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Recovering The Seriousness Of The Child At Play

March 18, 2011 By Jeff Turner 2 Comments

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?

March 17, 2011 By Jeff Turner 2 Comments

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 […]

Values Are The Dark Matter Of Human Relationships

March 16, 2011 By Jeff Turner 14 Comments

We can learn a lot about life from science. I have what I would call a “casual interest” in science, especially quantum physics and chaos theory. I’m not even close to be conversant with anyone that’s really studying these topics, but I enjoy them. So I dabble. A little over a year ago, I was […]

Chasing The New Is Getting Old

March 14, 2011 By Jeff Turner 13 Comments

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

March 12, 2011 By Jeff Turner 1 Comment

“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

March 12, 2011 By Jeff Turner 18 Comments

“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 […]