Lawrence Salberg
No Ethics for Web Designers and Developers! -I recently decided to put a code of ethics on my business website. Calling it “Our Pledge”, I thought it would be a quick task that involved a few Google and Yahoo! searches. I was very wrong.
You would think a code of ethics would be a simple matter. In 2008, I fully expected to find [...] more »
Everything I know is Wrong -I read Andrew Keen’s brilliant book The Cult of the Amateur over the weekend. I read it in one sitting.
I’m stunned. I’m shocked. I feel lost.
In short, with a mere 200 pages, Andrew convinced a hardnose like me that I’m wrong. About everything. About a great many things having to do with the internet.
I spent [...] more »
Muhammad Saleem
conversations about social media - august 11-12, 2008 -here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.
no time for blogging
is it spammy or savvy marketing?
your medium is dying
social networks: definition, history, and scholarship
twitter going fremium?
advice on personal branding
as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.
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conversations about social media - august 8-10, 2008 -here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.
how profound is it?
the anonymous side of the net
connections between web 2.0 companies and investors
immunity or community?
guest-tweeting: why so serious?
cross-pollinating etiquette
as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social [...] more »
Robert Sandie
Cherry Chapstick Lip Dub -Rachel is one of my favorite people to watch on viddler and she just rocked out big time with this video, Driving to Katy.
I am now watching this for a 3rd time and I will admit to that but never to singing this out loud while watching ;). more »
Vidget For Brandice -I loved the hoover dam videos soo much that a vidget must be created for this.
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Jeff Sandquist
Bill Gates Transitions To The Foundation -This morning we posted a very special interview on Channel 9 with Bill Gates. In this video interview, Charles Torre sits down with Bill Gates and they talk about everything from philantropy, the CSA role, competition with Google and platforms.
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Joshua Saunders
Companies Paying High Dividends -Here are my thoughts on a select group of companies that pay dividends. Please note, these are only my recommendations. I own some of these, some I don’t. Invest at your own risk after doing your own research.
Annaly (NLY) - To start with, this is one of my favorite investments at the moment. Annaly is [...] more »
Drop the Savings Account - Dividends are the Way to Go -When the economy is struggling, the Fed lowers interest rates to encourage investment. There are two major downsides to this for consumers.
1. Inflation increases. As we have seen, the price of many goods has increased. Economics 101- As inflation increases, your purchasing power decreases, meaning you could now buy less with the same amount of [...] more »
Alec Saunders
Enck is Back -After a work-imposed hiatus of a little more than a year, James Enck’s EuroTelcoblog is back. Although Mr. Enck is on vacation with his family in Denmark, he continues to post tantalizing pictures and thoughts about fiber roll-outs amongst other things.
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Facebook exploit spreads -A video worm has broken out on Facebook, and appears to be propagating at high speed over the past weekend. Facebook has responded with bandages, but no cure. more »
Steve Saylor
My first trip to Frys! -Okay, so I know it's been at least a week since I have returned from the great state that is Texas, but I only just saw this video today, thanks to Google Alerts.
At any rate, if you saw only the first Qik video Neal and Cali did from outside of Fry's you never got the end part, basically my reaction afterwords.
Special Thanks to Dave Curlee of RealcookN.tv, Cali Lewis and more »
Snowball Reviews...Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog Act 1 -
So it's finally here, the first act of the long (well at least a year...wait okay maybe less then a year...you know what I mean) awaited arrival of Joss Whedon's foray into the world we call web by releasing his Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog starring Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, Doogie Howser), Nathan Fillion (Buffy The Vampire Sla more »
Troy Schneider
New America is Hiring... -... if you're a top-notch communications pro, that is.
The New America Foundation -- the innovative, media-savvy and now post-post-partisan think tank that, incidentally, keeps me occupied during business hours -- is expanding its media and communications operations.
That has lots of good implications, but the most obvious ones a more »
Waffles We Can Believe In -I like Barack Obama. I've been impressed by his campaign, and will more than likely vote for him in November. But I'm not impressed by his FISA position -- and besides, this is just funny:
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Fabian Schonholz
From my iPhone -Wow…can you believe it. An iPhone app to write on my blog. This is fantastic and believe it or not, this post is being written on my iPhone. The aspect I will need to figure out is workflow. Normally after I write a post my wife edits them and then they get published. Such a [...] more »
Exposition Boulevard - Photo Gallery -On this gallery Elizabeth contributed with pictures of gems.
