Tech writing from an earlier era There have been many, many times over the last few decades when a new technology delivered a certain moment of awe: the first time I saw a video stream over the Internet, or the first time I navigated a touchscreen. But w

As long as Amazon's and Facebook's interests are aligned with those of authors, every writer should take full advantage of the situation and start getting paid to write. Yet when the day comes that they change their policies to take more of our value, do

Is Facebook a threat to the open web?: There was still a lot of smart commentary on Facebook’s filing for a public stock offering rolling in last late week, so I’ll start with a couple pieces I missed in last week’s review: Both The Atlantic’s Alexis Mad

Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products. He is currently a writer for TechCrunch. Previously, Constine was the Lead Writer of Inside Facebook, where he covered Facebook product changes, privacy, the Ad

Not that long ago, the open web seemed to be the default for most users: America Online, one of the longest-lasting of the old walled-garden portals, was mostly an afterthought, used only by older consumers who were tied to its dial-up business (a busine

For quite some time now, John Battelle, author and general search guru, has been looking to understand how the 'great unwashed' signal their motivations and wants by using search engines and social media channels. In his original blog post he articulated