Author Archives: Enric
Why Twitter Is Significant
TwitterMap A number of blog entries have criticized Twitter as being an over-hyped fad. The mistake in this reasoning is seeing Twitter only in the realm of stationary computers whether desktop of laptop. Within that constraint Twitter is only a … Continue reading
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Is Social the New Eyeballs?
This may be heretical, but I question if social is a foundation for the current networked capabilities. It’s a nebulous term that is often promoted as the raison d’etre of Web 2.0. However it looks to be the result of … Continue reading
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Trappings
I was recently at the Geek Entertainment TV turns 1000 event which was fun. I said “Hello” to a group of guys and asked them what they thought of the party. One of them declared that it’s just like the … Continue reading
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Change
* Desires race beyond the capacity to realize. After coming out of two dot.com’s (GomoTech & HelloBrain) erasures in 2002, I pursued the somedays. You know: “Some day I’m going to become pianist”, “Someday I’m going to build my dream … Continue reading
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Mixing-Up Media
“The Medium is the Message” or “In a culture like ours, long accustomed to splitting and dividing all things as a means of control, it is sometimes a bit of a shock to be reminded that, in operational and practical … Continue reading
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Noise to Signal
I’ve been reading 37signal‘s Signal vs. Noise weblog which I find useful for challenging potential Web 2.0 hyperbole. Also recently I listened to the IT Conversations podcast by James Surowieki: “Independent Individuals and Wise Crowds”. Surowieki speaks about studies that … Continue reading
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Snark
When the supr.c.ilio.us blog became active, I delighted in it. Here was biting humor for an industry that sometimes…often takes itself too seriously to the point of doing some ridiculous things. On the other hand, the sting of the dot.com … Continue reading
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Untethered
The next point is not a simpler, more intuitive web — AJAX and such — but being untethered from the desktop and laptop. This is where the iPod is pointing to and the challenge ahead. It is the ability to … Continue reading
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Leveraging capabilities
My prior post, Your Plazes in the Sun, led me to think about the result of technology seamlessly integrating with people. The outcome is people leveraging each others capabilities for their purposes. People will be able to dynamically associate and … Continue reading
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