After a storm, suspended rain drops reveal hidden webs on plants, dot the insides of flowers.

On my way to the University of Virginia this morning, I paused at a small outgrowth that held up a canopy of interlaced threads, much like I was about to do for a small audience of colleagues in the [...]

I went for a walk this morning, doing sun salutations,

looking at the dew,

laughing as spider webs swayed out of focus…

and this afternoon, digital scholar of note danah Boyd Twittered from the Knight Commission gathering in Aspen; “listening to madeleine albright talk about her pins. today: a spider since we are talking about the web. [...]

When not chasing spider webs, you might find me dodging grates in downtown Miami sidewalks as my high heels carry me toward the tall building where I work managing online community for the Knight Foundation.
As most of you know, I was hired three months ago to architect and implement a large community area that will [...]

“How did you get into photography?” Jessica asked this weekend while we were exploring South Florida’s curious culinary landmarks.
I bought a camera on eBay, I told her, opened the box, attached the lens, and went outside. The first thing I saw was a spider’s web, and I developed that first image of the first [...]

I resisted for a long time, but in the end, I had to know why everyone has been Twittering this spring. It is an application in search of a purpose, I thought to myself, and invited a dozen friends to join me in finding that purpose.

In recent weeks, I have wanted to be a superhero—to rise above the sphere where trolls flamed the woman who writes in praise of passionate users, Kathy Sierra, and a mail system (even with Jedi mailboxes) that delivered a slick mainstream magazine with a cover featuring a cheesecake image of Jenna Fischer from “The [...]

Andy Carvin has named today Stop Cyberbullying Day.
I designed the badge at left for the cause; I also like the banner Rich James designed.
Join the ning; blog the issue; heed the twitter.
Trolls have no place in Web 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0.

I have suspended, for a time, this blog in support of Kathy Sierra.