He calls it “elastic networking,” meaning your social graph is constantly updating based on use, proximity, and interaction. There are no friend requests on Color. There are no profiles. When you get nearby a fellow Color app user, he or she will automatically pop into your social circle, or “visual bulletin.” Depending on how much […]
Recovering The Seriousness Of The Child At Play
The struggle of maturity is to recover the seriousness of the child at play. – Nietzsche via The Virtues Of Play. The article from Wired was based on studies done with preschool children, stating that “unstructured play turns out to be one of the most important aspects of Pre-K education.” I’ve always felt that way, so […]
What Happens Once We Forget We’re Creating Content?
If Web 2.0 was the moment when the collaborative promise of the internet seemed finally to be realised – with ordinary users creating instead of just consuming, on sites from Flickr to Facebook to Wikipedia – Web 3.0 is the moment they forget they’re doing it. via SXSW 2011: The internet is over “Web 3.0 […]
Chasing The New Is Getting Old
Only when an innovation is dead can the real work begin. That’s when people who are seeking leverage get to work, when we can focus on what we’re saying, not how (or where) we’re saying it. via Seth’s Blog: Bring me stuff that’s dead, please. In the past, I’ve been guilty of being part of the […]
An Alternative To Amplify.com – Your Own Blog
“Amplify – The web’s best place for conversation.”- Robert Scoble | via Amplify.com . I don’t know. I guess I’d rather have conversations here. And, most of what I see on amplify looks a lot like this. A commentary attached to a short excerpt from a blog post. Will I have to work a bit harder […]
Paper Is Clearly A Fad
“Paper is clearly a fad – nice to have and something to impress your friends with.” | via Product Review: Will ‘Paper’ Replace E-Readers?. It’s funny to stumble on this today. Earlier, Doriano Carta asked this question on Twitter, “Would you be willing to replace all of your books with eBooks?” My immediate response was a […]