Louis GrayMy 65 Year Old Dad Bought A Gun. Now, I Can’t Bring My Kids Home to Visit.The United States has a gun-obsessed culture. The bad guys have guns. Many of the good guys have guns. Our movies have guns. Our TV shows…May 22, 20184May 22, 20184
Louis GraySearch Marketing With the Open Directory ProjectEditor’s Note: Part 12 in an irregular series of stories from my many years in Silicon Valley. Part 11 talked about the time I got called…Jan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Louis GrayWith Web at the Core, Chromebook Options are Strong, PlentifulIn 2011, on my first day at Google, I was asked to pick out a laptop. The choices were slim — a thin Apple MacBook Air or the larger…Jan 19, 20182Jan 19, 20182
Louis GraySmartphones Have Virtually Eliminated Boredom from the Modern LifeThere’s a flurry of debate over whether smartphones and their apps have become too addicting. While there is no complete agreement over how…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
Louis GrayLinking Less and Talking More: Disappearing Web MentionsThe World Wide Web was designed to primarily do three things — inform, discover and connect. A globally connected series of documents could…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
Louis GraySpace Fillers and Superstars: Silicon Valley’s Divergent Career ArcsCareer Paths Are Often Circuitous RoutesJan 9, 2018Jan 9, 2018
Louis GrayA Decade of Silos Has Throttled Open Content DistributionIn the ten-plus years since I started this blog, one of the clearest trends on the Web has been for destination sites to want to control…Jan 5, 2018Jan 5, 2018
Louis GrayHow a Google Home in Every Room Gives My Kids Answers All DaySome time last year, we installed five Google Home units in our house. One was placed in the master bedroom. One each went in both our…Jan 4, 2018Jan 4, 2018
Louis GrayWhy Silicon Valley’s Real Estate Crisis Is a Present DangerThis nice home would probably go for $2 million in some Bay Area cities.Jan 2, 2018Jan 2, 2018
Louis GraySilicon Valley’s Lost Year Blends Fake With FutureAt the beginning of last year, as the Trump presidency sickeningly took hold, I worried his mere presence and daily volleys against what…Jan 2, 2018Jan 2, 2018