Thoughts and sketches on humans, nature, running, and the end of the world
Once upon a time, blogs were conversational hubs. Posts were written to be commented, trackbacked, circulated, debated. Blogs were places you would go to. Strolling through cyberspace, you would visit A, follow a link to B, and engage in a conversation with C. Along the way, communities were created, friends were made, important discussion happened....
After starting to panic because nobody was visiting or commenting my blog (except for my few loyal friends and the usual spammers), I realized why the blogosphere has been so quiet lately. This week all the cool kids are in Austin, TX, at the South by Southwest Interactive Conference (also known as SXSW Interactive)....
Everybody does it, but nobody wants to talk about it. I am talking about ego-surfing: that shameful act of vanity that occurs in the private of our own home or office, when we type our own name on Google (or Yahoo, or any other search engine we like to use) and look through the...
The second Blogher Conference on and for women bloggers will be held in San Jose on July 28-29. If you are interested and don’t mind traveling to the West Coast in July consider registering for Blogher. I didn’t go last year and I am still regretting it (but I am going this year: I...
The beginning of the year is a time for reflection, resolutions, and lists. I am really bad in complying with the observance of notable dates and anniversaries (well, except for my birthday…), but I think this is the right time to write about the blogs I’ve read and loved during the my first eight...
I was on vacation last week, for a family trip to the Bay Area. I thought I would blog like crazy, but I didn’t. Partly it was because of Katrina. As my sister Paola wrote, the storm drowned my thoughts. The sadness, the anger, and the helplessness merged in a total paralysis. I enjoyed...