Ribbonfarm

Hi, I am Venkatesh Rao, and Ribbonfarm is a blog I’ve been writing since 2007. Many other writers have contributed to this blog over the years.
The name Ribbonfarm refers to the ribbon farms of 18th century Detroit — strips of lands 2-3 miles long, each with 2-300 yards along the Detroit river waterfront — that the then French governor used to resolve water disputes. We think it is a great metaphor for a blog trying to get a thin slice of attention from the great river of eyeballs that is the Web. id:: 63ae9c33-d1cf-4665-b60e-8eb281570e7b