Ono Kine Grindz, one of the most popular Hawaii food blogs, was effectively shuttered earlier this year when Reid decided that he needed a change. He signed off in September promising to return… leaving many of us hungry for more. Today, Reid posted a brief update at the original Ono Kine Grindz blog hosted at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Blogs'
A Few Good Hawaii Blogs
December 2nd, 2008 · 14 Comments · Blogs, People, Social Media, Technology, The Web
Blogs.com is built to showcase “the best in blogs,” and the wonderful folks at Six Apart (who are also behind TypePad and Movable Type) have been building a fantastic collection of reviews and links. One of their key features are “Top Ten Lists,” which have been compiled by dozens of notable bloggers and blog readers [...]
Proudly Purple
November 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Politics, The Web, Video
The “Purple States” project aims to merge the best of citizen journalism and the established media. Described as “reality news” and a cross between “The Real World” and “The Huffington Post,” it launched in the run up to the 2008 elections. The “Purple States” project previously highlighted a handful of media makers that spanned geographic [...]
Tags: blogs·Blogs·Politics·purple·purplestates
Welcome, Pop Candy Readers!
October 8th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Blogs, Lost, Pop Culture, Television, The Web
Whitney Matheson’s “Pop Candy” blog at USA Today is a must-read for any pop culture fan. Jen and I were bummed that we missed Whitney at Comic-Con. So as a longtime reader, it was a thrill to find that she featured this blog today in “Tracking down the ‘LOST’ gang.” If you’re new here and [...]
Tags: abclost·Lost·Television·tv
Whither Rejaw?
August 23rd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Technology, The Web
Another day, another microblogging service: Today I checked out Rejaw. And the best way to describe its offerings is to compare it to its many peers. Rejaw is a microblogging service like Twitter, except instead of a 140 character limit, you’ve got an expansive 1,000 characters to work with. (A limit I had to suss [...]
Tags: friendfeed·microblogging·plurk·pownce·rejaw·socialnetworks·socialweb·twitter·web20
The Big Picture
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Blogs, Media, The Web
The Boston Globe has earned deserved accolades for its photo blog, “The Big Picture.” Curated by Alan Taylor, the blog showcases some of the most spectacular shots captured by photojournalists around the world… unforgettable images that are usually scaled down to a few column inches or thumbnailed beyond recognition on the web. “The Big Picture” [...]
Tags: bigpicture·blog·blogs·boston·bostonglobe·photoblog·picture·wsj
Molly Holzschlag at Pacific New Media
August 10th, 2008 · No Comments · Blogs, Events, Hawaii, Media, People, Technology, The Web
Molly E. Holzschlag — well-known Web standards advocate, instructor, and author — is returning to Honolulu this week to lead workshops for Pacific New Media. On Friday, she’ll give a free public lecture titled “Browsers, Web Standards, and IE8” in Krauss Hall at 7 p.m. Those looking for more intensive instruction can sign up for [...]
Hawaii Firm Spotlights Legal Blogs
June 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Business, People, The Web
Honolulu-based law firm Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert recently highlighted legal blogs written by four of its attorneys: Robert Thomas, Mark Murakami, Robert D. Harris, and Tred Eyerly. Firm director Thomas is one of Hawaii’s first law bloggers, and writes at inversecondemnation.com on land use law, eminent domain, and property rights. Fellow director Murakami writes [...]
A Memorable Manoa Geeks
June 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Blogs, Business, Events, People, Technology, The Web
Last night brought a Manoa Geeks milestone. A bittersweet evening, to be sure. It was certainly yet another fantastic meetup of over 50 webheads, techies, and entrepreneurs, hosted once again by the innovative Oceanit company. There were demos and geeky debates, old friends and new faces, free pizza and free-flowing conversations. But the evening was [...]
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Manoa Author, Blogger to Walk Around Oahu
May 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Hawaii, People, The Web
Chris Damitio, local author and blogger (and artist and one-time podcaster), is about to take a hike. A long hike, around the entire perimeter of the Island of Oahu. He’s starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 19, heading east from UH Manoa, through Waikiki, and then over 130 miles around the island until he [...]
