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Re: Do Onto Others – My Take On Tara Hunt's Whuffie Speech at Web 2.0 Expo

Tara Hunt — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:51:00 -0000

Great write-up and thanks for the post! I love that you typed wocial instead of social...a mashup of whuffie and social! :)

Re: Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Tara Hunt — Tue, 15 May 2007 04:47:02 -0000

You know that I think you are grand.but.

I can't imagine what you are thinking. Is this a money decision? I mean, with the most recent Microsoft taking on Open Source announcement (<a hreaf="<a href="http://test.denverpo...), " target="_blank"><a href="http://test.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_5897663&q...)," target="_blank">http://test.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_5897663&q...), doesn't the world know that they are totally effing evil? There may be good people that work there, but they aren't the powers that be. That company is still run by pure, awful greed. They keep hiring amazing people like yourself to try and trick the rest of the world into thinking that they aren't pure evil. In fact, that's what they think. Money can buy them anything, right?

That's really a bummer. Radiant Core is so damned awesome. A small giant.

I'm sorry to hear this. Really. It's your life and your decision, but I hope you discover soon that you are 1000x better than this.

Re: Lunch with High Road Communications

Tara Hunt — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:59:10 -0000

LOL. That's awesome David.

Man, it wasn't too long ago that I had a resume in at High Road. Never heard back. :( I think my techniques were a little 'radical' two years ago.

What was the reaction to BarCamp et al? I'm totally looking forward to seeing the Tdot version. This weekend Chris and I are in Bangalore.there are 200+ people expected! Crazy. Chennai was last weekend, and although we didn't get down in time, we were told it was a HUGE success. We'll be chatting with the Chennai organizers at BCBangalore on Saturday.

Man.sumpin's stirring in the world. I'm pretty pumped about it. Is it just me, or does it seem to have exploded in the past 6 months?

Re: Find my purpose…

Tara Hunt — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:55:20 -0000

Rock on David!

We miss you guys.Things going well, then?

Re: Tangible results

Tara Hunt — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:39:11 -0000

Hey now! Who is loose? ;)

Great links David…I really think we need to also somehow break down the dichotomy between tangibles and intangibles. We know how important the intangibles are…how they can make or break projects and how they often come from the real expertise and can’t be taught in books. That’s the question we need to really address.

Re: Reflections on Office 2.0

Tara Hunt — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:31:08 -0000

What didn't you understand?

I suppose I was a bit of a black sheep there. I work with grassroots movements and have been involved in the '2.0' world before '2.0' was a term used. I see people, not 'enterprise' pushing the production of what we deem as 'Web 2.0' technologies, like blogging, wikis, aggregators, social networks, photo sharing, tagging, social bookmarking, etc. They are chaotic, collaborative technologies that give power to the people. Somehow, I think this is an uneasy fit into the enterprise world of control and security and ivory towers.

To get a sense of where I'm coming from, you may want to read my article entitled Embracing the Chaos.

Re: What Are "Markets”??

Tara Hunt — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:21:18 -0000

Thanks Sam...:)

Re: Leaving Rextopia

Tara Hunt — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:54:03 -0000

Congrats, Sam!

Re: Lane Hartwell: Still wrong on fair use

Tara Hunt — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:41:55 -0000

Actually, Jason didn't say that "asking for permission is nice" (that's quite a lofty drop in emphasis), he spent a good deal of his post explaining that it is ethics, not law that should determine the outcome of this case.

Just in case you missed it:

"Copyright law isn't really built for resolving disputes between individuals like Lane and TRS. It's built for resolving expensive and highly profit-driven disputes between large full-scale commercial entities like movie studios, book publishers, software companies, or search engines -- entities with long-standing investments in the copyright system and in-house legal counsel to negotiate issues like licensing.

Ethics, on the other hand, might just be the right hammer for this nail. Ethical behavior is behavior that leads to the "greater good." It goes beyond the mere moral choices of right or wrong and deals with the broader question of the correct choice for society as a whole. If we, as an online society, want people like Lane to succeed in their work, to be successful and profitable photographers, we need to take care to promote them in a way that feels respectful and supportive. We need to make sure they succeed so that they will continue to provide us with amazing photos and make them available online."

and

"...the idea of attribution and promotion have strong appeal. They respect who the artist is and try to help them thrive in their work. I also think ethical online users should consider tithing any financial gain from the use of other people's works back to the original creator -- in essence voluntarily offer to post-date royalties if the project amounts to anything profitable. Such steps would, IMO, go a long way to building a stronger online creative community rather than tearing it down or apart."

