Matthew Petro

What's the point of Simler?

A friend of mine recently tweeted about a new social media site called Simler, which proudly proclaims on it’s main page:

Simler is people just like you.
By connecting you with people that think the same way, Simler makes the world a smaller—and better—place for everyone.
WTF? It will connect me with people who think just like me? [...]

Overcoming geographic barriers in Phoenix via Twitter

Various people around Phoenix have discussed how social media, Twitter in particular, is helping Phoenix to overcome it’s geographic vastness and develop a real sense of community. I’d felt that was happening, but something happened last week that really drove that point home.
Amy (@TheFabulousOne) tweeted that she had cleaned out her office and was getting [...]

Living with Image #12

It’s been a couple of weeks since Tyson Crosbie’s Image #12 from Phoenix 21 arrived in our house (see my blog post about it). Since then, Tracie and I have become accustomed to having it on the wall, but we keep seeing new things in it as we look at it more.
When I look at [...]

Leno's new show: good if you liked him

I watched The Jay Leno Show last night, mostly because I was reminded by all the hype about Kanye West being on. The show pretty much felt like the Tonight Show, except Jay ditched the desk in favor 0f a pair of matched chairs for him and his guest.
Leno was never my favorite of the [...]

Why do journalists feel threatened by new media?

I was watching Jeff Greenfield’s commentary on media convergence on CBS News Sunday Morning, and as part of his closing, he commented that regardless of the medium, the basics of journalism still apply: good storytelling, clear and vivid language and a respect for history. This was very interesting to me, since I’ve been thinking and [...]