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Author Archives: Joe Andrieu
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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Microsoft & Personal Health Records, Take 1
Microsoft launched its Personal Health Record initiative yesterday, according to the New York Times: The company’s consumer health offering includes a personal health record, as well as Internet search tailored for health queries, under the name Microsoft HealthVault (www.healthvault.com). The … Continue reading
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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Childhood Dreams…
Many thanks to Robin Hunicke for pointing me to this absolutely wonderful reminder of why childhood dreams are so important. As Robin says, if you haven’t seen it already, take a moment and do. You might start with the Wall … Continue reading
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Why Search needs VRM
Much laughter and thanks to Cory Doctorow for a send up of the Googlefuture, Scroogled. I’ll add a subtitle: “Learning to love Google nation.” Cory’s tale noir makes it crystal clear why Search needs VRM-style solutions to deal with user … Continue reading
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Change of Ages
David Hull recently responded to my post-Information Age article suggesting that we are in fact, just at the end of the beginning rather than the end of the Information Age itself: I like the article, I like the argument, but … Continue reading
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Leaving the Information Age
Say goodbye to the Information Age. It’s already over. Ok, not over, completely. These things take time. You don’t just end an “Age” in an instant. But take a look around you and you’ll start to see the beginnings of … Continue reading
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Kudos to Six Apart for opening up the social graph
In case you haven’t already heard it elsewhere, Dave Recordon has announced that Six Apart is opening its social graph. Kudos to Dave & the rest of the team at Six Apart for opening up the data silo. There remain … Continue reading
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Working for a living…
Thanks Jamie Rubin for a nice little video: Difficult jobs My job is always challenging and difficult but it’s nothing compared to what this guy does everyday. I have no idea where this video comes from but it’s fascinating. (via … Continue reading
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Marc Andreessen hits three nails on the head…
But is perhaps missing the biggest nail of all. I’ve been enjoying Marc Andreessen’s blogging since he started. Always well written, often insightful, and tapping a wealth of Internet and entrepreneurial experience, his posts are at the top of my … Continue reading
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