So, even though you played it down, I believe Jason was more in the Shelley and Tara camp than anything.

Stop! Stop! We're both right! The DMCA sux, but TRS should have given attribution and not been community leaches. Unfortunately, we currently don't have much in place to promote these ethics. Perhaps we should be talking about this approach instead of splitting hairs. Until then, the only hammer Lane has is the DMCA.

Re: The heart of the matter

Tara Hunt — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:50:40 -0000

I just want to clear something up from Jeneane's earlier comment:

(oh sorry you may not know tara emailed me saying kathy was planning a ’sexual harrassment suit)

I emailed a plea to Jeneane to talk to her friends (as I think she may have influence over them) and said there were a few of us gathering evidence for a "potential sexual harassment suit". Not Kathy. Actually, as much as we urged Kathy, she didn't. We still have the records, though.

Re: Three Rules of Why Coworking Sucks

Tara Hunt — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:41:54 -0000

I'd respond to this, but I'm eating with Matthew and drinking loads of beer, so I may turn into a potty mouth myself.

Re: Most features are for experts

Tara Hunt — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 19:31:21 -0000

LOL. What a great example! I'm afraid I was guilty of shooting with my SLR on automatic for 3 years, until I took a quick course. I still only use about 1/3rd of the features, though. :)

Re: Treximet… Finally!

Tara Hunt — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:04:09 -0000

My migraines were awful, but finally went away. It was hormonal. I stopped taking the full pill and went with a half pill. Stopped them entirely.

Re: What Has College Taught Me So Far?

Tara Hunt — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:17:04 -0000

Glad I could help, Greg! Keep up the good work!

Re: #Whuffie, News and Blogs

Tara Hunt — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:05:38 -0000

Awwww! Thanks for the awesome review Aldon! Super glad you got it and was able to get through it so fast! You rawk!

Re: http://laughingsquid.com/violet-blue-the-new-sex-columnist-for-the-sf-chronicle/

Tara Hunt — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:32:11 -0000

Wow! Congrats Violet! That rocks. She's awesome. We love her books...oops...hope that's not Valleywaggable. ;)

Re: Attaboy’s 2nd Annual YArt Sale | Laughing Squid

Tara Hunt — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:24:28 -0000

Is it really 12 am start? Like in the morning? Or is that a type-o?

I think we'll go. We need some artwork for the new office. Maybe I can meet Attaboy and make his acquaintance in person and make friendly? Or just shutup, buy some art and wait for another time.

What time will you be there?

Re: Citizen Space | Laughing Squid

Tara Hunt — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:02:05 -0000

Thanks so much for coming by and taking those awesome shots! I'm looking forward to your 'do' this coming weekend. I don't know if I've told you this, but the Laughing Squid party is a pretty significant event for us, too. :)

Re: BarCampBlock, BarCamp Returns To Its Roots | Laughing Squid

Tara Hunt — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:50:34 -0000

Thanks for the announcement, Scott! And thanks Laughing Squid for the sponsorship!

Re: Photos From Laughing Squid’s Last Minute Unholiday Party

Tara Hunt — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:08:10 -0000

Thank YOU! That was totally fun! Going to go back to recovering now. :)

Re: New blog: Creating Passionate Users

Tara Hunt — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:47:13 -0000

No problem, enjoy!

Kathy has been around for years and years. She's a staple in the diet of an online marketers sage advice. I think she actually has a background as a developer...the marketing stuff is just intuitive for her. She's pretty amazing. My hero. ;)

Re: How To Increase Your Email Whuffie Factor In 5 Easy Steps

Tara Hunt — Thu, 21 May 2009 11:16:52 -0000

Great post! But as @mturro points out, Cory Doctorow coined the term Whuffie...I merely repurpose it.

Re: Against Splitting The Bill

Tara Hunt — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:51:39 -0000

I respect where you are coming from, but I will never be able to act from this perspective. I suppose what surprised me the most is that you picked one of the most expensive restaurants I've been to and ordered a whole gamut of appetizers (which weren't cheap).

We live our entire lives to give. We got a bigger place so we could accommodate friends and other nomadic hackers like yourself so you could stay in SF without paying through the nose. We probably pay an additional $500/month so we can offer that. We give our office space to travelers as well as charge a very modest fee for keyholders so that they have affordable space.

