There is something about a mountaintop. The view all around you. The freshness of the air. The wind whipping against your hair and body. The exhiliration of making it to the top after a grueling climb. There is something about a mountaintop. The smiles and joy of some people there. The agonized expressions of those who just barely made it. The mobile phones as selfies and panoramas get taken. The sometimes sharing of food. There is something about a mountaintop. The sense of wonder and awe. The pointing down to the bottom. Is that where the trail began? Is that…
Sep 05
FIR #51: A real plastic influencer
Today’s panel features Jen McClure, who founded the Society for New Communication research; business blogging pioneer Lionel Menchaca; and PR agency president Sherrilynne Starkie. Our topics included whether the Epi-Pen crisis would ever have happened without social media and how companies now need to think about “business as usual,” the value of some kinds of hashtags (or lack thereof), AT&T’s self-righteous post reacting to Google’s fiber decision, Mattel’s Barbie is now a paid Instagram influencer, and more. Dan York’s report look at two Facebook announcements: Messenger now lets you share video while you’re texting and Facebook says your site must be mobile-friendly or your ads will suffer
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Sep 04
A Seriously Bad Mistake
I made a serious mistake last night. One that had consequences for my sleep – or lack thereof. It caused me to not do anything else this morning. It caused me not to get up and want to make breakfast. I wanted to ignore everyone else around me. It was seriously, seriously bad… What was it? I opened up a book. Not just a "book".. but a really, really GOOD book! And now… all I want to do is sit there and read the remaining 600 pages… 🙂 Responsibilities call… things need to be done… activities need to be planned……
Sep 03
Do you use Docker Swarm? If so, how?
UPDATE – 20 Nov 2018 – I wrote this back in 2016 as I was just experimenting with Docker. Since that time, not only did Swarm emerge as Docker’s tool for container management/orchestration/clustering, but we also saw the emergence and then domination …
Sep 02
Facebook Says: Get Your Site Mobile-Friendly Or Your Ads Will Suffer
If your web site isn’t "mobile-friendly" yet, and you do any advertising on Facebook, well… you better make your site mobile-friendly very soon! Facebook said on Wednesday that websites will be penalized in Facebook’s advertising network if they are NOT…
Sep 02
TDYR 311 – Facebook Says Get Mobile-Friendly Or Your Ads Will Suffer
This week Facebook provided yet another reason to make sure your website is “mobile-friendly” – ads for sites that are NOT will be penalized in Facebook’s advertising network. In this episode I talk about that and some of the resources available. Read…
Sep 01
TDYR 310 – Initial Thoughts on Facebook Messenger “Instant Video”
Facebook Messenger today launched “Instant Video”, allowing you to add video to a text chat. In this episode I offer some initial thoughts about why this is interesting…
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Sep 01
Facebook Messenger’s "Instant Video" Lets You Simultaneously Use Video and Chat
The messaging wars continue! Today Facebook Messenger added "Instant Video" to it’s iOS and Android app, allowing you to easily share live video while still in a text chat. Facebook has had "video calling" since back in May 2015, but…
Sep 01
New RFC 7958 – DNSSEC Trust Anchor Publication for the Root Zone
How can you trust the root of the “global chain of trust” that is used in DNSSEC? How can you be sure as you are validating DNSSEC signatures that this global chain works? To provide this chain of validation, DNSSEC relies on what is called a “trust anchor”. When you check the signature for DNS records Read more…
Aug 31
Conectando Lo Desconectando: La Historia de la Visita A Una Escuela Agua Azul, México
¿Cómo llevas el internet a un pueblo remoto en México donde ni siquiera hay servicio telefónico? En junio de 2016, salimos en viaje a fin de responder esta pregunta. Fue el día antes del inicio del OECD Ministerial Meeting en el Digital Economy en Cancun y nuestro ISOC Mexico Chapter arregló la visita.
Nuestro grupo era pequeño: Internet Society President & CEO Kathy Brown, Regional Bureau Director para América Latina Sebastián Bellagamba, Alejandro Pisanty del ISOC Mexico Chapter y yo.
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