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Re: J.ot Down - I hereby decree - Short thoughts by David LeMieux

james — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:02:44 -0000

I like it! Some kind of collaborative editing would be great, on par with Google Docs without all the extra weight. What happens if two people edit it now?

Re: 2008/05/15/micro-blogging/

james — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:09:23 -0000

I think part of the brilliance of Twitter has been opening "Twitter-as-a-service," along with "Twitter-as-a-site."

A ubiquitous site on college campuses is the receptionist with Facebook open. The downside to sites like Facebook and MySpace is that they are "sites." They command the whole browser window. (And frankly, they make it painfully obvious that you're not working.)

Twitter is a service. Occasionally I use the site, but it's much less obtrusive to leave Twhirl or Twitterific running and go about my day.

Re: 2008/05/15/micro-blogging/

james — Thu, 15 May 2008 17:25:57 -0000

I try to only follow people who are both interesting and at a similar pace. I tried following the NY Times for a while but there was so much noise.

If you read certain blogs, try following their authors. If you know friends with accounts, try following them, but don't be afraid to stop following someone who posts too much or too little.

And try using one of the 3rd Party apps, like, Twhirl, TwitterFox, or Twitterific. They can make it seem much less intense.

Re: Make Your LinkedIn Profile Work for You

james — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:21:49 -0000

What's the best way to represent freelance work? I've been in one position for a while but have done some freelance work in my spare time. How do I get that on there?

Re: Twitter Needs an Offline Mode and an Open Client

james — Fri, 23 May 2008 13:27:29 -0000

You make a good point about Twitter and give me things to think about for my own application design. I've never handled more than 80k requests a day. I'd love to deal with this level of traffic--wouldn't we all--and work on Twitter-sized problems.

Re: Will Companies Value Your Personal Network

james — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:26:23 -0000

James Paul Gee dedicates the last chapter of "What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy" to the "network." He argues the real measure of a person's abilities has to include all their network resources.

If I can't solve a problem, but my friends on Twitter can, then I really can solve it.

It goes even farther, to any networked resource. My knowledge "includes" everything on PHP.net, the MozDev network, and MSDN, because I know where to find them and how to use them.