Category Archives: What The Internet Needs Now

What’s Wrong With the World Today, Part Eleventy Billion

Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2011 by Keith

People keep asking how we got here. How we, the noble citizens of a once proud nation, came to find ourselves in a situation where demonstrators in Wisconson have to protest in order to keep collective bargaining for unions. How … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture War, Politics, Rant, What The Internet Needs Now | 1 Comment

A New Utility: The Library as Critical Infrastructure

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 by Keith

Everyone who plays the board game Monopoly knows that the real power properties to own are the utilities. If you have Water Works, the Electric Company and all four railroads in your pile, you’ve got a solid chance of winning, … Continue reading →

Posted in Libraries, Technology, The Land of Suede Elbow Pads, What The Internet Needs Now | 3 Comments

There’s A Little Amazonfail In All Of Us

Posted on Thursday, April 16, 2009 by Keith

Clay Shirky has written a thoughtful essay on the fallout of #amazonfail and our collective culpability in it: Though the #amazonfail event is important for several reasons, I can’t write about it dispassionately, because I was an enthusiastic participant in … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, By the Power of the Interweb!, Things That Are Not Bombs, What The Internet Needs Now | 3 Comments

Call Me SparticusLover626

Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 by Keith

I’ve been using Twitter and Facebook for a few months now and my general assessment is that these tools are useful for now. That’s about as good as it gets when evaluating technology, especially web apps that are doomed to … Continue reading →

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