Blackr is a simple bookmarklet that allows you to isolate individual Flickr pictures on a black background with the click of a button. Very cool.
Dan Benjamin on the personal web -
Or maybe I’m just old fashioned. Although I use a feed reader, for example, it’s just a starting point to let me know what’s new. I still use a web browser to actually visit websites and read the articles, just like I always have. There’s something personal that I like about that kind of experience. Like maybe the authors have invited me into their living room. I get a glimpse into their life and get to see things framed the way they want, enjoy the experience they’ve crafted. Presentation can play a big role in the way we experience content.
If new fashioned is forgetting the novelty of quality publishing and skimming through long posts in a feed reader, then I’m perfecting content being considered old fashioned.
Most disturbing thing I’ve seen this year. (Via Seth Godin)
Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don’t understand that it’s ultimately still work.
The Year Ahead
So it’s 2009. It’s also the day that MichaelMistretta.com turns one year old, which is kind of a big deal in this whole blogosphere thing.
Over the past year, I have met and worked with some truly fantastic people that have encouraged and challenged me, fallen in love with photography and photojournalism, started a company, and made a heck of a lot of mistakes along the way. Not bad for a year’s work.
I have changed. My weblog has changed. I am finally comfortable with my writing. I can finally re-read my writing over a hot beverage and genuinely enjoy it. That’s a feat in itself.
Looking ahead, I can’t pretend to predict everything that 2009 has in store for me. But I’m excited to meet more great people, do more great things, and continue to grow in everything I do.
Welcome to 2009. Let’s do this thing.
