Ryan said: A map of New York City, Legend of Zelda style. I'll go on the record as wildly preferring this method to the "web visualized as subway map" approach that's been so persistent in recent years. I will also approve of Super Mario Bros. 3 mappages. Added: March 8, 2010 at 10:33AM EST
Ryan said: I have no problem with graffiti artists making money while staying anonymous -- after all, I do own a copy of Banksy's book -- but I do have a problem with BNE getting fame just for getting up. Ubiquity is easy. Telling a story is much more difficult. Quote:
In what he said was his first interview with a journalist, the man in the hooded sweatshirt said he was responsible for this viral dissemination of the three-lettered puzzle, but refused to divulge his name, age or many details about his background and method, for fear of arrest. He also refused to have his face photographed or to say what B.N.E. stands for.Added: December 9, 2009 at 7:28AM EST
Ryan said: Whoa. Architecture in New York City seems to have leapt ahead in time since I left in 2001. I'm proud, yet horrified, yet intrigued by some of these structures. Added: November 24, 2009 at 1:31PM EST
Ryan said: Gotham Gazette, a civic-minded hyperlocal news organization with foundation backing and an engaged audience, is shut out of the mayoral debate in New York City thanks to nebulous NYPD media rules. Quote:
Gotham Gazette has been denied a police press pass by the Bloomberg police department since summer of 2007. This apparently is because we are online (The city does not have any published rules stating that online publications are not worthy of those cards we see dangling from other reporters’ necks). And last year, three bloggers won credentials after they sued the city. Added: October 27, 2009 at 5:05PM EDT
Ryan said: The excellent introduction to Scott Rosenberg's Say Everything starts at 8:49 a.m. Eastern time on 9/11/01, as early bloggers awoke to something terrible. Added: September 11, 2009 at 1:44PM EDT
Ryan said: Supervising Editor - Planet Money: Are you awesome at management, the economy, and audio? NPR has a great gig for you. Added: September 3, 2009 at 5:06PM EDT
Ryan said: Personal Democracy Forum: "...if you want to work in NYC and its SoHo neighborhood, make a decent living, and join us as we cover and sometimes contribute to the collision of politics and technology..." Added: September 2, 2009 at 5:50PM EDT