Ian Forrest

poynterinstitute: When do you post about the weather? Wolfram...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:54:30 -0400

When do you post about the weather?

Wolfram Alpha compiled scores of data from Facebook and detailed the results in an impressive breakdown. This series of graphs, only a few of many, details the frequency with which people post about certain topics, by age and gender. Unsurprisingly, people post most about school right at the start of their twenties, and more about food as they age.

Forecast.io makers share their tips for making a web app

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:47:30 -0400

Forecast.io makers share their tips for making a web app

poynterinstitute: futurejournalismproject: When the Government...

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:01:50 -0400

poynterinstitute:

futurejournalismproject:

When the Government Comes Knocking, Who Has Your Back?

Hat tip to Josh Stearns for making us aware of this 2012 report.

Via the Electronic Frontier Foundation:

When you use the Internet, you entrust your online conversations, thoughts, experiences, locations, photos, and more to companies like Google, AT&T and Facebook. But what happens when the government demands that these companies to hand over your private information? Will the company stand with you? Will it tell you that the government is looking for your data so that you can take steps to protect yourself?

The Electronic Frontier Foundation examined the policies of 18 major Internet companies — including email providers, ISPs, cloud storage providers, and social networking sites — to assess whether they publicly commit to standing with users when the government seeks access to user data. We looked at their terms of service, privacy policies, and published law enforcement guides, if any. We also examined their track record of fighting for user privacy in the courts and whether they’re members of the Digital Due Process coalition, which works to improve outdated communications law. Finally, we contacted each of the companies with our conclusions and gave them an opportunity to respond and provide us evidence of improved policies and practices. These categories are not the only ways that a company can stand up for users, of course, but they are important and publicly verifiable.

While some Internet companies have stepped up for users in particular situations, it’s time for all companies that hold private user data to make public commitments to defend their users against government overreach. The purpose of this report is to incentivize companies to be transparent about what data flows to the government and encourage them to take a stand for user privacy when it is possible to do so.

Read through for the report’s findings.

An interesting breakdown of how privacy is (and isn’t) protected by websites that a lot of us use.

germanforblack: I built a plugin for Sublime Text that...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:36:29 -0400

germanforblack:

I built a plugin for Sublime Text that integrates with Twitter’s Bower tool. Its rad, you should install it immediately - available via Sublime Package Control.

For source, and other details check it out on github

31 Steps to a Financial Tuneup - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:51:07 -0400

31 Steps to a Financial Tuneup - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

Bad at their Jobs and Loving it

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:15:00 -0400

Bad at their Jobs and Loving it:

“In 42% of companies, low performers actually report being more engaged – more motivated and more likely to enjoy working at their organization, for example – than middle and high performers do.” - WSJ

Jake Levine: Why learning to code isn’t as important as learning to build something

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:30:50 -0400

Jake Levine: Why learning to code isn’t as important as learning to build something

Teach your kids to code.

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:06:32 -0500

Teach your kids to code.

A web designer's SEO checklist

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:14:51 -0500

A web designer's SEO checklist

Am I responsive? http://ami.responsivedesign.is/ shows you what...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:51:24 -0500

Am I responsive? http://ami.responsivedesign.is/ shows you what your site looks like on iPhone/iPad/laptop.

Cory Bergman: Why Facebook's stunning mobile numbers should get news organizations' attention

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:23:41 -0500

Cory Bergman: Why Facebook's stunning mobile numbers should get news organizations' attention:

corybe:

(Updated) Facebook is now a mobile company, not just in culture, but in audience. During its Q4 earnings announcement, Facebook said its mobile active users surpassed the desktop for the first time in its history — 680 million users (+57% YOY) out of 1.06 billion overall.

But perhaps the most…

Facebook’s data services team reveals southern Oregon for...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:09:00 -0500

Facebook’s data services team reveals southern Oregon for the Oakland Raiders fans they truly are. Incriminating.

NFL Fans on Facebook

siphotos: Bill Walton takes a water break while hiking in the...

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:38:01 -0500

siphotos:

Bill Walton takes a water break while hiking in the Portland mountains. Walton is celebrating his 60th birthday on Monday. (John Papanek/SI)

GALLERY: Never-Before-Seen Photos of Bill Walton

Photo

Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:56:57 -0400

Via ESPN

Sun, 13 May 2012 02:12:57 -0400

Via ESPN

"I used to care about my browser. I used to care about my parents’ browser, my friends’ browsers, and..."

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:29:21 -0400

“I used to care about my browser. I used to care about my parents’ browser, my friends’ browsers, and internet strangers’ browsers. And, not to get defensive, I think there was a time when it made sense to care — when using the wrong one was the fastest ticket to a broken computer. When the best was measurably better than the worst. When there even was a best.”

- John Herrman: Remember The Browser Wars? (via thisistheverge)

Using bit.ly links as the data, Forbes learns Al-Jazeera is most...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:54:45 -0400

Using bit.ly links as the data, Forbes learns Al-Jazeera is most popular in Oregon and New Hampshire.

After a weekend of NCAA Tournament games at the Rose Garden,...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:12:00 -0400

After a weekend of NCAA Tournament games at the Rose Garden, I’m ready for a bracket do-over from the NCAA Tournament Committee. Tuba Kid from the VCU band needs to be the No. 1 seed.

Nike at SXSW -- why it's now in the data business

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:40:56 -0400

Nike at SXSW -- why it's now in the data business:

jerrycasey:

From the story on Digiday: “Nike Fuel is going to arm the brand with the crude oil of the digital world: data. It will have access to reams of activity data, thanks to Nike Plus and other products. That will allow the brand to do a range of things with the resulting data, especially in the social space.”

Newspapers are America's fastest shrinking industry, online publishing is one of fastest growing

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:33:04 -0400

Newspapers are America's fastest shrinking industry, online publishing is one of fastest growing:

So says a LinkedIn/Council of Economic Advisors study on data from 2007-2011.