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South Sound Technology Conference

Posted by: kegill on: 29 November 2007

The Blogging Boom: How Journalism, Private Enterprise, Parenting, and Civic Action Have Changed (link1, link2)

Give One, Get One, Part Deux

Posted by: kegill on: 28 November 2007

The One Laptop Per Child promo has been extended to the end of the year. I received my “welcome to the community” email earlier today. They have good copywriters!
One of the most ingenious features of the XO laptop is its ability to create a “mesh” network. The little green antennae “ears” serve to automatically connect [...]

Facebook + Overstock: Transparency Is Not Us

Posted by: kegill on: 20 November 2007

Ethan Zucerkman (Berkman Center) explores the relationship between Facebook and Overstock:
If you’ve got a Facebook account, try this experiment: Go to overstock.com and buy something… As you complete the purchase, a window appears in the bottom right of your browser window, announcing “Overstock.com is sending this to your Facebook profile”…
Now log into Facebook. You’ve got [...]

Web 2.0: Connecting People

Posted by: kegill on: 18 November 2007

Funky two minute video from Nokia focuses on how Web 2.0 technologies — and your Nokia smart phone — are simple. They’re all about people. (tip)

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U2 Provides Preview To Facebook Community

Posted by: kegill on: 16 November 2007

On the eve of a major re-release of the Joshua Tree, U2 has posted a preview to the Facebook community. The clip includes an interview with Bono where he sings and talks “over” a previously unreleased track. Kudos to <a href=”cNet for reporting: “Bono’s choice of using iLike over other platforms for giving the exclusive [...]

Open Source Voting System Championed in NY

Posted by: kegill on: 15 November 2007

The Village Voice reports that the viability of an open source electronic voting system is threatened “the State Board of Elections’ $2 million testing fee.” But Darlene Mealy, a Brooklyn City Council Member, is asking that the fee be waived. She is also pushing for a requirement that the voting equipment be based [...]

Search Engine Marketing Wiki Launched

Posted by: kegill on: 15 November 2007

Kalena Jordan has launched a wiki (beta) dedicated to search engines. There’s info about conferences, terms, personalities, blogs, and, of course, the search engines themselves (organized by country – amazing). (tip)
The site is beta, so here are some design suggestions for Kalena:

Ditch the ALL CAPS page titles. If the title is being drawn automatically [...]

2 Billion Pictures …

Posted by: kegill on: 15 November 2007

… now on Flickr, posted Tuesday. “It was taken in front of Market City in Chinatown Haymarket in Sydney.” (All Rights Reserved, tip)
In the last six months, the number of photos on Flickr has quadrupled:
2 000 000 000 – 13 Nov 2007
1 000 000 000 – Private
500 000 000 – 15 May 2007
100 000 000 [...]

Controlled Vocabulary Matters

Posted by: kegill on: 14 November 2007

I just spent 15 minutes cursing my Brother printer and Brother, the company. Later, I spent a few more cursing Apple.
My Brother HL-2070N stopped working from the laptop. Then, a few weeks later (today), it stopped printing from the Mini. It would start printing, then “hang.” No error message. See the screen capture.
I searched the [...]

JCMC: Issue On Social Networks

Posted by: kegill on: 13 November 2007

Announcing a special theme issue of the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication; Volume 13, Issue 1, October 2007 is devoted to Social Network Sites. Guest Editors: danah boyd and Nicole Ellison.

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