Random Thoughts

Typefaces don’t affect the reader’s perception?

The line from a recent study has me thinking: " Brumberger (2001) found that typeface had no effect on the perception of the document in terms of ethos. Shaikh, Fox, & Chaparro (2007) found varying results regarding the ethos of a variety of onscreen documents. In spite of limited empirical evidence to support the idea…

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A fascinating look at elections

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Why Mommy is a Democrat

A different kind of children's book

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A pack of cards

Okay, so they're business cards, but my friend Christina sent this set of 541 photos of business cards for inspiration.

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Chateau Malescot St-Exupery could change the world

Attempted robbery ends in group hug after the thief was offered a glass of wine.

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Mike Dunne

Today, I attended the memorial for Mike Dunne. Mike was gruff, but a great journalist. He'll be missed greatly by this community. -

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Family Road Appreciation breakfast

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Social Networking coverage in the media

I find that Social Networking, like PDAs, the Web and most technology is covered very poorly by the media. The problem is that it's rarely covered by a true technology reporter, instead by the business desk or a features writer. Neither has enough experience in technology to understand what to ask or where to look…

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Why do I use LinkedIN?

I was recently asked why I use LinkedIn - here's my answer: Why Link In? It's like the Web used to be -- back in the beginning (93-95) when everyone online was competent, most folks understood computers, most everyone knew someone who knew someone who knew the person you were talking to. No one SPOKE…

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