“If only the reader could learn to ignore 60% of what’s here, she might have a chance at a pleasant experience. Please stop helping. What you’ve got here is not content, but noise.” – Andy Rutledge
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Fadebook
“What I see instead is more properly the fading of the entire social media category, the victim of an ever-shortening event horizon.” – Bob Cringely
But these are our molehills.
“the curse of being able to measure everything is that you get slapped in the face with this reality all the time.” – Duncan Watts, researcher on ‘Everyone’s an Influencer: Quantifying Influence on Twitter‘
OpenWebNeeds.Us
“If you want to be really creative, you can’t do it in their context. Luckily we have the open web. Why don’t we do our work there, instead?” – Dave Winer
Dave Continues His Opt-Out
“There is a delete account command. I used it.” – Dave Winer
Asocial Tech
“Stop staring at that little screen in your hands, turn your head and have a look at the big screen of life. Technology is really far away from improving the social part of our lives, but it has all the power to do it. That’s what frustrates me even more.” – falseisnottrue
The High Touch of the HP TouchPad
Just placed my order for the HP TouchPad. While the “I’m interested” was handled online & confirmed via email, the reserve and subsequent order were both handled over the phone. The reps on the other end were very courteous and comfortable, and non-pushy. They even reminded me of their 21 day return policy. An experience …
Not Like I Actually Collect Viruses
It’s Friday and I’m about 95% of normal. For the second time this year – I collected a strange virus. I found this one Monday afternoon. It’s similar to the flu in that it takes you out for days on end. Though, unlike the flu – there was no fever. And I caught it in …