Forget about someone's resume or how they present themselves at a party. Can they blog or not? The blog doesn't lie.

Ben Smith's quick-hit campaign 'scoops' are about as viral as cat videos. That fits with Buzzfeed.

Publishing should be a collaboration between authors and their smartest readers - and at some point the distinction should become meaningless.

Apple makes beautiful products. I own a Mac Pro, a Mac Book, a Mac Mini, an iPad, an iPhone, pretty much the entire collection.

That's always been my test for what makes a story: is this something journalists would gossip with each other about?

Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on.

Personally, as a print journalist, I always found the most interesting stories to be the ones hacks talked about in the bar after work.