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Re: The intent/purpose problem (& an appeal to @scobleizer)

silverton — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:47:27 -0000

Awesome, Lindsay. I think there might could be a fifth in your list:

5. Taken the newly acquired capabilities and lessons learned and moved forward to explore the next frontiers; honoring all that has gone before, yet relentlessly driven by the ambiguous possibilities and potentials of what is yet to come.

To chillax on the essay-long comments here, my full thoughts are at http://bit.ly/NextBigThingitis for any interested.

Re: Middle-of-the-week check-in (Scripting News)

silverton — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:22:49 -0000

Way beyond the call of duty to "check in" this week. Then again, also typical of the enduring, faithful legacy of Leon Winer's family. Literally millions of the lives you've influenced, encouraged, shaped, and enabled; directly and indirectly, knowingly and unknowingly, might surely agree upon one modest sentiment. Words can never sufficiently express our cumulative debt of gratitude to the Winers.

Re: My web site is my space (Scripting News)

silverton — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:59:47 -0000

This seems like a reasonable bare minimum for all annotation layers on personal, individual web sites, Ravi.

Our social identities have always been the result of complex and all too often irrational negotiations between social context, individual psychology, and human behavior. It's going to be a real challenge to maintain this awkward and all too imperfect balance -- if we can even call it balance -- moving forward. This become particularly interesting as growing numbers of researchers -- from physicists to ethicists, and every domain in between and beyond -- engage in research that differentiates and contemplates the roles of PAST evolutionary advantage of such human meaning and experience versus FUTURE implications for the identity of our very species; as we move forward into increasingly science-fiction-like terrain of augmented reality, extended cognition, brain computer interfaces, brain machine interfaces, and perhaps even communication features and functionality very much akin to a primitive direct digital telepathy.

By comparison, today's hopelessly primitive pages, symbols, and protocols indeed express the earliest inklings of such inevitable advances, and it's not utterly improbable that we are today setting the stage for more than we can yet fully imagine, much less accurately articulate.

However gradually this process unfolds, to date, all kinds of evolutionary boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred as information becomes our very existential abode, as Dave clearly describes. This isn't the last we'll hear of such debates in a growing number of seemingly obvious -- and what many will surely argue as inconsequential -- contexts. The inverse of what seems utterly obvious to some will represent the only logical and reasonable path, to others. Of course, this much has always been so.

Having been raised in the West, I can certainly understand and share a strong preferences to err on the side of preserving rugged individualism; on the other hand, the experience of having worked with and learned from many others raises just enough doubt for me to question my own biases, however obvious they may seem to me, today.

So, with the deepest and utmost respect for Dave -- for I too have long opined, even ranted, upon this issue of Online Identity Management http://tr.im/identityman -- the following link may represent yet another potential violation of the proposed Web Annotation Policy http://webnotes.net/?PmajRU (note that Mac Safari seems to fail to load the Sticky Note that accompanies the highlighting).

As always, I yield back the balance of my time and ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks; or to even entirely reverse my opinion upon grokking new, better, or more accurate information. ;-)

Re: Disqus | Michael Silverton | Palo Alto, California

silverton — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:17:05 -0000

What a difference a year makes. Threaded video conversations seemed so novel, so awkward, so full of promise. Now, they're pretty much gone from this interface. Look to Phreadz.com for the next steps for Social Multi Media, to Bloggingheads.TV and BigThink.com for two of very few sites taking open video conversation in the most productive direction for humanity; and to Vark.com for next steps toward the Global Cognition Grid.

Re: Disqus | Michael Silverton | Palo Alto, California

silverton — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:12:42 -0000

What a difference a year makes. Wow. It all seemed so awkward and new then.

