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Viddler.com - Centralizing the Conversation - Uploaded by...

Thu, 29 May 2008 08:33:00 -0400

Viddler.com - Centralizing the Conversation - Uploaded by centernetworks

Discussion about the broken conversation model in FriendFeed, using the phase “stealing the conversation”, which is rather relevant as the FF practice is rather backwards.

BLU > MUTO Animation on public walls

Fri, 23 May 2008 21:42:40 -0400

BLU > MUTO Animation on public walls

Basecamp videos

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:39:57 -0400

Basecamp videos: Another example for the simple how-to videos to help regular people to get to understanding how-to quickly. The quicker you can get the concepts and use across with solid understanding conveyed the greater the adoption and the more use takes place.

HR Block Does Social Media Right! (via )

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:38:21 -0400

HR Block Does Social Media Right! (via )

A Talk with the Twitter Guys | FastCompany.TV

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:36:33 -0400

A Talk with the Twitter Guys | FastCompany.TV

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:36:05 -0400

A Talk with the Twitter Guys | FastCompany.TV

"2PM What Happens When You Don’t Train a New Manager HR clerk: He got so excited and he..."

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:37:45 -0400

“

2PM What Happens When You Don’t Train a New Manager

HR clerk: He got so excited and he crapped all over himself. Receptionist, laughing: Did Jim [manager] do that again?

Hr clerk: Uh, no, I was talking about my new puppy.

Receptionist: Oh, forget what I just said. Please forget! I was supposed to forget. Pearl, Mississippi

”

- Overheard in the Office | What Happens When You Don’t Train a New Manager

Seeing Pre World War II in color photos :: Daily Kos: State of the Nation

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:21:48 -0400

Seeing Pre World War II in color photos :: Daily Kos: State of the Nation

del.icio.us network explorer

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:07:03 -0400

del.icio.us network explorer: Okay, this was fun and found people I only thought were in my del.icio.us network (which I only follow as a feed and set of feeds)

You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:54:02 -0400

You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss: I am really loving the Paul Graham essay on developers working for large companies and the disadvantaged position this puts good developers. I have seen this quite a bit on goverment contracts when great developers on small nible teams get swamped by a team or project that has grown too big. Most of my government work was working on or managing smallish teams that I protected enough to let them shine, but few large organizations allow for this. Most large organizations I know only damage their developers by forcing unproductive environments upon them.

"Emblematic of this diversity as I hung out with old friends and met new ones, I was struck over and..."

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 19:51:19 -0400

“Emblematic of this diversity as I hung out with old friends and met new ones, I was struck over and over by how many people had multiple business cards — i.e. multiple lives and multiple identities. How many people could not define themselves in a niche and how many people took vacation time to attend SXSW - even if the web is part of their day job. This is because SXSW [and by extension the Web] is something very personal to them.”

- Deborah Schultz

Fear and doubt spread in Silicon Valley

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:27:01 -0400

Fear and doubt spread in Silicon Valley:

I have had a few chats with people in the past few weeks about the impact of Wall Street downturn on VC funding. This is the first mainstream press article I have seen. Many VCs are sitting on solid funds that are cash based and looking for their solid investments as a way around Wall Street softness.

Investment firms look for liquidity action in 3 to 5 years, which should mean now is a great time to invest to reap rewards in 3 to 5 years. The markets may return quickly, or over a longer period, depending if we are at the beginning of a long slide or short-term. Either way investing now in preparation for an organization’s slow growth and smart maturation should be a great investment now for peaking in approximately 5 years. Look at services like Google, Flickr, and SixApart that weathered the last downturn or started in the void to become stong services and companies when the economy returned.

60 Minutes - Sleep Part 2

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:00:18 -0400

60 Minutes - Sleep Part 2

CBS News Video - 60 Minutes on Sleep Part 1

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:58:56 -0400

CBS News Video - 60 Minutes on Sleep Part 1

Guraphic Design : My Face 2008

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:34:38 -0400

Guraphic Design : My Face 2008: this clever interface made my day

TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video)

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:51:57 -0400

TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video)

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By...

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 13:51:13 -0500

xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe

Terrell Russell: This Old Network : Information Starved in SF

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:43:33 -0500

Terrell Russell: This Old Network : Information Starved in SF: Terrell wants people in his pocket and believe those of us that already live this way are from the future. The changes this makes to social and physical surroundings are large.

Everyday Objects - Brightcove

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:43:45 -0500

Everyday Objects - Brightcove: Bill DeRouchey professes his stuff

Superdelegates - Politico.com

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:22:07 -0500

Superdelegates - Politico.com: I have a feeling I will be viewing this list often in coming weeks and months