(Note – This article was first published by h+ Magazine, on May 12, 2010. It’s republished here for my own archives.) Chances are, you’re not using the same computer you were twenty years ago. But chances are, you’re still using the same basic user interface — a mouse for pointing, a keyboard for typing. While … Read more
As many of you are probably aware, I’ve spent the last couple of months working on the Interactive Innovation Project for Fall 2009. This is the capstone project of my year at Medill. The project has been about obituaries in print and online, and about how obituaries drive readership to local media outlets. One of … Read more
Once again, it looks like I’ve been neglecting the occasional update for you lovely folks. Let me give you the quick rundown of what’s going on. I’m knee-deep and wading through this obituaries project. The interactive innovation project at Medill this quarter is about obituaries, online and off. That’s eating up a metric ton of … Read more