Re: Google Wave crashes on beach of overhype

silverton — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:48:53 -0000

Precisely as I warned http://twitter.com/silverton/statuses/4511270631 You're welcome. ;-) Other funny observation: it appears that you've gradually become gatekeeper to the Mercilessly Ready For Prime Time world, Robert, rather than the envoy into the Look What Might Possibly Be Cool In the Future world that was sort of your roots. Am I wrong? Not criticizing, just noticing. ;-) If accurate at all, wonder if was intentional (legitimate loss of patience with all the "yeah it COULD be" crowd) or something else. Thanks as always for the relentless discovery leadership. Feel free to look up my "Cognition-Hacking The Grid" wave exploring future use cases or add silverton at wave sand box if you want additional guinea pigs. ;-)

Re: YWFFTMMR (Scripting News)

silverton — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:35:36 -0000

YWFFTMMR is the absolute root of The Problem; and it's systemic. In that world view, "what's in it for me?" is the only valid question and anyone who doesn't approach life with that same basic question is considered a sucker to exploited, a coward to be despised, or worse. We've allowed economic sociopaths to define the entire culture of western business for far too long. Toss me that cable and a bucket, we've got a new bridge to a better future to build.

Re: My Interview with a Right Wing Extremist in the American Outback

silverton — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:06:22 -0000

I love the part how "the noble Amish" all chip in to help one another -- a pure Public Option if ever there were one -- but if we do the same thing through our constitutional civic fraternity, it's evil socialism. But making fun of Vick is not the point, the communication is the point, and I agree with Ole that this duty falls upon each of us. I've not done my part. I've been impatient and exasperated with #tinfoilhat philosophy. There are compelling reasons why I should reconsider my starkly snarky approach.

Re: 1151 cloud-enabled feeds (Scripting News)

silverton — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:33:39 -0000

"Presumably, the social web simple becomes 'society.'" Well said. In fact, it already has for this tribe, hasn't it? How far does it disseminate? That's another question, entirely, eh?

Re: HowTo: Coming sooooon!

silverton — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:03:05 -0000

<ubersnark> What? You mean some OLD GUY thought of -- and BUILT -- most of this a long time ago? No Way! Don't you realize that http://AllOldPeopleSuck.blogspot.com/ ??? Everyone knows that young people are hip and smart, that all old people (especially over like, 28; or gawd, 32!) are lame and incapable of making any novel, much less meaningful contributions. Come on, get with the program. There's no way you can comprehend the supernatural significance of our bloviating bloggers renaming all of YOUR WORK as a Stream instead of a Cloud or a River. RSS is so dead. Because we say so. Don't bore us with your irrelevant historical facts. </ubersnark>

Re: A recovering political hack? - Labor & paying it forward

silverton — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:05:43 -0000

If anyone is capable of establishing the “Huffington Post” of the Immigration Movement, I'm sure it's Alfredo Gutierrez (oops, white text here in comments, a little awkward ;-). I wonder if Alfredo is as strong an advocate of English as the Official Language of the United States, as I am? I wonder if he's equally strongly in favor of español como lengua oficial de México, verdad!? A language es la alma de Any Given People, no? Por ejemplo, es muy dificil to achieve E Pluribus Unum when people in everyday fender benders can't communicate with one another and become increasingly agitated with one another, verdad? I've seen this exact situation, dozens of times. To my mind, it's inexcusable and an utter failure of ALL SIDES of the so-called immigration movement. Language is SO ESSENTIAL to the unity of a people that I just don't understand opposition to disambiguating the policy of our nation on this contentious topic. It is said that "a double minded man is driven by the wind, and tossed; he is unstable in all his ways." To my mind, one of the most compassionate things we can do as immigration activists on all sides is Insist Upon English as the Official Language of los Estados Unidos *and* insist upon providing the means for anyone who wants to be included in the greatest experiment in democracy ever known, to be afforded the means to learn. If I were to migrate to France, Japan, Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, or Mexico, I would consider it my duty to learn the language of that nation. My Irish immigrant ancestors had to learn English to become part of the fabric of this nation. Every immigrant group has had to do so. I cannot comprehend opposition to this essential, American tradition. To my mind, opposition of English as the Official Language of the United States is opposition to FULL INCLUSION of every immigrant group, from Arabs to immigrants de Aguascalientes. That said, this is a debate that definitely needs to be put on hold until after #healthcare. I'm super freaked out about the way the media has essentially IGNORED the fact that we gave away the farm on Single Payer ... which is REALLY WHAT WE NEED ... and have repositioned the Public Option as the "far left" option. I'm shocked that our strategists have allowed this to happen. WTF is Rahm thinking??? He should be all over this to the the exclusion of all else right now!!! There are many, many battles ahead in this war, but if we don't take THIS HEALTHCARE HIGH GROUND, it could become a turning point that might very well lead to a catastrophic backlash http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/csr20090808/ (Is the U.S. on the Brink of Fascism?). I could be wrong, of course, but sadly, don't think this is overstating the high stakes in play. WE MUST WIN HEALTHCARE, or there simply won't be any opportunity to debate, much less find a way toward a sustainable path forward. Just another $0.02 from your friendly neighborhood #MadScientistClown. Thanks for all you, do!

