I think RSS is a great way for a high-volume information user to stay on top of things without too much time or work. But RSS is in decline, slowly being replaced by social sharing and proprietary feeds. To me, social sharing is like browsing, while RSS lets you look at every book on the […]
Alice Kamerer, 1925-2011
My mother passed away early this morning. We’ve created an online memorial for her at davidkamerer.com/alice. If you knew her, please read about her life and leave a comment. Thank you everyone for the stream of love and prayers! David and Tom.
QR Codes, mobile technology connect phones to web
This post appeared in The Wichita Eagle business section on July 21, 2011. When you’re shopping for TVs at Best Buy, the number of choices can be overwhelming. And it doesn’t help that every TV looks pretty much the same. So it’s really helpful that the store places a QR code on every set. You can […]
OnSwipe: “app”-ify your website for the iPad
Oh, how the “splinternet” is growing! Each day a new device with its own unique requirements wants to visit your web site. How do you deliver your content to each visitor? Onswipe Demo Video from Onswipe on Vimeo. In the WordPress ecosystem, you can manage this with plug-ins, bundles of code that give your site […]
Mobilize your website
This post appeared in The Wichita Eagle business section on June 2, 2011. Today it’s not enough for your business to have a website. You must also have a mobile-friendly option. Mobile traffic continues to explode, and if your site is difficult to use, your customers will go elsewhere. Apple alone has sold more than […]
GrubWith.Us: meet up with new friends over food and drinks
OK, I admit it. I was anxious beforehand. I had signed up to share a meal at The Girl and the Goat, a hot restaurant in Chicago’s west loop. The meal was coordinated by GrubWith.Us, a “social dining” site whose motto is “never eat alone.” I was there in part for the food (it’s hard […]
The digital singularity
Technologists have long talked about the “singularity,” the day when the machines can outthink us and surpass human intelligence. That day is a long way off. But we have reached another kind of singularity. In this event, our expectation is that the information we seek will be digital and easily available on demand. In the […]
Illinois College Press Association presentation
Here is the slide deck from my presentation on 2/19/2011. Thanks including me in your conference! Presentation to Illinois College Press Association View more presentations from David Kamerer.
Meet Flipboard, your “social magazine”
Flipboard is an iPad app that lets you create a “social magazine” from your Facebook and Twitter accounts and other Internet sources. It’s as close as I’ve seen to a “Daily Me,” the personalized news source that futurists have been predicting since the dawn of the Internet. Flipboard creates an appealing and intuitive interface for […]
Emergency communications out of Egypt
Two years ago in Iran, and now in Egypt, digital communications have helped level oppression and censorship. You would think that blocking the Internet in an entire nation would silence people, but, like water seeking its own level, small leaks have turned into rivulets and have flowed back to the world at large. And we […]