Archive for November, 2008:
Hear Me Now, Read it Later
I saw this post on RWW about Read It Later several weeks ago. I guess Read It Later has been around for a while; it’s a nifty little Firefox add-on that allows you to mark links to read later. Simple enough. Plus it syncs between multiple browser instances, allowing you to have a consolidated reading [...]
Two New (to Me) iPhone Apps
This blog continues to draw iPhone traffic, so here comes an iPhone post to keep you interested.
I installed two new iPhone apps today.
I Can Has Cheezburger
As I probably mentioned in the past, I tend to install apps, test them for a while, then remove them. Very few stick with me for very long.
Today, I found [...]
Mix: Year One
Mix is one year old today.
Seems like it’s been around forever, at least to me, but you’ll recall we launched it to very little fanfare at the beginning of OpenWorld 2007.
Mix didn’t really get much promotion at all until Marketing decided to solicit session ideas from the community for OpenWorld 2008 back in May. Over [...]
Get Satisfaction’s Ads
I found this nugget in Paul’s Google Reader Shared Items feed: “Get Satisfaction Launches Socialized Ad Policy“.
As previously documented here, we like what Get Satisfaction does, and even though ads usually put me right into a coma, my curiosity about how ads could be “smart” (from Paul’s note in Reader) overcame me.
Turns out it is [...]
FriendFeed Brings the Firehose to IM
Last week, FriendFeed added an IM feature, allowing you bring the information firehose into your favorite IM client.
I’m a fan of FriendFeed, but it’s very hard to control the noise level. Typically, each person you subscribe to has several streams of information, e.g. a blog, Twitter, Google Reader, etc., making the amount of noise significantly [...]
Defrag Debrief: Tuesday
I had planned to do the Defrag recap in a single post, but it got really long. I guess my memory isn’t totally shot yet. So, this is part two of my Defrag recap. Part one is here, if you’re a glutton.
Tuesday
Tuesday was shorter for both Paul and me, as we had planes to catch.
After [...]
Defrag Debrief: Monday
Looks like I got out of Denver right before a cold front came through, dropping the temperature significantly. Not that the weather is all that great here in Portland.
So, Paul and I were at Defrag Monday and Tuesday, as was Bob, who has done a good job of recapping in near real time.
Overall, I enjoyed [...]
Defrag08 Presentation
Defrag 08: Is that Good?
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: social_networking oracle)
I presented the above at Defrag 08′ in Denver yesterday. The idea was to take some
known concepts around understanding networks and apply them to how we manage a
community. This is new ground for us at the lab, but based on the reaction [...]
An Interesting Week Ahead
No, I’m not talking about the US election, which I will be so happy to see in the rear view mirror.
I’m talking about conferences. Paul and I are at Defrag in Denver Monday and Tuesday. Paul is giving a session this afternoon, and though I haven’t seen the slides yet, it’s going to be something [...]
Celebrating Carl’s Life
As Joel announced yesterday, Carl’s family will be holding a memorial service to celebrate his life Thursday, November 6 in Riverside, California.
In lieu of flowers the family has set up a Memorial Fund in behalf of Carl’s daughter, Destany. Donations to Carl’s Memorial Fund can be by domestic or international wire transfer or by sending [...]
