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May 04, 2009
Off Topic: Gay Marriage, Comments and New (Old) Media

This morning I turned to a colleague and said, "Why is it that even when you know something is coming that you can still be surprised?"

Was I talking about:

a.) The Fate of the Boston Globe
b.) My post-screening feelings for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
c.) The comments on today's column

The answer, as always, is C.

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March 25, 2009
SOUND OFF: Facebook Flinches on Redesign

So Facebook has flinched and is tweaking its new redesign.

Why did everyone see this coming? And more importantly, why did Facebook do it?

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September 15, 2008
Rob Caldwell and John McCain - A match made in viral video heaven

Typically the only Mainers who get national exposure for their viral videos are the guys over at Eepybird.com whenever they roll out a wacky new experiment.

But over this last weekend, it wasn't a couple of guys in lab coats and some exploding Diet Coke - it was a local TV anchor and a presidential candidate.

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September 08, 2008
It's All Connected: The life you lead online

I think I'm pretty typical of people my age in that I've got an online presence that doesn't take too much digging to find. I'm on the usual collection of social networking sites - MySpace, Facebook, and Twitter among others.

And like most folks I hopped on the social networking train with the same general concept most people have - staying "connected."

But what does that really mean?

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July 14, 2008
What I Learned at Summer Camp (Knight Digital Media Edition)

So a guy goes away for a couple of days and next thing you know his blog has turned into "Elvis was the king" grudge match.

This is why I can't leave you people alone. Luckily for you I learned lots of great stuff while away at the Knight Digital Media Center.

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Justin is a former newspaper intern and has the scar tissue to prove it. Justin has been a staff writer for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2003, and in 2004 began writing a weekly column in the Monday Magazine.

If he had to pick a label, the column would fall under "youth culture," covering everything from high school dance etiquette, dealing with college debt, the resurgence of Roller Derby and Portland's one-of-a-kind music scene. This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car.

Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and is originally from Minnesota. He enjoys bacon, cheap beer, redheads, Burt Reynolds jokes and wondering what the soundtrack to his life would sound like.

When he grows up he wants to be an international art thief. Or Captain America.

Until then he'll be bringing you dispatches about "the young people" and what they do.






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Off Topic: Gay Marriage, Comments and New (Old) Media (1)
C Neal wrote: The PPH should be doing more to monetize all of that comment-rage. Seriousl...

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ac wrote: A. Reader - I disagree that a web designer can't ask for user feedback. The...

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Jeremy Rue wrote: Justin, the video is hilarious! I'm so glad you had a positive experience (...