Re: I have an announcement!

silverton — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:22:20 -0000

Tried to post a video reply here. This may bring a grin, courtesy of Snow Leopard QuickTime Player 10's screen recording. See? NOW Apple makes it trivially simple, only after your YEAR of becoming a Jedi with all those PeopleBrowsr tutorials, etc.! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjcBgadPsqQ Never had a doubt about whether you'd succeed. We knew at the time it was Chapter One in the New Chronicles! This is just great plot development!

Sorry for too many edits on this reply, but as far as moving goes, the PODS thing worked out quite well for us; however, there are other similar container-type alternatives out there. Of course, Hiring the Professionals is Option #1 if you can. ;-) The moving itself SUCKS, but everything else is pure positive progress! ;-)

Update: Randomly, my video reply to the news showed up in my lifestream http://tr.im/ss3496 but not here where I wanted it. In all fairness, could have been Safari 4 fail on my end. Still, it's almost comical how long that particular problem has existed. ;-)

Re: I have an announcement!

sukhjit — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:47:26 -0000

Michael! So nice to see a comment from you! See... the Sukhjit Chronicles Wiki you started didn't go to waste! Thank you so much for helping me get on my feet last year. Your help was invaluable and I continue to look to you for guidance on community and innovation. So, now I'm moving too.. any advice on how to pack up my life and start from scratch? =) --sukhjit

Re: I have an announcement!

silverton — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:34:54 -0000

Fantastic! Wow! Great! Amazing! Insert-infinite-string-of-superlatives-here!

Re: You are SO unfollowed!

silverton — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:07:48 -0000

Quick clarification: it's pretty damned hard to be *both* a core innovator *and* keep up with a planet full of innovation! Maybe those two get a bit conflated at times. IMO, Robert has played a very, very unique role in the evolution of Social Media itself; I'd go so far as to propose that history should include his name as candidate for Father of Social Media, itself. But let's move on. At some marginal risk of too hasty a topical departure, I'd like to interleave one other pertinent topic, here, for those still following. (Note: Please read CAPS below as bold text, not shouts; thanks!) I'd like to continue the conversation here, but I also want THE MARGINAL ECONOMIC VALUE OF MY COMMENTS to remain my own -- and YOU should maintain the value of YOUR COMMENTS, as well. It's utterly undebatable that every single SECOND that people stay engaged with YOUR ideas, however fleeting, they are more likely to click on adjacent content. That means, WE are the "stick" to many such sites' stickiness. This gets amplified a million times in the context of video communities like YouTube; yet sites like Seesmic that could take advantage of this simple realization continue to resist or ignore the obvious opportunity to challenge the conventional, centralized, walled-garden, ad revenue circulation conventions. Why? Well, greed, of course; despite near universal understanding of the role of greed in nearly destroying the global economic system (an outcome that may not yet be avoidable, BTW). In any case, I've referred to the aforementioned de-centralized, distributed ad revenue circulation model variably as "User As Content" and "Conversation As Content" on the interwebz. Feel free to "Bing goes the Internet" on those phrases if you like. The point here is: the longer we're participating on any "hub" site ... personality-driven or corporate -- we're giving away the store for free, because OUR CONVERSATION *is* The Intrinsic Value Draw. This is one of my hopes for technologies *like* Google Wave, or if wave can't expressly deliver it: the capability of inter-twining conversation in a way that individual participants keep possession of THEIR OWN VALUE. I'm not talking about failed penny-per-email or micro-payment-per-click schemes from the 1970's. However, to continue this discussion of Genuine Thought Leadership, let's maybe experiment with that over here http://u.nu/68sr if you're so inclined, of course. Thanks for the great comments already.

