic black box Category: Feed, HackText, Journalism

If you came to this post from my Facebook you’ve been participating in a little not-so-scientific experiment on my behalf. For most of the month of January almost all of my Facebook shares have passed through a new site I set up with WordPress and PressForward. On Chronoto.pe I archive a copy of everything I’ve read […]

PressForward Plugin Beta Now Available!

June 18 Comments Off on PressForward Plugin Beta Now Available! Category: Feed, HackText

PressForward, the Google Reader replacement that runs inside your WordPress install, is now in open beta! This is one of the project’s that I’ve spent the last year working on and I’m very excited to get to this stage. PressForward, which is hitting beta just in time to complete testing when Google Reader hits the […]

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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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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