Converging

I’m going to be moderating a panel at annual tech user conference ConvergeSouth next month that includes journalists Dan Conover and Will Bunch.
It’s free, so you should come and ask questions. Or just mock what I’m wearing.

Sound of Feedback: Missing story edition

Alert News & Record readers noticed that my front-page story about a cop charged with embezzling from a non-profit fund did not actually jump in this morning’s paper. It said that it jumped — but it didn’t actually jump. Due to some problem in the press room I don’t really understand the second half of [...]

The Sound of Feedback: Smartcar Edition

Last weekend I wrote about a Smartcar demonstration at The Shops at Friendly Center.
I took a test drive, talked with some people about them — nothing spectacular, but not a bad afternoon.
I received three messages from people asking to buy a Smartcar from me.
This has happened before.
Chris Daughtry t-shirts, bottles of wine, insulation services — [...]

“It’s Culture Shock, B**CH!”

Well, actually, “It’s Britney, b**ch!”
But she’s in the mix this week over at Culture Shock.
Head over there this week — I’m back from vacation and catching up with pop culture.
In this week’s posts you can:
* Read my musings on Britney Spears looking like a drag queen (and the possibility that she’ll spend the rest of [...]

My buddy Luke’s story at Wired

Also, while I was gone Wired took notice of my buddy Luke McIntyre’s story on DJ Johnny Walker breaking the Guinness record for on-air radio broadcasting at WUAG. They excerpted some of his excellent story on their Listening Post blog.
Luke is managing editor of my old college paper, The Carolinian, and is interning at Go [...]

The Sound of Feedback: Gang centerpiece edition

I’m back from my week’s vacation and sifting through the 2,365 e-mails I got while I was gone (half of them telling me my mailbox is over its size limit). Also navigating our voice mail system to retrieve all the calls I missed.
You know, it’s strange. I left just before my Sunday centerpiece, “Why Do [...]