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"Demystifying New Internet Media: the Souk and the Supermarket"

In the Spring quarter, I will be teaching a new course at Stanford Continuing Studies, entitled:  "Demystifying New Internet Media:  the Souk and the Supermarket".  The class, Bus 87, is a practical hands-on course that examines some of the most exciting tools of this new universe -- blogs, podcasts, wikis, RSS, social networks, search engine optimization and more.  It will be held on six consecutive Wednesdays, from 7:00 - 8:50pm from April 4 - May 9, 2007.   Come join us!

An Absence

I want to apologize for the absence.  I have two unusual parents who at the age of 90 and 80+ just returned from a maiden trip by boat to China -- good and sick. Being sick wasn't so unusual for their age, but their unbeatable desire to continue to try new things, perhaps, is. 

The trip was too much for them.  But what do you say to your dad who wrote his first book at age 85 and it was voted book of the year by the US Combat Correspondents Association . Or to your mom who just a few years ago gave lectures on France in lieu of boat passage for she and Dad .  What you say, after you express your doubts, is "have a good trip".  What you feel is a bit of a role reversal.

Luckily, they made it back and are hopefully on the mend.  But I am torn by my admiration for a "joie de vivre" which has marked their lives and my concern for their well being.  So I am going to attribute my break in writing to their sense of adventure.  But all told, I hope I can be just like them.

Mea Culpa

I want to sincerely apologize for the broken links which have appeared with many of these postings.  I've just discovered that I have been using an incorrect way to post links.  I am going to be going back and try to correct this.  I want to apologize for the inconvenience and for the pings many of you will get when I repost.

Some Housekeeping

I'm going to be turning back on syndication of this blog and suspect that there will be a barrage of notifications related to a great many small changes made to the site during the holiday.  I apologize for the inconvenience.