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Robert Scoble
Story Pitch: Microsoft’s “flattened” Windows 7 team and what it means for business -Dear Steven Sinofsky, Jon DeVaan, and Frank Shaw:
(For those who don’t know, Frank Shaw is the guy who, at Waggener Edstrom, runs the Microsoft PR account there, and Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan runs Microsoft’s Windows team. Steven and Jon blog on the Windows 7 engineering blog and Frank keeps a personal blog too).
I’ve been [...] more »
Companies: has TechCrunch 50 or Demo spurned you? -I’m wondering. Are there any good startup companies out there who aren’t getting into TechCrunch 50 or Demo that think they deserve to be in? Let me know! I’ll be at the TechCrunch 50 Conference. scobleizer@gmail.com more »
Rick Segal
The Baby is Never Ugly -One of the things I dislike the most about the Venture Capital business is the endless "Let's continue the dialog" nonsense that gets dumped on entrepreneurs. Instead of just saying pass, this isn't for us, we get into sounds interesting, send me some data, let... more »
The Most Dangerous Game You Can Play -These days all of us have a very easy time of getting information on people, places, and things. It is simple to Google something, hit LinkedIn, ping FaceBook, etc. So given all of this friction free verification options, it amazes me that people will still... more »
Wendy Seltzer
The RIAA has an ACTA Wish-List -Remember ACTA, the draft proposed “harmonization” of copyright found on Wikileaks? In keeping with the view that harmonization is a one-way ratchet up, RIAA has some suggestions for the US Trade Representative.
J. Online Infringing Activities
Parties shall:
1. Provide exclusive rights under copyright to unambiguously cover Internet use.
2. Establish appropriate rules regarding liability of service/content providers:
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ICANN’s New gTLD Process: Hype and Reality -At its 32d International Junket Meeting last week, ICANN’s Board approved the GNSO Council’s recommendations for the eventual addition to the root of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). This means that eventually, when the staff drafts, community comments upon, and Board approves implementation processes, those with deep pockets will have the opportunity to [...] more »
Koka Sexton
iPhone 2.0 - An upgrade for disaster -Today was supposed to be a wondrous day for Apple. The release of the new iPhone 3G and the much anticipated iPhone 2.0 software update. People waited in lines for the phone and I woke up first thing this morning to download the latest firmware update. Turns out Apple and I had another thing coming!
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28 StumbleUpon links I canât get enough of -Since I recently had to do a lot of work (I’m almost done) moving my domains and sites to a new server, I did some additional research on the art of buying and selling domains. So I have included a list of links to those sites on top of my regular StumbleUpon [...] more »
Matthew Sherborne
Where’s Matthew Sherborne -Where’s Matthew Sherborne is a question I’ve received more and more over the last few weeks due to my “gasp,” sudden disappearance. Well I’m happy to say I haven’t vanished into thin air, been abducted by aliens or left the country like Michael Jackson.
Instead, like every internet marketer worth his salt, I’ve been developing some [...] more »
Increased Online Traffic with RSS -Would you like to get increased online traffic with RSS feeds? In my last post I discussed how I’m monetizing website traffic on one of my niche websites.
In this post I’ll be explaining how I use RSS feeds from popular websites in my niche, to automatically add content to my website. In addition to automatically [...] more »
Kimberly Silk
Faculty of Information Studies releases Recruitment Video -For anyone addicted to internet technology and interested in how technology influences our lives, I highly recommend considering graduate work at FIS. Wondering what it’s all about? See their newly released recruitment video here –> more »
Wanted: Program Manager -Contract: 6 months+
Location: GTA
Position: Program Manager
Qualifications/Designations:
·Bachelor of Arts Degree and equivalent work experience
·Attendance at Facilitating Learning workshop and/or equivalent external designation and/or related experience
Skill/Knowledge Requirements:
·Strong sales & sales management experience
·Good business and industry knowledge
·Demonstrated ability to multi-task on projects varying in complexity and of strategic importance to clients and the [ more »
Boris M. Silver
Dream Kids Job: LEGO Builder -Remember those tiny little blocks of plastic that came in multiple colors with long detailed instruction manuals? I don’t know about you, but when I was a little kid, I loved playing with LEGOs. In fact, I was never into the other brands of constructor toys (i.e. Mega Blocks which I always thought were a [...] more »
Attention Bloggers: Show Your Identity on Your Blog -I really like the cool badges and labels you can grab on LinkedIn. That way when people look at your profile, they can quickly get a graphical representation of who you are.
