Digidave - digidave.org - Digidave
General Information:
Latest News:
When digital dimes are made of silver 27 Jun 2013 | 03:21 am
One of the biggest complaints about online advertising is that we’ve exchanged print dollars for digital dimes. One response has been: Well you better start stacking dimes. The dollar to dime pro...
Mona Lisa Stopped Smiling: A Conversation on the Phenomenology of News 6 Jun 2013 | 09:01 pm
Last September, Gideon Lichfield wrote a post on a new phenomenology of news he wanted to try with Quartz. The thrust of it: No more beats — Quartz would have “obsessions” that it would cover…obsessiv...
Crowdfunding – A Rant on Platforms and Ownership Signifying Nothing 29 May 2013 | 10:59 pm
When I first started talking about the idea behind Spot.Us (not the actual organization) it was late 2007. The first time I spoke about Spot.Us publicly in 2008 the audience at Investigative Reporters...
South by Southwest V2Venture Competition and CNN’s iReport Awards 29 Apr 2013 | 11:50 pm
To come: A personal post on the state of things re: life, Circa, etc. But for now, two quick disclaimers/plugs. I am a judge for this year’s iReport Award hosted by CNN. Voting continues through the ...
The Emotional Highs and Lows of a Startup 28 Dec 2012 | 06:30 pm
Circa is not my first tango with a startup. Even before Spot.Us, the startup I am perhaps still best known for, I have been part and parcel to various projects that were “starting up” even if their ai...
Check Out Circa 16 Oct 2012 | 03:26 am
In April, just on the heels of leaving Spot.Us, I announced joining the team at Circa as the founding editor. Six month’s later – I’m happy to point to our new website and more importantly our new App...
Your Ticket to SXSW for Free – And a Stage in Front of VC’s 2 Oct 2012 | 08:21 am
It is that time of year again when folks start thinking about SXSW. Well…. I suppose that is all year round. In any case: I’m doing my part once again as an advisor to the Fifth Annual SXSW Accelerat...
Hooray for Homicide Watch! 11 Sep 2012 | 09:27 am
There was a lot of buzz/talk around Homicide Watch and their Kickstarter campaign. I am not surprised that they reached their goal or the great support they got from amazing folks. This post is not a...
Work With Me at Circa 7 Aug 2012 | 12:07 am
Every day we’re pushing closer to releasing Circa, and putting it in the hands of readers. Now we are ready to bring on a news team to make it a reality. Our aim is ambitious: We are re-imagining how ...
Five Lessons from Journatic 18 Jul 2012 | 11:00 pm
If you follow the news innovation space then you know this month’s focus has been on Journatic. For those that missed the drama: Journatic is a new media startup that takes local data points and outs...
