It would be an understatement to say that Dave Winer has been influential in my life. His pioneering work set me on the path of blogging. I wouldn’t be where I am without blogging, as my ideal medium of expression. Sure, I was a professional journalist, but my blog was me, my voice, and my …

This isn’t a typical “A Letter from Om.” Instead, it’s an announcement about a new editorial project — a concentrated effort to write and report on the future. I’m reaching out to invite you to subscribe to this new email newsletter I’m co-writing with Fred Vogelstein, another veteran technology writer, and a friend. At the dawn of the new year, I wondered about Wired magazine and how it has shifted away from its axis of optimism …

If you have a long career in media and writing in public like I have, you’re likely to make some mistakes. And you’re going to have some regrets. One of those was a story I wrote about Path, a company started by Dave Morin. I was critical, harsh and unkind to the company and its …