And we are not wealthy. We are consultants and this month we haven't been paid by many of our clients so are struggling to make ends meet. But that doesn't change our attitude.

I always assume that if I'm going to a birthday dinner that the collective is paying for the birthday person (even the one time we went to an 8 person meal where two of them were celebrating a birthday, one who we didn't know - and the bill came to $140 each...lol...we thought twice about accepting multi-person birthday dinners after that!).

I don't think it's a European thing. The French have been more than generous each time we've been there. They embarrass us with their generosity. We did notice that in Germany there was the individual bill thing, but they started the meal by saying, "no shared appetizers" when I suggested it. They were clear from the outset that we would get separate meals and bills.

It is an individualist vs. collectivist thing...and I don't think Europe is of one mind on this. I also think that health care and other social programs are usually somewhat telling (San Francisco is actually very different than the US and the city is actually bringing in universal health). I'm a Canadian, so I was raised as a collectivist.

I don't believe it's about the money. It's never about the money. Hell, I guarantee you that last night the difference between what people consumed and spent would have been under $10. It's about fundamental beliefs. The group's imposition versus the individual's will. I'm sorry that you've gotten the short end of the stick in days gone by. That is wrong. You don't have very observant friends.

As for the 'don't dine out' thing, I don't agree with that. However, it is up to someone on a budget to request from friends that you go somewhere reasonable, then to explain at the beginning of the meal (not when the bill comes) where you are coming from. I know that sucks, but good friends are cool with that.

But I think we are probably just going to have to agree to disagree on this point. We just come from two entirely different points of view.

Re: Session notes: Tara Hunt - Happiness as business model

Tara Hunt — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:19:43 -0000

Awesomeness! Thanks for posting these awesome discussion notes Jure! I really appreciate your great questions and feedback in the session, too. :)

Re: Sausage. Out The Bomb Bay Door. - Can Everyone See Your Wuffie?

Tara Hunt — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:39:40 -0000

Yeowsers! Sounds naughty! ;)

Re: Calling us out on community marketing - responding to Dave Winer

Tara Hunt — Thu, 04 May 2006 17:18:56 -0000

I think you are well on your way. ;)

I especially love the "Get the hell out of the way" to which I'm a huge proponent.

Rock on.

T

Re: Technorati dharma blues

Tara Hunt — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 11:01:26 -0000

After over 2 weeks of waiting, my numbers finally updated last night. I am at peace. ;)

I hope yours doesn't take so long!

Re: 2006/05/09/squidoo-edgeio-and-the-f-word/

Tara Hunt — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:32:46 -0000

Ah...but with Edgeio integrating Microformats....and with a little patience, I think they can actually change the way we post stuff on the net....okay...so maybe they won't make a gazillion dollars, but they will certainly change the landscape and make back their investment in the meantime.

Squidoo = walled garden

Edgeio = not so much

I'd give Edgeio at least a year before we judge it by it's traffic. It needs to spread outwards a bit more. ;)

Re: Do You Pass the Social Media Recruitment Test?

Tara Hunt — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:33:48 -0000

Funny...I break these rules (i.e. take strong positions on controversial topics), yet, I get work, followers, speaking gigs, book deals, etc.. Nobody *really* wants lukewarm. I think companies are changing, too.

Re: Mashable on Tumblr - Ketchum’s James Andrews Memphis left a regrettable...

Tara Hunt — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:19:04 -0000

Really? He can't express himself openly? He can't express his disdain for a city (I've been to Memphis, I understand where he is coming from - although awesome BBQ) without his clients getting their panties in a knot? He didn't even post the city name. To get all riled up and actually write a scathing note like this is petty and ridiculous. The man has a right to his opinion and to express his opinion. Where he would cross the line is to say his client is a pain in the ass or something...but he clearly didn't.

Personally, this is one of those posts where I scratch my head and say, "I would die if I had to live in a world where people were so effing tightass!"

Re: The Whuffie Factor and Social Capital in The New Economy

Tara Hunt — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:32:25 -0000

Thanks for the pointer to my book.

I don't know if using the terminology is an either/or thing - but my book is coming out with a major publisher in April (Random House) and we have planned a big marketing splash, so it will probably spread around a bit at that point. And really, nobody liked the word blog or the word wiki...how about the word Google? Yikes. Odd. But now used in regular business vernacular. ;)

As well, I interchange social capital and whuffie frequently in the book and have been discussing social capital and online community building since mid-2006. Whuffie was more recent. Neither are my terms (Cory invented Whuffie and Pierre Bourdieu invented Social Capital - Robert Putnum popularized it in the 80's) as Alex points out below.

