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Founder, Kottke.org; Fmr. Web Designer

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    How is technology changing the way we live?

    Jason Kottke

    Making fatherhood easier. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Science & Tech

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    What should we be asking ourselves?

    Jason Kottke

    "Are you happy?" is a good place to start, reflects Jason Kottke. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Belief

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    Re: Whom would you like to interview and what would you ask?

    Jason Kottke

    Kottke is a big Errol Morris fan. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Belief

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    How has technology transformed us?

    Jason Kottke

    People are so much more connected than they used to be. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Truth & Justice

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    Re: What is your outlook?

    Jason Kottke

    Kottke says he is a pessimistic optimist. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Science & Tech

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    Re: Where are we?

    Jason Kottke

    Kottke says he is a pessimistic optimist. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Inspiration & Wisdom

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    How is the Internet changing politics?

    Jason Kottke

    Politics are still shut off from reality, Kottke says. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Politics & Policy

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    Can newspapers survive the digital revolution?

    Jason Kottke

    They will, Kottke says, but they'll just be different. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    What's the best way to use the Internet?

    Jason Kottke

    Go and explore, Kottke says. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    The Risks of Too Much Information

    Jason Kottke

    Encouraging the dilettantes is one unfortunate side effect of the information age. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    Internet Advertising

    Jason Kottke

    Internet advertising presents many opportunities for trial and error, Kottke says. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    Is social networking overhyped?

    Jason Kottke

    Has social networking changed our social norms? Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    What makes a blog good?

    Jason Kottke

    Kottke reads a lot of blogs. A lot. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    What is Kottke.org?

    Jason Kottke

    Kottke.org is the long evolution of a blog. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    Re: What do you do?

    Jason Kottke

    The intense engagement of blogging. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Media & Internet

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    What sparked your interest in technology?

    Jason Kottke

    Kottke started tinkering with primitive computers when he was still a kid. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Inspiration & Wisdom

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    Re: Who are you?

    Jason Kottke

    A Midwestern kid who was a big-city kid at heart. Read More

    January 28, 2008   |  In Identity

User_rvun_ebcf37caa Jason Kottke is a blogger and former web designer. Educated at Coe College, Kottke began his career as a web designer in 1986. He worked on design projects for companies as diverse as Charles Schwab, Target, and the University of Minnesota. He designed the now-ubiquitous typeface Silkscreen in 1999, which has since been adopted by Adobe, MTV and Volvo. He has served on the Advisory Board for SXSW Interactive since 2000. In 2005, he announced he had left his web design job to work on his blog full-time. The site is now supported by paid advertisements. Kottke lives in New York City.

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