Updates here have been light for the past few months, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped writing. I’m getting a bit of a queue built up for a new project (currently in stealth mode) which is a lot of fun. I’ve actually planned out the first year of the blog for that project, and I’m doing quite a bit of the writing ahead of time to be sure that I’ve can continue to momentum, even as life tries to get in the way.

In the meantime, I’m of course clipping and commenting up a storm over at http://clipmarks.com/clipper/ericskiff. I’ve also become quite addicted to twitter. If you’re on twitter, you can find me here: http://twitter.com/ericskiff. New photos are always going up on Flickr as well! Last, but not least, Sara and I are still doing The Alternative Music Show.

If you’re in NYC and want to play some frisbee, Mike from Blip.tv and I have been putting together a friendly game of ultimate most weekends. Drop me a line at frisbee AT glitchnyc.com and let me know if you’d like to join in!

I’ve just jumped into the twitter world with both feet, and I have to admit that I love it. You can’t help but feel connected with folks as you get micro-updates about what they’re up to.

Instant Messaging (IM) is not dead or even dying, but EM is about to change everything. While IM emphasizes the immediacy of the communication, EM can represent the value of the communication. Then again, like any communications channel, what gets transmitted can also be pure drivel. EM, however, has tremendous potential for solving some of the biggest problems I face on a daily basis, and have been thinking about for over a decade, most especially the idea of annotating the world around us and sharing key insytes about what is happening and what I see as the important matters of the day.

What is EM? EM is “Everywhere Messaging” - in particular, Text-Web-IM-Blog/Site.
I started thinking about the idea of EM the other day when I finally gave in to peer pressure and began to use my Twitter account.
With Twitter and other EM services, the purpose is not about communicating with another person instantly.
go to this clippowered by clipmarks