Re: Fuel Conference - some thoughts

Tara Hunt — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:27:48 -0000

Hmmm...notice how all of your faves were 'Hunt's? I think we are onto a trend here!

Nice seeing you again, Paul. :)

Re: Gary Vaynerchuk - I am a triple Z list celebrity Today I want to...

Tara Hunt — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:55:56 -0000

Brilliant as ever, Gary. Being a ZZZ list celebrity, myself, I appreciate the ability to influence while staying grounded enough to be accessible. You keep rockin!

Re: hey look, its me

Tara Hunt — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:07:43 -0000

LOL. All of my interviews are riddled with ums and ahs...as for kissing up...lol...blush. We will have to do a similar interview the other way around. ;)

Re: NYC Wrapup, the home for the holidays

Tara Hunt — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 19:57:08 -0000

It was awesome hanging with you and we really really look forward to having you around all of the time.

Re: i’d never sell my peeps

Tara Hunt — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:42:55 -0000

Great post, Alex. My sentiments exactly. These SNs are tools, my 'social graph' (that phrase belittles it, I agree) flows between these tools and extends beyond these tools.

Heart is a great way to put it. :)

Re: Anniversary Reflections

Tara Hunt — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:16:06 -0000

Congrats Alex! I can't wait for the party!

Re: Magnolia Opens Up

Tara Hunt — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:25:57 -0000

Thanks for posting this, Chris! I'm really excited about what will come of this. Plans? Who knows...that's the beauty of opening things up.

Just so you know, I'm just the community consultant on this. Larry and Todd (who couldn't make it to Gnomedex) have been working long and hard on this. I had dinner with Larry a few weeks ago who showed me what they've done and I got so excited I convinced him to come announce it at Gnomedex. :)

Re: The John Dvorakification of the blogosphere (I’m signing off of Memeorandum)

Tara Hunt — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:01:17 -0000

Man...who decides what is news and what isn't? Brrreeee...whatever that was news for, like, how long? And a totally valid, yet a little too vicious for it's own good, conversation about grassroots technology gatherings and the fear of the co-optation of them isn't news?

Hmmmm...

Re: The John Dvorakification of the blogosphere (I’m signing off of Memeorandum)

Tara Hunt — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 04:04:20 -0000

oh...and...for the record...I don't think any of us wanted to be such a news item on Memeorandum. The snark came from true places of passion and hurt.

...I didn't even know it was there until I saw it appear in my bloglines...in your post and Richard's.

Re: Ross announces DCamp

Tara Hunt — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:12:30 -0000

Hey Robert,

You may want to give credit to the brilliant, young woman who is actually putting this together (Ross is only providing the space), Rashmi.

Re: Bad news gets worse

Tara Hunt — Wed, 10 May 2006 20:54:11 -0000

Man, Robert. I'm sending lotsa love and good vibes your way. I'm so sorry to hear this. Moms are so special.

xo

Re: Dear Al Gore: here’s some inconvenient truths

Tara Hunt — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:16:08 -0000

Heh. We just spent the weekend at Microsoft offices at 1 Market for Barcamp and a whole bunch of us slept over. Biggest issue: you couldn't turn off the bloody lights!

We almost climbed on ladders to unscrew the florescent lightbulbs...why the heck do you need lights on everywhere all weekend long?

Re: Web 2.0 logo generator, but where’s the stickr generator?

Tara Hunt — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:57:13 -0000

You didn't know about Valleyschwag? Where have you been?! Oh yeah...Seattle. ;)

BTW...they don't charge for the schwag, they charge for the shipping costs and it is well worth it:

http://www.boingboing.net/2006/04/27/laughing_s...

For $15, you usually get a couple of tees, loads of stickers, buttons, etc. And stuff that you and I couldn't get hanging in SF, either. Companies are now producing 'special Schwag' exclusives for ValleySchwag customers. Now, I betcha didn't know that, did ya? ;)

Re: Web 2.0 logo generator, but where’s the stickr generator?

Tara Hunt — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:59:11 -0000

And check out this guy's review (complete with slideshow):

http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=934

(I'm a fan...can'tcha tell?)

