Lately I’ve been bothered by the term blogosphere. Maybe it’s because I hate being roped together with people like Andrew Breitbart. Or maybe it’s because I hear blogosphere being used as if it was a source in its own right, like some sort of online collective consciousness that breaks stories and is somehow responsible for traditional journalism’s impending doom. […]
Practice What You Preach
I’ve had a busy and productive year. Of course, if you follow this blog, you would not know it. Some of the highlights include giving a presentation on web analytics, building a community of practice for a federal grantee, creating a social network for a local eval group, and helping a friend put together a […]
The problem with hand-me-down facts
Earlier today I read a nice post by UNC Sociologist and Family Inequality blogger Philip N. Cohen. The post, Stop that feminist viral statistic meme, traced a popular feminism meme down to its source. If you don’t feel like clicking, here is the gist of the meme from Cohen’s post “While women represent half the global […]
Why Academics Should Blog: Heavy Lifting
For some reason this post, published in the summer, has found a home in the back of my head. The article is titled “YouTube Better at Funny Cat Videos Than Educational Content, Professors Say.” Here is the gist, when you search YouTube for some academic topic you are much more likely to find popular low quality […]
Sunni Brown and the Doodle Revolution
I watched an interview with Sunni Brown on the Duarte Blog yesterday. Really interesting piece on the use of graphic facilitation. The interview is a little dated in internet terms (5 months) but relevant since she will be speaker at TED 2011. You can watch the interview on the Duarte Blog. After watching the interview […]
Moved
Ok, so I’ve switched hosting services and I expect some issues might arise because of the move. Good news, is that this will ultimately lead to increased activity on this site. I’m looking forward to more posting and less admin tasks in the very near future. Thanks for bearing with me!
The big difference between David McCandless and Hans Rosling
*My opinion follows, treat it as such* If you have any interest in infographics and data visualization you probably know the names David McCandless and Hans Rosling. They are both data viz superstars but there is a big difference between the two. That difference is their approach. The David McCandless Approach 1. Have an argument […]
Evidence Soup: Interview Wednesday
Yesterday I had the honor of being interviewed for Evidence Soup’s Interview Wednesday. The blog is for people who like evidence. If you visit this site, you probably fit that category. If you would like to read the interview, check it out here: http://www.evidencesoup.com/canopener/2011/01/chris-lysy.html
Looking into the Future
If you follow “me” online you probably know that I am a man of two blogs, this one and http://evalcentral.com. If you only follow Fresh Spectrum you probably think, boy this guy does not post very often. If you only follow Eval Central, well then you are likely not reading this post. Ultimately, Fresh Spectrum […]
Moved by a Story
When was the last time that you watched something on TV that really moved you? I saw this talk by Ed Gavagan on The Moth yesterday. I found it so powerful that by the end I was on the verge of tears. Ultimately, it made me think about the ways in which the web changes […]
Fresh Spectrum Toon: Info-Roni
Ok, I just created an animation using GoAnimate. The site makes it really easy to create animations. It makes its money in a similar way to popular social web games like farmville. You get a stripped down version for free, then you pay for additional items and features a la carte. Here is the […]
Shorter Videos = Better Results
One of the keys to better web presentations is understanding that longer is not better. Short works well for a number of reasons. Check out this award winning short: Vital Voices: Kakenya. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR66wYYJrpM]