Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

David Isenberg has a weblog. Good. (Also about time…) Comments Posted by: Some random humanoid on September 20, 2003 09:31 PM Now we just need ISEN.RSS so we can keep up proper-like using our fave blogragator. C’mon Isen.Dude, you late-adopter … Continue reading →

David Weinberger and I just launched WordPirates, a site devoted to reclaiming some good words from the people and organizations that have twisted them beyond recognition. One I contributed at the start was “guest” in the context of a hotel … Continue reading →

Mercury News: Senate rejects new media ownership rules. The U.S. Senate sent a stinging rebuke to the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, voting to overturn the agency’s new rules that would allow media giants to buy more newspapers, TV and … Continue reading →

I don’t know if this report on Photo.net is for real, but it has the definite ring of reality. (I hope the local newspaper will check it out.) Here’s how the tale starts: “I’m writing this to alert all of … Continue reading →

So, if the Appeals Court ruling delaying the California recall holds up, it’ll likely ensure the installation of more modern voting machines throughout California. So far, so good. But if the result is the use of touch-screen machines that have … Continue reading →

AP: New terror laws used vs. common criminals. In the two years since law enforcement agencies gained fresh powers to help them track down and punish terrorists, police and prosecutors have increasingly turned the force of the new laws not … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the team at CNet, which just celebrated its seventh birthday. Keep up the good work, folks. Comments

I’ll be in airplanes and airports for the next 30 hours or so, on the way home from South Africa. Updates are unlikely before late Saturday. Comments

Just realized I forgot to mention last Sunday’s Mercury News column. It was about the new Toyota Prius (note: annoying Flash download) hybrid sedan and why I’ve been thinking it’ll be a smash hit. Read it here. Several readers observed … Continue reading →

I just did a guest-writing stint for the Release 1.0 newsletter, on weblogs and RSS. Here’s the abstract of the piece. Comments