I also love one of my company’s applications: Total Sports Fan — it lets you put your favorite sports team logos/icons on your Facebook [...] more »
Roger Simon
The Purdum Inquirer -Writing in that great doorstopper of the bourgeoisie, Vanity Fair, Todd Purdum has new gossip about our boy Bill, most of it unsurprising and most of the juicy stuff to do with women. But it does have a good smarty-pants... more »
Prediction for Campaign -Obama will want more speeches, fewer debates. McCain will want more debates, fewer speeches.... more »
Ben Skelton
WWDC Roundup -The WWDC keynote was a bit of a snoozefest, but there were a couple of interesting announcements.... iPhone 3G There were no real surprises with the iPhone announcement other than the price and the fact that Apple hasn't included a... more »
Last night in Vegas ??? MIX 08 -Tonight is my last night in Vegas before I fly to Orlando. Unfortunately I made a mistake and booked a flight that has a stop in Washington, DC. It is a Ted / United flight, which means it is 99%... more »
Brian Solis
Identi.ca, a White Label Microblogging Network -It's inevitable. As Twitter experiences growing pains, new entrants will seize the opportunity to provide a more complete and open experience to communicating with, and at, the people you may or may not know. Few will succeed, while others force evolution to inspire new features and capabilities in existing services more »
Sprout Fuels the Social Widget Economy -Sprout is a new, very cool service that lets everyday people create portable widgets for embedding on Web sites, blogs, and in social networks.I was originally introduced to the service at more »
William Spaetzel
It’s a Twittering World -Back on June 3, I was interviewed by a reporter, Amy Fuller from the Waterloo Region Record. She wanted to interview me for an article she was writing on Twitter.
She selected me because of the Waterloo Twitter meetup that I organized in April. She said that her brother gave her the idea for the [...] more »
Welcome to yet another revision -I’ve been wanting to update my blog to use Wordpress for a while now. After the frustration of dealing with the complexity of Drupal and the weirdness of DasBlog, it is awfully nice now to have the mainstream blogging software powering by blog.
I just switched my web host to Mosso that allows me to run [...] more »
Josh Spear
SpearTalks: Casey O’Connell -The story of a rejected artist finally making it big time is as familiar as the tales our grandparents like to tell us: “I walked 17 miles, barefoot, through three feet of snow; I dog-walked in New York through rejection letter after rejection letter …” The similarities are noticeable, and the struggles equally ruthless. [...] more »
Celebrate Freedom! Win a Jawbone 2! -Just a gentle holiday weekend reminder to get your answers in for the gold and silver Jawbone 2 giveaway: Who can find the cheesiest song, music video, or album with the word Gold or Silver in the title? We’ll be grilling meat, and charring ourselves with tanning and illegal fireworks. But, before we let [...] more »
Nova Spivack
Most of My Blogging is Now in Twine -This is a note to readers of this blog. As many of you know, I'm the CEO of Radar Networks, the makers of a new service called Twine. Twine is a service for "interest networking," which I believe is...
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Blogging is Dead! Long Live Blogging! Why Twine is Better than Blogging. -I love how my friend, Jason Calacanis, announces the death of blogging and his retirement from blogging...on a blog. He's a genius. You can read more here and here. But as anyone who reads this blog...
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Martin Stabe
The Australian: Bloggers of the world, letâs shop! -Online culture is thriving in almost every country I visited. The exception is Cuba ... Most bloggers prefer to protest privately, anonymously or not at all ... Despite their relatively small numbers and the penalties they attract, dissenting bloggers are playing havoc with the established order. According to Human Rights Watch researcher Elijah Zarwan, "bloggers have succeeded in doing something that years of standing on the street corner and shouting 'No to torture' or 'No to more »
Editor & Publisher: Turn and Face the Change - With Newspaper Industry in Crisis, âEverythingâs on the Tableâ -"The time could be ripe for fulfilling a longtime fantasy of some publishers â eliminating dog days like Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. It's fueled by the obvious fact that in the U.S., at least, newspapers generally lose money during the week and coin it on Fridays and Sundays. ... " more »
Paul Stamatiou
Review Shootout: Laptop Bags for Light Computing -Living the cloud life is only part of the equation; traveling light and easily being able to move your workspace from your home to class, a coffee shop, a coworking space or office are just as important. That’s why I use a MacBook Air and that’s why I’ve gotten my hands on some fine examples [...] more »
Startup Warrior - Find Startups Near You -The recently launched Startup Warrior from former Georgia Tech classmate Andrew Cantino utilizes the Crunchbase API to help visitors visually browse startups and view startup hubs. Since the launch, Crunchbase has added similar mapping functionality but it’s up to you to decide which implementation is more effective.