Re: Vote for Valerie on Valleywag’s Web 2.oohhher contest

Tara Hunt — Thu, 17 Aug 2006 21:48:07 -0000

A plug for me, Robert? ;)

http://www.valleywag.com/tech/polls/web-2ooh-jo...

Re: Little duckies head to Flock

Tara Hunt — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:28:51 -0000

I guess Will forgot to credit Chris in recommending him for the job (through his blog + to his then-employer). So, maybe Chris should have a job board? Oh wait, he's a little against those:

http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2006/08/30/jobs-jobs...

;)

But hey...open another one...just incorporate microformats, dangit!

Re: New Web Conference: Frothy and no women

Tara Hunt — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:28:41 -0000

I'm so glad you said it and not me this time. ;)

Sigh.

Re: YouTube gets rich, users get nothing, Messina notes

Tara Hunt — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 20:46:19 -0000

What we* are talking about when we* talk about our disdain for the term 'crowdsourcing' is the following:

1. Open source is not crowdsourcing. Open source projects attract people that want to contribute to them. Firstly, this is done organically - there is no 'marketing' involved. Secondly, this is not done for the benefit of an entrepreneur wanting to make a million ++. Think Drupal, Firefox (yes, Mozilla makes money from Firefox and they are supported by G...so they are now in a grey zone), Open Wengo, etc.

Now. Someone can take that code, build on it (not giving it back to the main project necessarily) and make money on it. Think Red Hat to Linux. Open Source doesn't block their contributors from making a living off of the source project. These projects create a whole new economy for the developers. Very few of these companies raking in the bucks (or looking to rake in the bucks) are thinking, "Hey, how can my opening up my source code/creating masses of content make others money?"

2. The very word, "Crowdsourcing" makes me shudder. It is taking the word "Outsourcing" and combining it with "The Wisdom of the Crowds"...except without pay in most cases. So, the idea is to outsource your work to others? That is not what the 'intent' behind OS has ever been. It's a collaborative, coming together project.

3. The word is being thrown around like it is going out of style. Companies are being built on it. Marketers are smacking their lips to implement it ("Free labor + free publicity = good economics?" o_O yech). It's like 'viral' - it entirely misses the point.

We aren't against sites that leverage community participation for the good of their community or open source projects that require large numbers of volunteers to fly...it is the naming of crowdsourcing and the ultimate co-optation by stupid companies (that we are already seeing happen) that we disdain.

Two things:

1. If it doesn't benefit your customers, don't do it. That should be your priority. DIGG - well, it's very nature requires people to contribute, but what happens is that others receive a benefit from it. To date, Kevin has been very focused on community benefits - keeping out gaming as much as possible and allowing for individuals to benefit from their contributions. If Kevin makes that $60M, though and gets bought, it will be interesting to see how that effects their ecosystem.

2. If you aren't commited to building relationships with your contributors, finding out how you can benefit them and your ultimate goal is to get free labor, don't do it. It won't work. Being in 'the biz', we've seen oodles of orphaned APIs sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Give a damn about your customers and *maybe* they will return the favor.

So there you go. YouTube can go ahead and get rich, but don't offer it up to the masses as 'crowdsourcing'. Once named, you've already killed it...and that is the saddest point of all.

*the 'we' is that Chris and I are partners and have talked about this a great deal together before we started discussing it publicly.

Re: Tara Hunt smackdown in Wall Street Journal

Tara Hunt — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 14:52:47 -0000

Hey Robert,

Seriously, the journalist twisted my words out of context. I haven't unsubscribed from you, and I merely said that your view of twitter differs from mine and that I got annoyed with it (which he saw in my public twitter stream). But I should have known better: journalists rarely tell the actual story and end up sensationalizing parts of the story for hyperbolized glory. Perhaps it sells more papers, but I think it does the readers an injustice.

Sorry it got twisted that way. I continue to rail against all this talk about hype and competitions for followers, but only because I hope that you will, someday, understand the reason that it has brought value to many of us early twitterers lives.

Re: Onward!

Tara Hunt — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:47:42 -0000

How is Maryam holding up? I was hoping she would never see those comments.

I remember Kathy pinging me when they put those up there (that blog, meankids.org was erected in my honour, I'm afraid, because I got defensive and shut down conversation on my blog - I escaped relatively unscathed with a few photoshopped images that were not so bad).

