An Apple Store Experience From Hell — And It’s Clear There Are Larger Problems With Apple’s Retail Presence
… by Avery Hartmans, Business Insider
Journalism and Platforms
It’s time for journalism to build its own platforms
I think we can all agree on that one … I know @Dave in particular has been saying that for a while.
Here’s the thing … if ‘we all’ can see the benefits of ‘roll your own’ why can’t the media ..
That’s rhetorical.
🎵 2/10 Revisiting this one today on the recommendation of @laurentboileau
Did a search for ‘Mac’ … 23 accounts came up …. over half listed as zero posts … that’s not good.
Wait … what?
NYT - Hawaii Governor knew that the alarm was false in two minutes
What the hell was going on for the next 36 minutes!
Cough!
For those of you that follow 📚 and read with a device rather than paper …. you might find BookBub both interesting and useful.
Integration and Aggregation
Capturing this link now and will come back to it later.
Micro.blog Help - Replies and @-mentions
Bottom line I will be tying three external Wordpress blogs into my Micro Blog instance … and am excited to see how it can / might / will develop into a single place for aggregation and distribution.
Time will tell … but that’s the goal.
Just discovered the 3D Touch option to post on Micro Blog … very nice.
Naturally, This posted via The 3D Touch option 👀
Quiet. Nice and quiet.
I love how you can add a twitter handle in Micro.Blog which is inactive on Micro.Blog but becomes a hot link when the post routes through to twitter - such as over here .@TheBusEquation #Nice
🎵 1/10 It will become clear. Probably in 11/10 This was the first …
Cringely’s take on how the recent corporate tax windfalls are essentially a stab in the eye for all individual US tax payers.www.cringely.com Welcome back @cringely
I have too many writing apps … again … how does this happen?
Answers on a postcard please ….
Breakfast this morning at Bucks which can only be described as a Silicon Valley institution - with a friend who is the human equivalent. Nice to see you Geoff.
Truth
Imagination Is Life
... Hugh Macleod
🎵 Anyone in here a Steven Wilson enthusiast ?
People First It’s a focus of mine. Learn more at - where else? People First
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