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    The Problem of Free and the Long Tail of Content Production

    February 7th, 2011 | 6 Comments »

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    Internet users have grown accustomed to free content. But this is not without its problems. Jeff Chandler used to produce a Weekly WordPress podcast. His last podcast, “I tried,” is dated back in December. It’s a long, tired explanation about the difficulties of pouring so much energy into an endeavor that has no substantial financial return. As he moves toward marriage and maintains a full-time … more »


    A Mile Wide and 30 Seconds Deep: A Metaphor for Help from Mike Hughes

    July 8th, 2009 | 6 Comments »

    I don’t know if it was my long bike ride along a river or my immersion in the writing phase of a documentation project, but this week I’ve been pondering Mike Hughes’ assertion that help should be a “mile wide and thirty seconds deep.” I first heard Mike mention this help landscape metaphor in a podcast several months back. Mike also wrote an article called … more »