This column originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com The Seahawks have, in the eyes of many, navigated half of an expectant season to a glass half empty. They once stood, after all, at a replacement-ref-inflated 4-2. So reaching the NFL's midseason with a 4-4 record means the Seahawks have stumbled of late. Still, the very word that …
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Terms for the Plugged-In
I've been working on the Internet since 1999 -- a relative Stone Age, for some. Times -- and vocabulary -- was so much simpler. At the 2012 Seattle Interactive Conference, I'm learning that the language of the Plugged-In has expanded considerably. To navigate the digital landscape, you now have to be familiar with the following …
Sucked into an Epic Downfall
This post originally appeared at SeattleWeekly.com. It also was referenced at JimRomenesko.com, the popular and influential media blog. At least Lance Armstrong has his health. He kicked cancer’s ass, but there otherwise isn’t much silver in the lining through which so many others are being sucked. As Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de …
A Campaign Against Credibility
It used to chafe at me when the newspaper for which I worked ran advertisements (known as “house ads” because the paper itself “paid” for them) exhorting or applauding any local sports team. I covered all of them at one time or another and believed that even the appearance of my employer cheerleading for any …
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