Charlie O’Donnell just blogged that his rss reader is full of feeds published by people he knows, and I have noticed that more and more I find myself subscribing to less content produced by “foreign” writers and more content produced by my social network. An important point Charlie neglects in his recent post is the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'desultory'
Desultory Musings on Content, Conversation, TV
September 3rd, 2008 ·
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Ask Smart People to Share
August 7th, 2008 ·
I find my self asking many of my friends these days to start blogging or at least posting commentary on interesting web content. My motivations are partly selfish and partly altruistic. The thought process:
I like to befriend smart people. They have good ideas. Conversations about good ideas lead to better ideas. Geographic constraints should not [...]
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Delicious Thoughts
July 28th, 2008 ·
It’s quite a shame how stagnant the delicious UI has been since acquisition. According to a recent post on the delicious blog, we’re finally supposed to see some changes, but honestly, I’ve lost just about all the excitement I’ve ever had for delcious.
What used to be my favorite web service, something that I used daily [...]
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Umair Haque on Facebook, His Blog, & Other Stuff
July 21st, 2008 ·
Facebook guys say: “We are not going to help you close a deal, but Facebook is a social utility that is relevant in many contexts, including business…As you get older, there is this huge tapestry of your life, with many inflection points from where you went to school and the jobs you had, and as [...]
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I liked stuff lately too
July 8th, 2008 ·
I thought this post on Andy’s blog was a good idea, and it got me thinking about some of the things I’ve liked lately, so I decided to follow suit and share.
First, I have to agree with tipjoy and bit.ly. Tipjoy is tackling the micropayments problem from a totally innovative angle by recognizing the [...]
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The Future of News
June 16th, 2008 ·
I just saw three twitter posts in a row about Tiger Woods and the phrase “The Future of News” sprang to mind. I think I first heard the phrase in John Borthwick’s essay with that title, but there have been several times since I’ve started using twitter that I’ve seen this phenomenon in action.
It [...]
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Nathan Myhrvold Ted Talk
June 7th, 2008 ·
Ran across this renaissance man lecturing at TED. Pretty cool vid.
Nathan Myhrvold is a professional jack-of-all-trades. After leaving Microsoft in 1999, he’s been a world barbecue champion, a wildlife photographer, a chef, a contributor to SETI, and a volcano explorer.
This guy is awesome.
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Reading About Twitter Scaling and Some Other Interesting Stuff
June 1st, 2008 ·
My Sunday morning newspaper is now just a combination of Google Reader, Google Alerts about topics I’m very interested in, and SummizeReader topics I’m moderately interested in.
I keep tabs on what my friends are up to in a special folder in Google Reader, mainly because different friends publish in different ways: Tumblr, Wordpress, Twitter, etc. [...]
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Pagination is Hard
May 28th, 2008 ·
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Product Launch - PhiladelphiaSheriffSales.com
May 16th, 2008 ·
When I read Marx in school, I took away this message: “You’re a chump for renting. Get some land and join the bourgeoisie as soon as you can.”
This advice is easier said than done, especially when you’re trying to pay for school or financing startups by accruing credit card debt. I’ve always sort [...]
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