The Dan York Report

Twitter just moved from 140 to 280 characters. In this episode I relay some of my thoughts about this change. What do YOU think about it?

Logitech announced to owners of Harmony Link devices that those devices will stop working in March 2018. They will be “bricked”. While Logitech responded to the furor by eventually doing the right thing and offering free upgrades, this speaks to the larger issue that “ownership” is a different concept in our new world of connected IoT devices.

How do indigenous communities across North America connect to the Internet? What are the benefits and opportunities? How do they make it happen? These are questions being discussed at the Indigenous Connectivity Summit (ICS) on November 8-9, 2017, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. WATCH LIVE! (or the recording) More info - and the links to live video streams - is at https://www.internetsociety.org/events/i...

We live in a world where we never need to be bored. Distraction is just a smartphone away. But is that the right way to be? Are WE in control of our attention? Or do we let others control our attention? Should we let some boredom into our lives to generate more creativity? I talk about all that as well as some of the things I am doing....

Snapchat went down today and millions of teens and other young people suddenly found themselves without their primary means of communication...

As I mapped out my plans for 30 podcasts in 30 days, I realized I had not asked YOU, the listeners, what you would like to hear. What is of interest? Thoughts on new technologies? Explanations of parts of the Internet? Reflections on the early days of the Internet? Memories of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI)? Thoughts on social networks? Work information about curling? Software apps? New Ha...

Why do I think curling is a great sport for youth? I talk about the many great aspects of youth curling: skills, strength, stamina, strategy, communication, confidence and more...

We’re heading to the Washington, DC, area today for my 15yo daughter to play in a curling bonspiel. In this episode I talk about what we are doing and why we are going. (Listen to show #337 for more info about bonspiels.) You can follow the team at https://www.facebook.com/TeamTschumakow

What is a “bonspiel”? What does it have to do with curling? How is it structured? How does it work? In this episode I talk about what bonspiels are, how they typically work, what people do at them and much more...

Today (Nov 1) marks the start of National Podcast Post Month (NaPodPoMo) where participants commit to publishing 30 podcast episodes in 30 days. I'm going to give it a try this year... let's see how I do! More info is at http://napodpomo.org/

I’ve been a longtime user of “mind mapping” software to capture thoughts, brainstorm, take notes, organize plans and more. Lately I have found myself really enjoying using MindNode on my Macs and iOS devices. In this episode I talk about why I like using MindNode so much...

This morning my mind was a bit blown learning about the whole world of “chat fiction” or “chat stories” - stories told in the form of chat message exchanges. If you are not under 25, you probably don’t know about them... but they are there! In this episode I talk about chat fiction and ask a number of questions about the tools, statistics and more. I would love to hear from any listeners who have...

It's done. It shipped. The new https://www.internetsociety.org/ website shipped! And with that, I can finally return to the writing, recording and other content creation I so love to do...

Make your web page load fast... or Facebook will lower the visibility of links to your page in the NewsFeed! On August 2nd, Facebook announced that web page load time will be a ranking factor in placement in NewsFeed. Links that load faster will show up higher in people's NewsFeeds - and links that load slowly will be lower. If you want to ensure people see your links, make your pages load fast! M...

The big news today was that SoundCloud closed a $170 million round of funding to continue its operations. I talk about that, and my own views on SoundCloud's evolution. Many articles about this at: https://www.techmeme.com/170811/p5#a170811p5

What is the state of IPv6 deployment? Today on the 5th "Launchiversary" of World IPv6 Launch, the Internet Society published a new report, the "State of IPv6 Deployment 2017". I talk about the report and some of the information you can find inside - and encourage listeners to read the report - and deploy IPv6! More info: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2017/06/landmark-ipv6-repor...

Just a brief update as I prepare to leave Kenya..

Snapchat just rolled out "Custom Stories" that let you create a thread of photos and videos that your friends can contribute to and also view. You can include a group of friends - or use geofencing to tie the story to a location. I am curious - what do you all think about this this feature?

I haven't published a TDYR episode in almost a month, haven't published many blog posts since March, and haven't been very active on social media... here is a bit about why...

The Mastodon social network is getting a great bit of buzz. In this episode I provide some initial thoughts on what is going on. You can find me at https: // mastodon.social / @danyork (That link isn't working well. Try this: http://bit.ly/2oi4wxJ )

"Why should I care about encryption? How does it affect my business?" In this episode I give a simple example of why encryption is important for every business, government or organization. Read more at: https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/tech-matters/2017/04/encryption-critical-business-communication

Our messaging systems are a mess - how do you know how to reach someone? They are spread across so many different messaging / chat systems. I wrote about this today on my Disruptive Telephony blog - and recorded this audio commentary. Here's the blog post: http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2017/03/xkcd-comic-perfectly-captures-sad-fragmented-state-of-messaging-chat-systems.html

I just used Lyft for the first time (an Uber competitor) and recorded my thoughts...

This past week brought the ability to create a "snapcode" for any website. This makes it easy for Snapchat users to very easily get to your sites. In this episode I talk about how to do that and why I think this could be very useful...

You can now embed 360 photos and videos in any WordPress site using the Jetpack plugin version 4.5 released last week. I talk about why I think this is so important and what it offers. More info can be found in this article: http://www.disruptiveconversations.com/2017/01/big-news-360-photos-now-available-for-any-wordpress-site-via-jetpack-plugin.html