By Porter Ander­son | @Porter_Anderson   From Novem­ber 17, 2011 Part of my series of columns on pub­lish­ing, Writ­ing on the Ether, appear­ing each Thurs­day at JaneFriedman.com   Prometheus unboxed Actually, he had pants on when he brought Fire to my door. Those brown shorts the UPS guys wear. And while Amazon started shipping the new… Read More

By Porter Ander­son | @Porter_Anderson   From Novem­ber 10, 2011 Part of my series of columns on pub­lish­ing, Writ­ing on the Ether, appear­ing each Thurs­day at JaneFriedman.com One short golden age Careful. We are a destination for detonation this week, my Ethernaut. That plate is hot, these gases are flammable, and those matches are rattling in… Read More

              By Porter Ander­son | @Porter_Anderson   From November 3, 2011 Part of my series of columns on pub­lish­ing, Writ­ing on the Ether, appear­ing each Thurs­day at JaneFriedman.com Conference Gemütlichkeit So when the publishing gets weird, the weird go to conferences. Digital conferences. Transmedia conferences. Convene and confer. Confab and… Read More

              By Porter Ander­son | @Porter_Anderson   From October 27, 2011 Part of my series of columns on publishing, Writing on the Ether, appearing each Thursday at JaneFriedman.com Inspiration Nation If they’d asked me, I’d have nixed both the spelling “Syfy” and 95 percent of that TV channel’s programming. But… Read More