CNN did a horrendous job, but what's new? Kitty? Ugh. I was surprised to see the Rageboy registered trademark. They didn't really let Chris say much, either. I think they really wanted to paint a picture of kathy as a victim. Those multiple shots of her being upset really clinched it.

Journalism is so not responsible. Especially mass media. It's so very sensationalistic.

Give my best to Maryam.

Re: Good and bad travel advice

Tara Hunt — Mon, 14 May 2007 04:00:18 -0000

I totally agree with your times. Mine were absolutely minimum. I think if I had an EVDO card, I might not mind waiting an extra hour in the waiting lounge. :)

Re: Social networks as “friend” Nazi (design flaws in Facebook, Jaiku, Twitter)

Tara Hunt — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:25:12 -0000

The problem here is that everyone has different ways of defining their 'friends' online. You have 4,000 'friends' here and want to 'tag' everyone there? That's very different behaviour. Your 6,000 business cards? Those are friends? Man, I have bags full that I finally tossed. Anyone worth following up with, we usually followed up with immediately one way or another. That was probably about 1/10th of the cards. The number of people who shove their card under my nose with no follow up is astounding.

The problem with 'fixing' this issue is that it will 'fix' it for a handful, but break it for others.

I agree that Facebook has no options that ever work for me, so I generally choose the random option and type in a story. I find that useful to a degree (I am now at the point that I forget who is who...beyond about 150, I can't possibly keep track), but, you are right, it doesn't encompass adult relationships.

Have you ever seen the Microformat XFN? http://gmpg.org/xfn/

Wordpress uses this for links - and you can use combinations of types of relationships. For instance, Chris (factoryjoe) is:

friend, met, coworker, co-resident, sweetheart

It doesn't say how I met Chris, but it defines my current relationship with him.

How I met someone is very anecdotal and personal and has endless possibilities...and, you are right, this is where tagging can be very helpful.

So, if I link to Chris, I can say:

"a href="http://www.factoryjoe.com/blog" rel="friend, met, coworker, co-resident, sweetheart" tag="designer, citizenagency, factoryjoe, sanfrancisco, talented, barcamp, coworking, microformats, openid, opensource""

But our actual story is much more complex than that and can never be boiled down to a tag or a drop down. However, for someone I met at a conference, I can tag that person with that conference. If the relationship gets more complex, I may have to remove the conference reference as it becomes meaningless.

Personally, I agree with Jeremy Toeman regarding the misuse of the Nazi term (remember Godwin's Law: http://tinyurl.com/6h49c). Perhaps social networks haven't solved the issue very well. I agree. Personally, I like some of the boundaries these SNs set. I use them for what I use them. LinkedIn does my professional network stuff. Facebook helps me keep in contact with old friends. Twitter is my microblogging tool. I have slightly different networks for all of them and my relationships aren't all transferable.

Okay...so what I've said in a very long-winded comment is that the solution isn't simple. There are both positive and negative results from closed social networks. And there are ways in which people have already been discussing these issues for many years that are out there.

Re: Another Twitter competitor — want an invite?

Tara Hunt — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 01:22:22 -0000

Seriously? This is how you are giving away invites? Are you so desperate for attention that you would beg people to be mean to you? That isn't only sad, it's a cry for help.

(was that pretty good? ;) I hate being mean...)

Re: Note to HP: Open Your Garage for next weekend’s BarCamp

Tara Hunt — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:29:13 -0000

This is an AWESOME idea, Robert! Do you know anyone at HP we can talk to about this?

Re: Video funding tap wide open

Tara Hunt — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:12:30 -0000

I'm just now getting into video and my faves are:

1. Viddler (mentioned multiple times above). Why? Because it has tagging in time (and bookmarking in time) and a nice community.

2. Vimeo. It's totally slick and has a great community. Lots of quality stuff there.

3. Blip.tv. Cause I heart the people behind it and they offer multiple download formats.

4. Google Video. For the layout and findability.

What I would LOVE to see is the ability to upload my video and have it play on all of the services...I'm hoping that's what is being funded. :)

Re: Chasing the magical experience

Tara Hunt — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:13:22 -0000

Hey Robert!

I've been in Toronto all week, but I'm really excited that you are getting a book. I love this post, too. I'm a big fan of the magical experience. :)

Re: Review: The Whuffie Factor

Tara Hunt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:37:49 -0000

Totally great video Dave! You rawk!

Re: BarCampBlock

Tara Hunt — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:22:56 -0000

Thanks for being there and for helping out so much! Nice to meet you!