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Re: TOP 10 Free Timeline Creation Tools For Teachers

Andrew Watson — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:25:04 -0000

Thanks for this, and for updating it in 2015. But... the links for Dipity and Meograph (#2 and #4 on your list) seem to be broken now.

Re: A board game that can think for itself

Andrew Watson — Mon, 10 Oct 2016 12:15:26 -0000

"we may also hold a design contest if there’s interest"
Of course there is!

Re: Largehearted Boy: Contest - Win Four of My Favorite 2012 Books and a $100 Threadless Gift Certificate

Andrew Watson — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 23:47:58 -0000

The Last Unicorn, by Peter Beagle... Yes I am a long way behind on my reading...

Re: With iOS 6, Maps and Siri, the iPhone Becomes the Ultimate Driver's Assistant

Andrew Watson — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:06:44 -0000

Trouble is, a phone can also be the ultimate distraction from driving. As such, it can kill.

How about a "driving" mode for the device, which enabled maps and navigation, but disabled email, chat notifications, etc.?

Re: Amazon vs. Best Buy: A Tale of Two Retailers

Andrew Watson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:12:38 -0000

I think of "dismal customer service" as part of the big box model...

Re: Amazon vs. Best Buy: A Tale of Two Retailers

Andrew Watson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:15:48 -0000

Interesting that Best Buy's sales flattened when Circuit City flatlined. It looks as though the big box model was collapsing right around that point.

So BB won the battle of the big boxes... but seems to be losing the war in the face of the Amazon attack.

Re: Largehearted Boy: Contest - Win A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One, and a $100 Threadless Gift Certificate

Andrew Watson — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:34:32 -0000

Changing Places by David Lodge.

Re: Appstores.com: The Platform That Wants To Run Your Niche App Store

Andrew Watson — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:50:55 -0000

Sounds like Ning for apps.

Re: Why Tumblr Fan Mail Will Beat Facebook Messages & Twitter DMs

Andrew Watson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:36:37 -0000

I've tried Tumblr, and do like it. I wasn't saying that blogging and email were worse than the currently trendy social stuff. (People don't often use terms like "TwitFace" to refer to things they consider optimal for all purposes.)

Re: Why Tumblr Fan Mail Will Beat Facebook Messages & Twitter DMs

Andrew Watson — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:09 -0000

Seems like a trip back in time. Blogging? So last decade. Email? So last millennium. You do make a good case for the advantages over TwitFace, but TwitFace has the momentum.

Re: New Models for Web Publishing

Andrew Watson — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:24:19 -0000

Thank you for keeping the comment aspect of "good old-fashioned blogging" at RWW. It's better than rewtweeting, or FacebookLiking, or Google+ing,...

Will we one day look back at the golden age of Facebook? I'm not sure that we'll see it as golden...

Re: What is Wrong With Today's CMS

Andrew Watson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:09:17 -0000

and now you mention it, it is of course right there, once I hover over "x minutes ago." Somehow a delta time doesn't say "perma" to me, since it changes, but I should recognize the convention from Twitter and elsewhere. Thanks, Jon, for the prompt reply.

Re: What is Wrong With Today's CMS

Andrew Watson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:59:09 -0000

Any good blog should make prominent a permalink to each comment. Where's the permalink to comments at RWW these days? I just posted about the CMS definition issue, and wanted to link to Scott's comment, but it's not obvious how to do so.

Perhaps you are using a CMS, rather than a blogging platform, and so such issues are beneath the lofty goals of the software? (Or perhaps I am missing a permalink that should be staring me in the face.)

Re: What is Wrong With Today's CMS

Andrew Watson — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:48:27 -0000

Interesting post, David (and interesting comments so far, from Scott and others).

I'm wondering which CMS RWW is moving to, why it might be better, and how your hopes for a better CMS will be dashed.

More at:
http://changingway.org/2011...

Re: Lightweight Identity

Andrew Watson — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:12:13 -0000

Fred,
Good post, particularly in terms of how strongly it makes the "run like hell from Facebook" argument without ever actually stating it.

Another part of online identity, in the wider sense, is how your sites like. I like the current uncluttered look of avc, especially since I can remember when you were the king of clutter/bling/sidebar stuff.

Re: Best LittleCo of 2011

Andrew Watson — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:40:19 -0000

Three thingss about Dropbox as LittleCo of the year. First, congratulations to Dropbox!

Second, it seems like cheating to award such a well-known co as LittleCo. It seems to violate the spirit of the LittleCo law, even though it is within the letter of the law, since Dropbox has <100 employees.

Third: how does Dropbox manage to do so much with so few people?

Re: Top 10 Feed & RSS Technologies of 2011

Andrew Watson — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:26:29 -0000

An interesting list, but even more interesting are a couple of related issues. First, is RSS "on the wane" or has it become vital, taken-for-granted plumbing? Second, does each of these services produce an RSS or other feed so that other services can help the user mash up with yet other services?

My overall impression of the list is that it's a showroom for shiny bathroom fittings, rather than for plumbing components that can fit flexibly into a system.

Re: ReadWriteWeb Acquired by SAY Media

Andrew Watson — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:46:57 -0000

Congratulations, Richard. I hope that I will continue to be able to appreciate your writing here at RWW, although I also hope that this gives you the time and other resources to relax for a while. (More @changingway.org)

Re: The Unstuck iPad app is live—and free

Andrew Watson — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:57:38 -0000

Thanks for Unstuck. I'd be interested in some background on some of the thinking behind it. For example, what psych theories did you draw on? And how did you make decisions about the UI?

More detail on these questions, and other aspects of my reaction to Unstuck, at:
http://changingway.org/2011...

Re: Hugo (Movie Review)

Andrew Watson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:20:10 -0000

Will probably wait for the video, then, at least for the kids. On the other hand, he can cope with scary better than he can cope with slow...

Re: Hugo (Movie Review)

Andrew Watson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:16:53 -0000

Thanks for the review, which made me want to see the movie even more. How old are your boys? I'd like to take my kids, but suspect that, while it'd probably work for the eight year old, it wouldn't work for her younger brother, who just turned five.

Re: Writing

Andrew Watson — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:44:08 -0000

I emphasize writing when teaching b-school courses. This sometimes frustrates my students, who don't expect this emphasis in MBA (or corresponding undergrad) courses. But I think it's something we all need to work on.

Re: If HTML5 Kills the Blog Format, I Won't Shed a Tear

Andrew Watson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:58:54 -0000

Scott, thanks for your response. I didn't realize that you were a Facebook-basher, but am glad to learn that you are.

Re: If HTML5 Kills the Blog Format, I Won't Shed a Tear

Andrew Watson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:32:12 -0000

Interesting. I like the description of the targets that deserve shooting with the HTML5 gun. But the description doesn't fit blogs as well as it fits Facebook and Twitter. More at:
http://changingway.org/2011...

Re: Cloud Drive Comparison

Andrew Watson — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:29:15 -0000

Good to see the comparison table, but there are some missing criteria. In particular, has Apple brainwashed folks into thinking that streaming isn't useful?