3 posts and columns on U.S. Airways Flight 1549

(Long) Weekend Update, 1.19.09

in News on January 19, 2009 at 9:56 am PT

The Web never stops publishing, but a tech blog definitely slows down on a market holiday. To wit: A (Long) Weekend Update, and best wishes on Martin Luther King, Jr. day.

Mainstream Media to Webheads: Thanks for the Free Content!

in Media on January 16, 2009 at 9:29 am PT

Big media outlets aren’t threatened by Twitter and “citizen journalists”–they’re happily accepting as much free stuff as they can ingest, and selling it for premium prices. Check your TV screen for proof.

U.S. Airways Flight 1549, Twitter and an Amazing Photo

in Media on January 15, 2009 at 3:18 pm PT

First things first: Everyone on U.S. Airways flight 1549, which landed in the Hudson River this afternoon a few minutes after it took off from LaGuardia, appears to be safe. Amazing. So is this amazing photo from a Twitterer Janis Krums, who posted it to Twitpic, is the “first” photo of the airplane in the water. No idea if that’s true–was someone monitoring all news outlets simultaneously before they reached this conclusion?–but it is an extraordinary photo.