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  • Writing Every So Often: The Personal Essay Makes A Comeback | John Battelle's Search Blog

    In the blog-only era of the early 2000s, folks like me had our personal site, and we also watched a set of sites that we truly followed. RSS was our Twitter, and we carefully pruned a list of other folks who we’d check each day. I let about 40 or so “voices into my brain” each day, and those voices mattered to me, a lot. Most of us even created “blogrolls” – links to folks we felt were worthy of attention (really – remember those?!). And when someone wrote something noteworthy, others in the network might write a response, always with a link back.

     

    This pattern still happens, of course – that’s what I’m doing now. But it happens far less regularly, and without the clear social network that used to define communities of blogs.

    via Writing Every So Often: The Personal Essay Makes A Comeback | John Battelle’s Search BlogJohn Battelle’s Search Blog.

    I am slowly diving back into Google Reader AND reblogging items. That brief spurt of G+ sharing got some nice conversations, but… I do want things on my own site.

    Still a bit of schizophrenia about when to post here vs. when to post at links.bmannconsulting.com.

    → 11:48 PM, Dec 5   •  quote, This is Awesome, reblog, blogging, John Batelle, Blog
  • Party Monster, the making of

    [vimeo www.vimeo.com/54495310 w=400&h=300]

    Making a funky app video - Allen Pike.

    Congrats to Allen & the entire Steamclock Software team on launching Party Monster, their music DJing app for iPad and iPhone.

    → 11:21 PM, Dec 5   •  video, This is Awesome, reblog, Allen Pike, Party Monster, Steamclock Software, Blog
  • Santa Cthulhu

    via Laughing Squid: Santa Cthulhu, A Needle Felted Wool Sculpture For 2012.

    I have a bit of a Cthulhu obsession (as does large parts of the Internet). Merry Festivus, and may the Elder Gods not eat your soul with instant green coffee!

    → 8:13 PM, Dec 3   •  image, Cthulhu, This is Awesome, Laughing Squid, Blog
  • Sustainable Shipping - on a sailboat

    The sail freighter Tres Hombres “sustainable shipping”

    Ambassador of the new fleet of sustainable hybrid sailing vessels ( fairtransport )

    The 32 meter brigantine Tres Hombres is in service since December 2009. She maintains a sustainable freight service between: Europe, the Atlantic islands, the Caribbean and America. Besides a cargo capacity of 35 tons, she has accommodation for 5 crew members and 10 trainees / passengers.

    via THE SAILING VESSEL AND CARGO SHIP BRIGANTINE TRES HOMBRES.

    And they even have their own brand of rum that they are importing.

    → 3:59 PM, Jun 13   •  This is Awesome, sailing, Blog
  • Beautiful Dangerous Tigers

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    via theatlantic.com

    Seen via dangerousmeta. Yes, the tigers ARE beautifully dangerous.

    → 5:20 AM, Dec 29   •  This is Awesome, tigers, Blog
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