The trouble with “house rules” Interesting article by Bill Thompson on what happened when he blogged about a meeting he was invited to. Here’s an excerpt: Those who would like to control the free flow of information, whether they are organising invitation-only events or running the government in a closed society, need to realise the significance of this change. The... More
Collusion of mediocrity Greetings and welcome to the safe and nice city of Mediocrity where challenge and honesty are illegal, and we celebrate the power of safe niceness. There are no threats here, no troubles born of confrontation or challenge. Please conduct yourself in a pleasant, non-threatening manner during your visit to our city. Please do not display... More
links for 2006-02-21 Flickr: Photos tagged with socialsoftware (tags: socialsoftware flickr photos clusters) Flickr: Photos tagged with socialcomputing (tags: socialcomputing flickr interesting) kintya: technology | entrepreneurship | design: Why Web 2.0 in the enterprise makes sense? (tags: yadda) More
links for 2006-02-19 Charlene Li’s Blog: Forrester’s corporate blogging solutions evaluation, Part 1 (tags: blogging corporateblogging socialcomputing) More
Social The term “social” is derived from the Latin word “socius”, which as a noun means “an associate, ally, business partner or comrade” and in the adjectival form socialis refers to “a bond between people” (such as marriage) or to their collective or connected existence. Source: Wikipedia More
What makes people tag? Why Do Taggers Tag? Recognition Low self-esteem Peer recognition For recognition; a distorted view of “fame” See it in the community and want to try it too Via Vandal Watch: Stopping Vandalism in Your Neighborhood via Boing Boing! More
How would these look on the walls at work? They were in a primary school classroom our team painted today. More
The London Pube Mat Newt Arrester was where my journey started. After a minor delay at Hawthorn-Hero-Ill, I wound up down Bowel Mind way. For a while Queer Spank was where I got off, though some call it Ink Blur and others (estate agents mainly) Lava Media. That was after Blather Month. I work between Trek Beakers and Otter... More