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Michael Sippey
The upper deck of the Bay Bridge
Reader, writer, arithmetic-er, father, loooong time blogger. VP Artist Development at SAY Media. I blog about media, software, books, art, television, business, food, music and other stuff.
Interests: business, television, lost, parenting, blogging, gadgets, books, software
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on "black box"
Posted May 25, 2012 at sippey.com
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the silence of mike daisey
Reading the transcript of the Retraction episode of This American Life is one thing; listening to it is another. The most interesting bits were the silences, not only because Daisey is so clearly uncomfortable answering the questions, but also because... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2012 at sippey.com
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on kickstarter's 2nd anniversary
Posted May 15, 2012 at sippey.com
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competing v. fulfilling expectations
I was listening to an episode of The Talk Show (I know, I know…) with Chairman Gruber and John Siracusa on the way to work this morning, the one where they talk about Mountain Lion. A good part of the... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2012 at sippey.com
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helping the kids think about infinity
The "all the grains of sand on all the beaches" metaphor is played out. What we need are some new ways to help kids think about infinity. Here are a few that I might use with mine. * Every pixel... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2012 at sippey.com
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I enjoy the game mechanics in Words With Friends.
Commented Feb 14, 2012 on On Gamification at hello typepad
On Gamification
I enjoyed the Badgeville CEO's takedown of Foursquare on Techcrunch this morning. Here is a fascinating quote: Badgeville Co-founder and CEO Kris Duggan pulls no punches when it comes to one of the most visible and early adopters of gamification, the check-in king: Foursquare. The CEO says that...
status updates
It's my last day at SAY Media. Proud to have been part of such an incredible team here and at Six Apart.— Michael Sippey (@sippey) January 20, 2012 It's time for new challenges: very excited to join the product team... Continue reading
Posted Jan 20, 2012 at sippey.com
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notes on pandodaily
I've been enjoying PandoDaily this week; kudos to Sarah Lacy. (Disclosure: I've enjoyed her chicken[1].) I am seriously impressed with how much great content they've produced in these first few days, and it only goes to prove just how wrong... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2012 at sippey.com
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everything and nothing
When I visit the beach I come back with pictures of the kids and sand in my shoes. When Kevin Kelly visits the beach he comes back with blog posts like this one, A Whole Lot of Nothing: > Water... Continue reading
Posted Jan 19, 2012 at sippey.com
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here's to cognitive dissonance
I like what Jason has to say in reaction to Matt's post about his bad Kickstarter experience. Worth quoting at length... Shipping a product or app is hard. It requires experience, hard work, and a little luck. But providing effective... Continue reading
Reblogged Jan 17, 2012 at sippey.com
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still not journalists
I can't believe we're still having this argument...and losing. Headline on Time.com: Oregon Court Rules Blogging Isn't Journalism (tastefully illustrated with a Getty Images stock photo of the words "blog blog" coming out of an antique typewriter). See also this... Continue reading
Posted Dec 7, 2011 at sippey.com
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a life's work in toothpicks and ping pong balls
Posted Nov 16, 2011 at sippey.com
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Facsimile dust jackets and ebook artifacts
This morning Very Short List pointed to Facsimile Dust Jackets LLC, a project from Mark Terry. Since 1999 he's been archiving images of book dust jackets, and offers prints of them for sale on his site. Here's one from William... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2011 at sippey.com
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match the delillo to the cover
Pan Macmillan is republishing Don DeLillo's back catalog, with new covers commissioned from New Studio London with illustrations by Noma Bar. They're not only beautiful, but highly evocative of the books themes and major plot points. If you're a DeLillo... Continue reading
Posted Oct 21, 2011 at sippey.com
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pores and all
Possibly the best piece of translated marketing copy you'll read all day: "If you think to leave a memorial portrait of yourself or your loved one, a world-class reality 'The REALFACE' would be the best fit." Halloween costume idea: a... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2011 at sippey.com
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I would have clapped, but then she would have seen the camera
There's something wonderful about watching someone do something they're good at, when they're not performing, or even deliberately practicing. Just *doing it*, because it's what they love to do. Especially when they have no idea they're being recorded. Continue reading
Posted Oct 11, 2011 at sippey.com
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two minutes with steve
In 2008, my colleague Ray Marshall and I had the privilege of being able to demo TypePad's iPhone app onstage during the keynote of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference. It was a career highlight for me, not only for the opportunity... Continue reading
Posted Oct 6, 2011 at sippey.com
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You win, Abe.
Commented Aug 31, 2011 on vote for my panel at sippey.com
vote for my panel
I'm leading a panel discussion at an event in a few weeks, and I was asked if I would need anything above and beyond the usual (projector, mics, etc.). And since I'm regularly asked to lead panel discussions, I thought I'd share my rider in the spirit of making *your* panels better...and easier t...
vote for my panel
I'm leading a panel discussion at an event in a few weeks, and I was asked if I would need anything above and beyond the usual (projector, mics, etc.). And since I'm regularly asked to lead panel discussions, I thought... Continue reading
Posted Aug 30, 2011 at sippey.com
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where the fish are
Miramax launched their movie rental service on Facebook, because, according to CEO Mike Lang, it's where the fish are. > Initially, Lang also considered a separate storefront for Miramax.com. He quickly shifted gears, explaining in an interview: "We wanted to... Continue reading
Posted Aug 22, 2011 at sippey.com
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cultural invention, play and excitement
Great profile of Berg in the New York Times. I loved this bit from Jack Schulze... "Historically, design has associated itself with utility and problem-solving, but we prefer the landscape of cultural invention, play and excitement," Mr. Schulze said. "When... Continue reading
Reblogged Aug 22, 2011 at sippey.com
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cosmopolis fan art
Posted Aug 20, 2011 at sippey.com
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Don't worry. When we sell it we'll do it for more than $50k.
Commented Aug 19, 2011 on a new unit of measure: the classical at sippey.com
a new unit of measure: the classical
If we're measuring tech startup funding in units of "Color" (as in, what fraction of a Color round did you raise?), we should now be measuring new content ventures in units of "Classicals." The Classical is a non-existent pre-launch sports blog daily web publication about sports that's using Kick...
Commenting / annotating this post to point to a great followup from Matt Haughey on "Why Men Blog Their Clothes." http://a.wholelottanothing.org/2011/08/why-men-blog-their-clothes.html
"Hear me out: if you're schlubby 35 year old guy that wears t-shirts and cargo shorts, and you suddenly go out and buy $150 shirts that fit right and look nice and you start wearing tailored pants and smart shoes, barely anyone will notice."
Commented Aug 19, 2011 on doing it for others at sippey.com
doing it for others
Via Put this On comes this waaaay-inside baseball men's fashion blogging discussion at Park & Bond about whether men are dressing for themselves or dressing for women or dressing for other fashion bloggers. (Yeah, I don't care either.) BUT. Buried in the piece was this nice little bit from A Fist...
Hmmm, don't know that book. Will have to check it out.
Commented Aug 19, 2011 on charlotte's web and fear of dying at sippey.com
charlotte's web and fear of dying
Hillel Italie, AP's book writer, has a great piece on how novelists have been trying to make sense of September 11, with bits on Jess Walter, Joseph O'Neill, Salman Rushdie, Martin Amis, John Updike, Amy Waldman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Don DeLillo and even performance artist Karen Finley. I loved ...
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