StartupWarrior.com allows you to learn about startups in [...] more »
Martha Stewart
Lightning strikes Lily Pond -Recently, I showed you photos of a white pine that was struck by lightning at my farm in Bedford. Well, a couple of weeks ago, a very frightening thunder and lightning storm settled over the Hamptons, out on Long Island,... more »
My figs are ready to be plucked and enjoyed -I’m so excited because my fig trees have been bearing fruit and that fruit is finally ready to pluck and savor. My figs are planted in pots because it’s too cold and windy in this part of the world for... more »
Tiffany Stone
Dear Readers -[Breakfast: Fage yogurt with 1/2 fuji apple, sliced raw almonds and some raw oats. White tea] Sorry that posting has been infrequent lately. I’m working on a project and trying to move. I will be writing about the Toronto Film... more »
Just a T-Shirt -[Breakfast: a goat cheese and asparagus omelette from Joan's on Third] Yes, I spent over a hundred dollars on a cotton T-shirt. And, yes, I find this amount for a T-shirt offensive. Whenever I don't fork out the money for... more »
Biz Stone
Insects and Telephones -textually.org: Insects Use Plant Like a "Telephone": "Dutch ecologist Roxina Soler and her colleagues from the Netherlands Institute for Ecology have discovered that subterranean and aboveground herbivorous insects can communicate with each other by using plants as telephones. [via Cellular News]'Subterranean insects issue chemical warning signals via the leaves of the plant. This way, aboveground insects ar more »
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Liz Strauss
Personal Development: Blogging Is a Way to Find a Voice -Reasons to Write Every Day
Everything we write has an audience. Even a private journal has the author to read it. The more we write, the more we get experience with words, learning what they mean in varied contexts. As we look back over what we have written, we listen, consider, and question its [...] more »
Social Media: Can’t Do That! I Don’t Have Time! -No Time Like the Present
Time.
Who’s got any extra? Could you send some over?
I haven’t had any since 1990-something.
Most folks I know are feeling the same way.
Yet, somehow, we all manage to get things done in the time we have allotted. We even pick up a few new things as move forward in our [...] more »
Krishnan Subramania
Cloud Computing and Enterprise -The folks at Whir TV talked to James Staten of Forrester Research the cloud computing and how it fits into enterprise. You can watch the video below.
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Study: Cloud computing to brighten future of data centers
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Conservatism and Cloud Computing -I don’t talk politics in this blog (and have other outlets to vent my feelings) but I can’t help in this case. Conservatives pull back any attempts to push the envelope while dealing with social issues by inculcating fear in the minds of people. That is what is happening with regards to cloud computing too. [...] more »
Aaron Swartz
Everyday Utilitarianism: Who Gets the TV First? -I've often thought it would be fun to write a book on "everyday utilitarianism" -- how to apply mathematical formalizations of utilitarianism and game theory to help you solve everday life dilemmas, like who should get to use the television first or whether you should go out with that guy.
The basic idea would be that each chapter would revolve around a particular mathematical principle and demonstrate it using a concrete example from everyday life. Since I'll probably never get aroun more »
My Life With Tim -I wrote this years ago (probably the summer after college), filled with nostalgia, in a small notebook on a plane to or from Boston. (I finally understand how people can write books long-form!) I meant to type it in as soon as I got back and post it here, but I lost it and never got the chance. While moving recently it turned up again and I thought I should seize the opportunity to type it in while I still had my hands on it. (Also, coincidentally, I had lunch today with Tim.)
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Kara Swisher
Yahoo Board and Investors Burn, While Everyone Else Fiddles -
Could Ross Levinsohn and Jon Miller reinvent Yahoo? What about OpenTable's Jeff Jordan? Or various and sundry Google or Microsoft execs?
It could happen.
That specific scenario of putting someone like the two former Internet execs in charge of the troubled Web giant is one of the more »
As Yahoo Stock Drops, Microsoftâs Sweetened Search Gets Cheaper -
Apparently, according to Yahoo, Microsoft is as clever and deceptive as the buff and gun-toting Angelina Jolie in the new film "Wanted."
BoomTown will get to that later. But with Yahoo shares hovering close to $20 a share, Micr more »
Michael Sync
What I’m doing these days…. -Hello Everybody! How are you doing? I recently received some mails from some of you asking why I’ve disappeared in Silverlight Forum lately. Well, yes! I couldn’t participate in Silverlight forum that much these days. :( Why? Because there are mainly two reasons behind.
Let me start with the first one. I recently changed my job. [...] more »
Unity Application Block (Unity) for Silverlight and StopLight QuickStart -Yes. I have successfully ported Unity for Silverlight 2 beta2. I’d like to say “thank you” to Chris for answering my question in Unity Forum. You can download the source code of Silverlight-compatible Unity and StopLight Quick Start samples from this post.
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SLUnity.zip (2.26 MB) - Unity For Silverlight + StopLight Quick Start Sample
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