Powells.com interviews Steven Johnson
Steven Johnson keeps popping up for me lately. I heard a great interview by Ira Flatow on Science Friday. And, this interview (link below) here is also great, g...
Category: The Narrative
InfoWorld: Debating the merits of user-generated content
There’s still a place for editors (or someone of reputation to vet something as ‘this is good’). Link: Debating the merits of user-generated c...
From the pages of the Boston Globe – Governor, mayor livid as Boston ad stunt spurs chaos
Seems like an outdoor advertising campaign went terribly awry in Boston. Sheesh. Lighten up, Menino. For something similar (which is why I really posted ...
From the Press Room – Record quarter caps a record year for Sony Ericsson
From the brink of death to threatening number three. I remember when I thought Sony Ericsson, just after the merger, had only a few months to live. And in...
Infoworld reports: India nearly doubles mobile phone use in 2006
Sure makes me drool. And whose devices do you think they are picking up the most, and with what functionalities? Nokia. Nokia Nseries, too. Quite interesting. L...
Tommi’s 2D Barcode Manifesto and ensuing intense discussion
I read this manifesto (link below) around the time it came out, but I totally missed the amazing discussion that came after. Indeed, at least two people pointed...
Playing with Twitter – some observations and comments
I had heard of Twitter long ago, but it really didn’t capture me until I heard it again from Matt Jones. So, I decided to give it a try and I can say that...
Heard on the ‘Net: Comments on DRM, Music, iTunes, and iPhone
I get the feeling that DRM is at the moment closest to death, but it will not die. Yes, Apple is making folks wish they had never invented DRM, but removing it ...
T9onym – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kristian (a really bright and interesting guy) from IDEO and a bunch of us had a laugh when he told us about T9nonyms. He then went ahead and made a page on Wik...
The Next Net: 2007: The Web Widget
Sippey, thanks so much for finding this snippet of insight (see link and quote below). This whole idea of widgets, bookmarklets, badges and such has been near a...