Author Archives: halwebguy
2011
2011 has been a crazy year for me. So crazy, in fact, that we’re in the middle of September and this is my first post of the year. It was a great year at New York Media, where we continued … Continue reading
Online Conversations and Seeds of Innovation.
I was using Outlook today, reviewing my mail, and was thinking about how painful it was to review my mail. There must have been about 10 concurrent e-mail discussions, with plenty of back and forth. Simple date sorting for these … Continue reading
Roy Fielding is Awesome (and so was Day Ignite)
I met a serious living legend this weekend at the Day Ignite conference in Chicago. I don’t usually get star-struck, but Fielding is one of the principal authors of HTTP, the creator of the REST architectural style, not to mention … Continue reading
Foursquare – A Geek’s Perspective
I went to the town fair with my wife and kids last night, and there were a total of three Foursquare check-ins: myself, my wife, and one other person. I’m certain most of those kids at the fair had cell … Continue reading
reBlog from avc.com: A VC
I found this fascinating quote today: Every board meeting should end with an executive session. The term executive session is an oxymoron because it is a meeting of all the board members other than the executives of the company.avc.com, A … Continue reading
The NoSQL Movement: The Object – RDMBS Incompatability
I could prove that I’m a dinosaur and say “are you out of your mind — No SQL?” But then, I would be the one out of my mind. I’ve always used relational databases and SQL. In fact, SQL could … Continue reading
It’s One Thing to Hire People Smarter Than You…
…but it’s another thing to learn from them. It’s important to trust your team, but why not get the most out of the experience? Especially if you’re a technologist, you can’t ever stop learning (and probably wouldn’t want to).
“No Surprises”
This is a great follow-up to my previous post about great managers. What Great Bosses Know About ‘No Surprises’ by Jill Geisler at the Poynter Institute really hits the nail on the head regarding managers’ relationships with their employees. Are … Continue reading
Being a Great Manager
From time to time I like to read books or articles on how to be a great manager, so that I can find ways to continuously improve. Tonight, I instead decided to reflect on the qualities I’ve tried to emulate in my [best] managers past [and hope that I've succeeded]. It’s a good way to make sure I’m not slipping, and to continue to find ways to improve. Here’s the short list of advice I’ve given myself: Continue reading
Social Dying
The Way It Was Then 8:00 AM Celebrity sent to hospital 10:00 AM Celebrity pronounced dead 6:00 PM Local TV announces death Next Morning Story printed on page 9 of the local newspaper The Way It Is Now 8:00 AM … Continue reading