Recent quotes:

Evening Must-Read: Deane Barker: Breaking the Web - Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Deane Barker: Breaking the Web: “I absolutely loved this New York Times column… which lamented… apps… [with no] capability to link…. Unlike web pages, mobile apps do not have links. They do not have web addresses. They live in worlds by themselves, largely cut off from one another and the broader Internet. And so it is much harder to share the information found on them. Yes, yes, for the love of God yes. We have broken HTTP…

Evening Must-Read: Matthew Yglesias: Newsletters Are the New Weblogs - Washington Center for Equitable Growth

There’s a lot to like about the contemporary social web, but one thing it lacks that I loved about blogging was the sense of direct, continual engagement between author and audience. My solution to that, I hope, is a newsletter. Specifically this newsletter. Communication between myself and a self-selected audience of individuals who I hope will subscribe with the intention of reading regularly and coming back for more….