Monthly Archives: May 2011

I’m headed to The Seattle Times

Big news today in the life of Lauren Rabaino: I am taking a job at The Seattle Times as a resident producer. For those of you who don’t know, I left Publish2 at the end of December. Since then, I’ve … Continue reading

California Supreme Court rejects noncompete clauses. This is old news but I discovered it today from a lab technician in Santa Barbara. I’ve signed a few noncompete agreements in my day, and apparently they’re void here in California. “Californians have the right to move from one company to another or start their own business and can’t be prohibited by their employer from working for a competitor in their next job.”

Detroit Free-Press uses Intersect to map and document Asian carp journey. My personal critique at 10,000 Words on Free-Press’ use of the storytelling tool. Overall, I don’t think it’s a good medium for the content type, but give them kudos for real-time, on-the-spot reporting.

Sample uses of WordPress’s Twenty Ten theme

I love Twenty Ten. (Really, it’s what I was thankful for this Thanksgiving). The theme’s structure, typography and general functionality make my mouth water. It’s more than “just another WordPress theme.” The best part: It’s so damn versatile. With just … Continue reading

How I lost my WordPress virginity

I started to write this post for the Carnival of Fail about CoPress. But I realized that the CoPress story wasn’t really mine to tell (passing the mic to Bachhuber) and didn’t end up writing a Carnival of Fail post. … Continue reading

What was important in my life during mid-2009

I haven’t used Google Tasks since the summer of 2009. I opened up my task list today to start using it again and was amused at what tasks still exist there. I won’t explain any of these things. My favorites … Continue reading

Happy Mother’s Day

To all the mothers out there, I hope you have a wonderful day.  I know my mom is — the six words I used to describe her for The New York Times‘ “momoirs” were briefly on the homepage this morning, … Continue reading

Knight News Challenge Survey Results Graphic

To capture the data collected by our informal Knight News Challenge survey, I created this infographic.

Why the New York Times’ Pay Model is Similar to NPR and Spot.Us. David Cohn’s awesome idea to implement a points system for readers who pay a subscription fee to the NYT.

Personal reflections on Osama Bin Laden’s death

I am from the generation shaped by 9/11. I still remember that somber day in 2001. I was in seventh grade. I woke up to my dad watching TV, probably around 6 a.m. PST, telling me that a plane had … Continue reading

Even In Real Life, There Were Screens Between Us. This NYT guest piece by Syracuse student Caitlin Dewey captures exactly what modern love is like in an online world. I’ve had many-a-fling that played out the same way. For the record, offline love is a million times better.