Re: You are SO unfollowed!

silverton — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:52:58 -0000

Actually, I don't disagree with you, cheeky. Like economist's "compared to what" Genuine Leadership is always a "compared to whom" phenomenon. Compared to FC, and 90% of the population, it's pure leadership. Compared to core innovators, not so much.

Re: Cognition-Hacking The Grid: Full Twitter Reboot Inevitable › Lifestream.Silverton.Palo-Alto.CA.us

silverton — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:33:18 -0000

See this follow-on about Tuning Attention, if interested http://michael.silverton.palo-alto.ca.us/sweetc...

Re: You are SO unfollowed!

cheeky_geeky — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:30:02 -0000

This is NOT thought leadership. This is thought laggership. So many people figured this out so long ago, this article actually looks ridiculous from someone so familar with technology. Next, it will appear in Fast Company to "educate" their readers, too.

Re: You are SO unfollowed!

silverton — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:53:21 -0000

This is called pure Thought Leadership. Really dig the approach, Robert. There's no reason you would have seen even a glimpse of my own grappling with how to do some version of Twitter Reboot, but it's there FWIW http://u.nu/37jr While we do take somewhat divergent approaches, I also think they're also complimentary in some ways. I'm less interested in Brands and Power and more interested in achieving Productive Coherence in Massive Realtime Collective Cognition. Neither approach is better or wrong, they're just different. So in my case, I'm finally figuring out how to let the Stream of Consciousness Archive (which can be NOISY) go ahead and archive on http://tr.im/lifestream and then only "leak" stuff to Twitter that I hope will contribute to that lobe of the expanding #cognosphere. Anyway, the reason I'm so excited by what I see in the Google Wave Sandbox so far is that it seems to lend itself to hacking this Extended Entangled Cognition potential that these early tools have only barely illuminated. Even by this candlelight, it's been super exciting to witness and participate in, to some small extent. This has been a significant step.

Re: You: how in the WORLD was i not subscribed to your FF??? fixed that post-haste! hope your hanging in there! › Lifestream.Silverton.Palo-Alto.CA.us

silverton — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:04:27 -0000

Nice! "Private" DM's piped over the streamer tubes! Gotta' love that.

Re: 500 Internal Server Error › Lifestream.Silverton.Palo-Alto.CA.us

silverton — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:03:10 -0000

Okay, well that was interesting. Apparently sweetcron polled delicious and got a 500 error. Surely sweetcron needs to be taught to not publish those.

Re: Kate Foy: Hi Michael, you working out of Friend Feed at all these days? I notice your postings are from Twitter but you are also streaming through my FF Home and 'American Mates' list. Either way, ...

silverton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:53:04 -0000

Likewise, always great to see you, Kate! I actually caught this note from you, right here on the experimental site; just about to post a note about how it looks like Google Wave could take that to an entirely new level. As ever, that leaves me perplexed because I love the innovation, but not too keen on the centralization. The more things change, you know. ;-)

Re: Seesmic’s Browser Client Is Like Gmail For Twitter › Lifestream.Silverton.Palo-Alto.CA.us

silverton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:39:32 -0000

okay, yeah, we have some more CSS work do to do with individual posts, don't we? yes, we do.

Re: Seesmic’s Browser Client Is Like Gmail For Twitter › Lifestream.Silverton.Palo-Alto.CA.us

silverton — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:38:36 -0000

okay, yeah, we have some more CSS work do to do with individual posts, don't we? yes, we do.

Re: Is SEO Dead?

silverton — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:54:33 -0000

Dude! You triggered me to peck out a new rant on SEO++ http://tr.im/seoplusplus

Yep, there's that damned '++' thing again! ;-) Thanks for the always highest quality thought-provoking content! This site flat RAWKS!