Yesterday, the Media Development Authority announced radical new measures that could have a major impact on digital and online communications here in Singapore. The proposal is aimed at regulating online news sites, requiring them to obtain a license, put up a SG$50,000 (U$39,400) bond and commit to take down within 24 hours, any item deemed [...] Read full article
Niche Blog If You Can Get It
Focus on a niche. That’s the common advice for bloggers, when it comes to starting, growing and marketing a blog. Focussing on a niche makes it easier to target a specific audience, attract sponsors, sell ads and grow a “brand.” As a blogger, I’ve resisted that path. Instead, I’ve chosen personal blogging, or as I [...] Read full article
Freedom Is Blogging
I’ve been blogging on and off since 2001 and without fail every month since late 2004. I’ve blogged my way through three international relocations and a complete career change of direction. Blogging helped me land my first professional photographic assignments and my first newspaper writing gig. Blogging has given me opportunities to speak at events [...] Read full article
Website Overhaul – First Steps
I’m working on a new design for this website. Although the look of the blog still draws compliments, there are a number of things that frustrate me, like readability on mobile devices, site navigation and the styling of comments. Plus, the site has looked more or less the same for a couple of years now. [...] Read full article
Some Old School Blogging Tips and Ideas
I’ve been blogging since 2001. This current blog started in late 2004. In 2005-06 I had some pretty serious traffic and a large following. Then things tapered off for a long time. Recently I’ve been trying to breath new life into this blog. Right now, my typical daily traffic is double what it was six [...] Read full article
Did Instagram Just MySpace Itself?
The internet is aflutter with the news that mobile, social photography platform, Instagram was just sold to Facebook for U$1 Billion. Within months of seeing Kodak, the icon of the film era, go bankrupt, we now have a start-up built around mobile photography (and vintage nostalgia) realising huge profits. What This Means For The Industry [...] Read full article
Are Personal Blogs Making A Comeback?
Back when I started blogging, in 2001, every blog was a personal blog. Each blog was a person, taking about their experiences, passions and opinions in their own voice. Then things changed. Many bloggers started to look at their sites as a way to make money. Blogs soon became clogged with banners and ads. Bloggers [...] Read full article
The Sounds Of Silence
Today I was going to discuss a familiar theme; the way social media & internet distraction is affecting our ability to relate to each in a real, human way. I had been wondering to what extent this had been a problem in other stages of human existence and how we might create art that helps [...] Read full article
Klout, Influence And Other Urban Myths
Klout is a service that claims to be able to measure people’s online “influence.” Supposedly, Klout can analyse your social media activity and by assigning you a number (out of 100), show how “influential” you are in comparison to other social media devotees. To say I’m skeptical about Klout’s accuracy and objectives is something of [...] Read full article
Bob Lefsetz?
Who the hell is Bob Lefsetz? It’s a question I’m asked, more and more in conversations, emails and online exchanges. And, it’s the heading of a recent expose in Wired magazine. If you are a musician, music-lover or in any way connected to the music business, I’d encourage you to check out that Wired article [...] Read full article