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2 years ago
in This ad for an editor speaks for itself on Mathew's comments
One very cool newspaper team making for a very cool newspaper!
2 years ago
in Talking with a young European Developer on Scobleizer
Your remarkable interview with remarkable Sebastian Moser was waaay better than AWESOME... Thank YOU!
2 years ago
in Grapes on a plane on Scobleizer
LOVED the video... Watched every minute of it!
Greenpoint Technologies and Hedges Family Estates are very class acts!
Two recommendations... [1] Both Greenpoint Technologies and Hedges Family Estates ought to add a blog to their sites, and [2] You have just got to get one of those beauty planes for you, Maryam and Patrick! ;)
Greenpoint Technologies and Hedges Family Estates are very class acts!
Two recommendations... [1] Both Greenpoint Technologies and Hedges Family Estates ought to add a blog to their sites, and [2] You have just got to get one of those beauty planes for you, Maryam and Patrick! ;)
2 years ago
in Mesh mini-podcasts are here on Mathew's comments
Very useful post (including links)... Thank you Matthew!
2 years ago
in Listening to Shelley Powers about women in tech on Scobleizer
Oops... The macro issue of great women being accepted as equals and their equal involvement and participation in the tech community, including conferences and events... Robert, I suggest you step back for a moment in order to re-think and quickly get on the right side of this issue (right side = pro women). Women stuggling for equality and respect (and they have had to struggle) in society has a long history. For example, when did women achieve the right to vote in the USA, UK and Canada?
I'm an old guy so the phrase "Digital Divas" seems to me somewhat more than a little demeaning to women. It also possibly indicates a lack of understanding regarding the issues and problems.
A number of people commenting made good suggestions with respect to women in technology for your interview initiatives (e.g., Elisa Bauer, Sept. 2nd @ 8:12 pm and LayZ, Sept 3, 9:18).
The larger issue seems to be basic human dignity including equal opportunities for involvement, participation and contribution. The positions either against or for. Clearly the technological community has some work to do.
I'm an old guy so the phrase "Digital Divas" seems to me somewhat more than a little demeaning to women. It also possibly indicates a lack of understanding regarding the issues and problems.
A number of people commenting made good suggestions with respect to women in technology for your interview initiatives (e.g., Elisa Bauer, Sept. 2nd @ 8:12 pm and LayZ, Sept 3, 9:18).
The larger issue seems to be basic human dignity including equal opportunities for involvement, participation and contribution. The positions either against or for. Clearly the technological community has some work to do.
2 years ago
in Getting outside the frothy bubble on Scobleizer
Kudos to Hugh MacLeod's GapingVoid for pointing to your excellent post. I'm one reasonable example of those millions of non-technologically advanced users of the Internet.
Web 2.0 is a label, possibly meaning to suggest something to some potentially much smaller audience group. As a contrast, "beer" is another label, meaning something to a much greater audience.
In March of this year, I began researching the net in an effort to understand the social phenomena giving rise to Blogs (circa 1995), YouTube (much more recent and faster acceptance), up-to-the-minute TechCrunch news of new tech offerings, Digg as a participatory Tech News aggregator et al.
The "froth" is not important to me whereas innovation/fresh original ideas (that work are very important. There also exists so much copying of ideas... Yuk! And yet, copying is rather to be expected.
At the same time, there exists so much of use to so many people. For example: Hugh MacLeod is truly creative and original. Tara Hunt is so passionate and enthusiastic (even if you disagree). YouTube is used by so many people to share and connect with others, all with their specific interests. PBWiki, Blogger, GoogleVideo, GooglePages, Gmail et al... Mostly all free to users (excepting the presence of ads).
Peter Drucker observed that it is difficult if not impossible to appropriately evaluate societal changes in real time, rather it takes time to see the picture and to reasonably understand the impacts on and for society (nationally and on a global scale). Nonetheless I feel a sense of optimism because of the the tremendous amount of creativity and effort being expended by millions of people around the work (and facilitated by the World Wide Web).
Business models and the economic impacts for people and organizations. Although I think that companies are many times spending foolishly on advertising (including Internet advertising spend), various individuals and people are earning a little money (sometimes not so little). Hugh MacLeod and the Global Micro Brand concept as evidenced through his efforts on behalf of Stormhoek may hold great potential for the future. The young fellow who came up with the Million Dollar Homepage was truly original and creative... Imagine selling pixels! What fun! And, he made a million dollars in less than six months!
I empathize with your angst in attempting to find the meaning amongst all this creativity and effort. Somehow I sense that you will find an answer, although it is unlikely that the answer will come from VC's or the copycats. Keep reaching out, as I for one (of many) appreciate and applaud your efforts.
Web 2.0 is a label, possibly meaning to suggest something to some potentially much smaller audience group. As a contrast, "beer" is another label, meaning something to a much greater audience.
In March of this year, I began researching the net in an effort to understand the social phenomena giving rise to Blogs (circa 1995), YouTube (much more recent and faster acceptance), up-to-the-minute TechCrunch news of new tech offerings, Digg as a participatory Tech News aggregator et al.
The "froth" is not important to me whereas innovation/fresh original ideas (that work are very important. There also exists so much copying of ideas... Yuk! And yet, copying is rather to be expected.
At the same time, there exists so much of use to so many people. For example: Hugh MacLeod is truly creative and original. Tara Hunt is so passionate and enthusiastic (even if you disagree). YouTube is used by so many people to share and connect with others, all with their specific interests. PBWiki, Blogger, GoogleVideo, GooglePages, Gmail et al... Mostly all free to users (excepting the presence of ads).
Peter Drucker observed that it is difficult if not impossible to appropriately evaluate societal changes in real time, rather it takes time to see the picture and to reasonably understand the impacts on and for society (nationally and on a global scale). Nonetheless I feel a sense of optimism because of the the tremendous amount of creativity and effort being expended by millions of people around the work (and facilitated by the World Wide Web).
Business models and the economic impacts for people and organizations. Although I think that companies are many times spending foolishly on advertising (including Internet advertising spend), various individuals and people are earning a little money (sometimes not so little). Hugh MacLeod and the Global Micro Brand concept as evidenced through his efforts on behalf of Stormhoek may hold great potential for the future. The young fellow who came up with the Million Dollar Homepage was truly original and creative... Imagine selling pixels! What fun! And, he made a million dollars in less than six months!
I empathize with your angst in attempting to find the meaning amongst all this creativity and effort. Somehow I sense that you will find an answer, although it is unlikely that the answer will come from VC's or the copycats. Keep reaching out, as I for one (of many) appreciate and applaud your efforts.
