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A fresh breath
This last year (2009) was the most challenging ever for me, both personally and professionally. Good times, tough problems, people that transformed my heart, and ideas that changed my perspective. It wasn’t always easy, but each challenge had its own … Continue reading
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Tagged 2009, 2010, Azigo, Doc Searls, happy new year, kynetx, project VRM, scanaroo, SwitchBook, the mine!, User Driven Services, VRM
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Amazing social media customer support from Zemanta
Unedited, here’s a twitter exchange with the gents at Zemanta, triggered when I used Twhirl to shout out for customer support. I had no idea if they were listening, but I thought they might be. And since they just crashed … Continue reading
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Tagged customer service, social media, twhirl, twitter, wordpress, zemanta
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Social Graph is Plural
“Social Graph” is not just a singular noun. “The Social Graph” is a popular misnomer that has plagued the social networking portability conversation ever since Brad Fitzpatrick catalyzed the blogosphere with a vision about the Global Social Graph. But in … Continue reading
Zen and Technology
I’m not sure how I found it, but today I discovered a bit of a gem in the blogosphere: ValleyZen. For a quick taste, check out the interview with Drue Kataoka on View from the Bay. It is amazing how … Continue reading
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Tagged Drue Kataoka, user centrism, ValleyZen, View from the Bay, Zen
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PocketMod: The origami PDA
I used to carry a small notebook (~2″x3″) with an equally small pen and would jokingly refer to it as my non-digital PDA whenever I took it out in front of fellow digerati. I mostly kept track of to-do items, … Continue reading
ICANN punts… and scores!
Responding to ICANN‘s call for comments, I submitted a comment asking ICANN to reject the proposed changes to WHOIS. And they listened. Actually, I doubt that it was my comment that made the difference, but kudos to everyone who took … Continue reading
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The future
Future from xkcd.com That about sums it up sometimes, doesn’t it?
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Open comment to ICANN on WhoIs changes
If you haven’t already, you might considering reviewing the current proposed ICANN changes to Whois and consider sending in your comments. Mine follow. In short, the proposed changes are more than morally questionable, they undermine the core infrastructure that keeps … Continue reading
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Midland Accent
Doc Searls points me to this accent test. Tells me I’ve got no accent. Hmph. What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland “You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have … Continue reading
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The Four Steps to the Epiphany
Steven Gary Blank’s The Four Steps to the Epiphany Review I’ve read a lot of startup books and been involved in several efforts of varying success. Blank’s book is the first how-to-guide that provides clear, unequivocal directions for taking a … Continue reading
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