One of things I struggle with in my life is doing something regularly or being consistent. This weekly post is my attempt to do one thing each week whether I want to or not. In addition, I am finding that the enjoyment of writing comes and goes. I used to believe that I needed to be inspired to write, and in a way this weekly post pushes me outside of that reality. So why am I telling you this? Because I have nothing pithy to write as an intro. Nothing at all.

On to the posts:

Mercury Falling -  Ryan, who I have gotten to know primarily through twitter (follow him at @ryansholin) works in the newspaper space which is a medium and industry that I have always found interesting. In addition, I grew up in San Jose reading the Mercury News. Want an insider view of the changes occuring in the newspaper industry? Read Ryan’s blog.

SXSW Recap -  I still am planning a SXSW recap of my own, but Aaron captured the coolest part of the conference. The people. Plus I get a shout out in the same sentence as Mark Cuban, and there is a HamSwords shirt in one of the pictures.

Why Twitter Was So Successful at SXSW…Geography -  Justin writes about how helpful twitter was at SXSW, but rightly so talks about the importance of geography (while giving a shout out to Boulder).  It seems the issue of geography is growing, as people want to tie the online world to the offline. One of the best sessions I attended at SXSW was on mobile gaming, and talked about the ability (and limitations) of using gps to physically locate people and objects in real life. Very cool, heady stuff.

I Have Met The Enemy. And He Is Us. -  Peter is one of the best PR flacks I know and also probably one of the best self promoters as well (in a good way). He started a facebook group where reporters could be matched with potential sources. I have never submitted to a request yet (I have had nothing to offer), but in this social media, consumable media world, it seems that everyone is trying to be a self promoter of some sort. Peter, rightly so, calls out the posers. Be real. There is nothing else to be.

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