JR: ToledoTalk.com display change, Jan 23, 2014 - New changes were made on the week of Jan 20, 2014, and moved into production on the evening of Jan 23, 2014. A user started a thread about the changes on Jan 24. Here's my response: gamegrrl, you must have been using an old, unsupported view of... more>> 3 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #toledotalk #design #forums #blog_jr

JR: More about comments and anonymity - My Jan 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com.) Here are a couple other "studies:" July 2011 - If your website is full of assholes, it's your fault If you run a website, you need to follow these steps. if you don't, you're making the web, and the wo... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #comments #forums #socialmedia #anonymity #blog_jr

JR: Toledo projects - Some possible ideas for community involvement: Toledo urban sketchers group Gardening on vacant lots Building a wood-fired brick oven to bake bread and other foods #toledo - #activism - #todo - #blog_jr
- Mar 03, 2014

JR: Toledo Blade Newspaper, a Strong Publisher Form of Government and Rule over Toledo, Ohio - Excerpts: Since its filing in October 2011, we have viewed the lawsuit against us by Block Communications Inc. (parent company of The Blade) as a bullying attempt to silence a competitor. But a recent ruling by Lucas County Judge Gary Cook has ... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #business #politics #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Media trying to innovate - Mr. Klein is not running away from something, he is going toward something else. Vox is a digitally native business, a technology company that produces media, as opposed to a media company that uses technology. Everything at Vox, from the way it cove... more>> 11 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #blog_jr

JR: Media littering our neighborhood - (My Jan or Feb 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com about the Toledo Blade and the Toledo Free Press delivering papers and ads in plastic bags to our driveways.) "It has been so hit or miss over the years it is actually rather comical at this point. It wi... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #toledo #media #moronism #blog_jr

JR: Ohio River fishing - April 29, 2013 - Dad and I fished Ohio River yesterday aft and eve. We caught several fish: sauger, smallmouth bass, white bass, and a channel catfish. We used plastic grubs on lead heads. River was lowish, slowish, and clearish. I could see down in the water a... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #fishing #blog_jr

JR: 2009 Facebook Design Principles - (My August 2009 posting at ToledoTalk.com) From the Facebook Design's Notes blog, Jul 1, 2009 posting The following are our Design Principles. At Facebook, our design is... Universal Our mission is to make the entire world more open, and this... more>> 2 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #design #socialmedia #blog_jr

JR: Network News in a Box - 2007 - Reading through this Toledo Talk post from October 2007 titled Reporting on the San Diego County fires, saw this section Network News in a Box and found this unused open, wiki https://newsinabox.jottit.com/. That wiki's home page was munged, but it w... more>> 4 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #sandiegofire #forums #wiki #socialmedia #government #blog_jr

JR: Quora design principles - (My April 2011 posting at ToledoTalk.com) - QA site YouTube video "Design is a set of decisions about a product. It's not an interface or an aesthetic, it's not a brand or a color. Design is the actual decisions." "First, it imposes a... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #technology #socialmedia #design #blog_jr

JR: Facebook's mobile app strategy for 2014 - #todo add excerpts January 16, 2014 - The Verge - Facebook plans suite of standalone mobile apps for 2014 - Messenger is just the tip of the iceberg Related: Jan 30, 2014 stories https://www.facebook.com/paper #mobile - #app ... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #todo #mobile #app #socialmedia #messaging #blog_jr

JR: Two Toledo Firemen die fighting a fire on Jan 26, 2014 - At the Toledo Fire Rescue Last Alarm Facebook page, photo of the Sunday evening escort. About 9:30 p.m. [Sunday], Toledo police officers and firefighters were preparing to escort the bodies of the fallen heroes to the coroner's office. Dr. Manee... more>>
- Mar 03, 2014 - #toledo #tfd #blog_jr

JR: Tablet-based restaurant menus - (My Feb 1, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com) Revolution Grille's menu tablets are also Android-based. The hostess placed the tablets on the table as we were seated. The server, however, was still very knowledgeable and helpful. I liked the design of t... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #food #restaurant #business #mobile #app #tablet #design #blog_jr

JR: Data-driven journalism and structuring information at Circa - The assumed output of a reporter is the article. Thats what reporters are supposed to produce during their work day, and its the default unit by which journalists organize their data. Theres plenty of information in the text thats produced, but how m... more>> 3 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #quote #data #mashup #cms #blog_jr

JR: Changing newsrooms from a print culture to a digital culture - Digital First Media newsrooms are still largely print newsrooms with digital operations bolted on. As John explained last week in his address to the Online Publishers Association, Starting with some test sites we will work through every process, eve... more>> 1 min read
- Mar 03, 2014 - #media #technology #cms #quote #blog_jr