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Tech Writing in the Voice of an Erudite 19th Century Gentleman

by David | Feb 15, 2018 | Amusing Nonsense, Gulp With Enthusiasm, Mobile commerce, Sip With Assurance

If we’re going to have to suffer through endless TOS statements, they might as well be fun to read I seem to have struck some kind of nerve this week in responding to a whimsical Tweet referencing something that we are all guilty of – losing focus while...

The Newsroom in Your Pocket Training Session at ONA 2009

by David | Oct 10, 2009 | Mobile commerce

Ask not for whom the Mooseinator tweets… Last Friday, I conducted a training session for the reporters attending the Online News Association’s national conference to demonstrate how to build the basic skills needed to cover a breaking news event using mobile...

Charging for News Content on the Mobile Platform: Not So Fast…

by David | Apr 2, 2009 | Mobile commerce, new media, Newspapers

Another quick hit, because I’m swamped with assignments right now. Many newspaper/media analysts have eagerly seized upon the micro-commerce capabilities of mobile phones and devices like the Kindle as possible ways to get readers to pony up for their content....

Why 4G Matters: 300Mbps Data Rate (well, almost)

by David | Mar 11, 2009 | Mobile commerce, Video

HD video demands – at pretty decent color depth & resolution – about 15-25 megs. (Well, unless you’re trying to deal with uncompressed 1080i HD, which calls for about 400 megs – but the only reason to do that is to capture/edit, rather than...

Mobile Banking? Sure Thing – Right After I Get Rid of This Nigerian Prince on Line 2…

by David | Sep 27, 2008 | Digital Migration, Mobile commerce, new media

Another quick hit, as I prepare content for the soon-to-be launched blog on Artesian Media.  This one has to do with a “killer app” that already is a big hit in the rest of the world, but that has yet to take off here in the U.S. Last week, one of the...

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Because surfing the Internet is like drinking from a firehose, David LaFontaine braves the torrent to tell you what trends and technologies to gulp down, swirl in your mouth, or spit out.

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