The Devil You Know
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About this site
This is my personal bastion of blather unrelated to my business, including but not limited to: family pictures, cool gadgets, music, pop culture and moderate media punditry unrelated to Dallas / Fort Worth. If I haven't posted lately, it means I'm busy on the day job. You can follow me more frequently on Twitter. More details and contact info here.-
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- Stream o’ consciousness for July 29th
- Stream o’ consciousness for July 28th
- Stream o’ consciousness for July 27th
- Stream o’ consciousness for July 26th
- Stream o’ consciousness for July 25th
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Lifestream
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Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 29th.— 5h ago via orrenmedia.com
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@stephenanderson Bejeweled 2, Tiger Woods Golf, Poker [mikeorren]— 12h ago via Twitter
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RT @johnmoe: Dave Grohl and Jack White are not permitted to join more than 60% of existing bands. #NewRulesForBands [mikeorren]— 12h ago via Twitter
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Checked in at Blue Mesa— 13h ago via Foursquare
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— 15h ago via Generic
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If you live in, or care about, Far East Dallas, I highly recommend you get in on the pre-sale for the FRI celebration: http://is.gd/dQVI7 [mikeorren]— 15h ago via Twitter
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— 16h ago via Generic
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Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 28th.— 1d ago via orrenmedia.com
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Checked in at Dallas Comedy House— 1d ago via Foursquare
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@drnicomartini Just means you're following the wrong peeps (present company excepted). [mikeorren]— 1d ago via Twitter
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Gonna be a full house & great time. RT @denicetex: Who else is going to the Ignite PowerPoint Improv tonight?? [mikeorren]— 1d ago via Twitter
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RT @pegasusnews: Pegasus News week in view: Ballin' with the Rangers edition - http://eepurl.com/LJDR [mikeorren]— 1d ago via Twitter
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Gearing up for @IgniteDallas PowerPoint Improv @dallascomedy tonight. Putting the decks together and I can only say "bwa ha haa!" #fb [mikeorren]— 2d ago via Twitter
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Published Stream o’ consciousness for July 27th.— July 28th via orrenmedia.com
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@Truersound Spankers FTW. [mikeorren]— July 28th via Twitter
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@Brizzyc @jeffjarvis "Ten *Commandments*," eh? Clearly a liberal brainwash and not the least sustainable. [mikeorren]— July 28th via Twitter
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— July 28th via Twitter
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RT @danielbachhuber: Problem: common monetization paradigm is "slapping ugly, distracting ads" on a visually beautiful interactive. #hhnyc [mikeorren]— July 28th via Twitter
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@Knownhuman Winthrop. [mikeorren]— July 28th via Twitter
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Fleeting wisdom
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
— Will RogersBest of…
How “Yes, and…” at Dallas Comedy House turns ten strangers into a big ball of funny
We quickly learn that support is the name of the game -- this particular philosophy of improv, the same that has spawned countless Saturday Night Live and Comedy Central stars, is all based on the concept of "Yes, and..." While much drama is based on conflict, good improv is based on agreement and amplification.Banjo, The Best Dog Ever™
There’s an old saying that “I wish I could be half the man my dog thinks I am.” That’s a good one. But someday, I also hope to become half the man my dog was.The Wedding Toast
I encounter far too many people in this world who are dead behind the eyes — Houston isn’t one of them. He is a real man in the greatest sense, and his powers of perception and his constant search for what is real and genuine in a fast-food world will continue to enrich both your lives.Why I think the economy is even scarier than I thought
Pegasus News: "Square Pegs" 10/9/08
Peter is at the door. He's broke and pissed and Paul is off on one last exotic resort junket before he goes into court-ordered rehab.Multimedia: Ferguson Road Initiative celebrates ten years of changing neighborhoods for the better
Pegasus News: 10/2/08
For me, the history of Pegasus News will always be intertwined with the Ferguson Road Initiative (FRI).Search, data and the responsibilities of news orgs
Pegasus News: "Square Pegs" 6/16/08
Technology is allowing us do things that seemed a pipedream three years ago. Along the way, we need to reflect on the downsides of the upside.Why I love local
Pegasus News: "Square Pegs" 1/27/08
...if local is a sentence, lock me up and throw away the keyThe State of Journalism
Duke Magazine 9/10/07
[Kevin] Sack might be surprised to see our database of every candidate, official, and contributor in our region-something the newspaper does not provide. He might be appalled to learn that mere citizens reported on elections in towns that journalists eschew. When we cover mundane things, we get hundreds of responses and thousands of eyeballs-partly because of technologies Sack fears, delivering unique and wanted information to each individual.Mud starts flying in Dallas District 9 Council race
Pegasus News 4/21/07
When we put up our political database, we certainly hoped to generate thoughtful discussion and debate about local elections. We didn't expect to become a battlefield of leaked information, mis-information and confusing whodunits.Lessons from the launch Online Journalism Review 1/17/07 ...we launched a prototype entertainment site; won an EPpy award; nearly fell to pieces; and made more mistakes than we can count -- But we’ve learned some invaluable lessons about local digital media along the way. Here’s a sampling of some of the things that we think we know now.
business, comments, journalism, news, notthatfreakinhard
Commentary on comment
In Bidness, Media on August 13, 2009Patrick Thornton of BeatBlogging.org was doing a good job of bringing in best practices in a Twitter conversation that turned into a great article on Poynter today. As part of that, I sent him a lengthy missive on our comment practices that was way too much to fit in a roundup piece. So, for posterity, I thought I’d share it here: Read the rest of this entry »