Comments for Weblogsky http://weblogsky.com Industrial Strength Weblog Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on A pretty unlikely early adopter by Byron Van Arsdale http://weblogsky.com/2009/01/07/a-pretty-unlikely-early-adopter/#comment-433 Byron Van Arsdale Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:38:59 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2009/01/07/a-pretty-unlikely-early-adopter/#comment-433 john: Perhaps this is a story of "death by ink"? Good reminder that when habits collide with economic reality, reality wins every time. Five years ago the writing was on the way yet no one was "reading" it. Morale of the story? The missing ink? Ink today, gone tomorrow? Or just, listen to your customer or die! Byron @headset john:

Perhaps this is a story of “death by ink”?

Good reminder that when habits collide with economic reality, reality wins every time. Five years ago the writing was on the way yet no one was “reading” it.

Morale of the story?
The missing ink?
Ink today, gone tomorrow?
Or just, listen to your customer or die!

Byron
@headset

]]> Comment on Ed Ward leaves Berlin by jonl http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/31/ed-ward-leaves-berlin/#comment-425 jonl Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:21:24 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/31/ed-ward-leaves-berlin/#comment-425 Marie, yes, that address is still valid. Marie, yes, that address is still valid.

]]> Comment on Ed Ward leaves Berlin by Marie http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/31/ed-ward-leaves-berlin/#comment-424 Marie Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:00:08 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/31/ed-ward-leaves-berlin/#comment-424 Hello, I am from Montpellier (but in the US for the moment). I have been in touch with Ed for a few years. Do you know whether his Berlin email address is still valid? I will return to Montpellier on Thursday and would like to meet Ed. Thank you and Happy New year to you. Hello, I am from Montpellier (but in the US for the moment). I have been in touch with Ed for a few years. Do you know whether his Berlin email address is still valid? I will return to Montpellier on Thursday and would like to meet Ed. Thank you and Happy New year to you.

]]> Comment on Art and social media by Jon Lebkowsky http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/29/art-and-social-media/#comment-344 Jon Lebkowsky Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:00:21 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/29/art-and-social-media/#comment-344 Hey, I totally thought of you when I saw that line! This one hit me hard, too. I've been thinking about the connections - life, art, work, and energy... Hey, I totally thought of you when I saw that line!

This one hit me hard, too. I’ve been thinking about the connections - life, art, work, and energy…

]]> Comment on Art and social media by Halcyon http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/29/art-and-social-media/#comment-342 Halcyon Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:13:32 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/29/art-and-social-media/#comment-342 "Dye your hair pink" heh. This article was really good for me to read. A focus on tools is all fine and dandy, but at some point we need to shift our eyes toward what we build with them... what the "artists" build with them. Of course, I think we should ALL see ourselves as artists. “Dye your hair pink” heh.
This article was really good for me to read. A focus on tools is all fine and dandy, but at some point we need to shift our eyes toward what we build with them… what the “artists” build with them. Of course, I think we should ALL see ourselves as artists.

]]> Comment on Grouply isn’t cool by Jon Lebkowsky http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/27/grouply-isnt-cool/#comment-330 Jon Lebkowsky Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:20:56 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/27/grouply-isnt-cool/#comment-330 One other note: I did get a response from Grouply cofounder Mark Robins noting that "Grouply gives you the ability to send invitations to fellow group members -- up to about 40 or so per group. Grouply doesn't do anything automatically, though. You need to initiate this by clicking a button, such as 'Invite to Grouply' or 'Send Invites'. Grouply typically shows you a confirmation box where you need to confirm that you want to send the invites." He asked if I clicked the confirmation. My clear impression at the time was that I was not inviting nonmembers, but that I was getting an opportunity to connect with members of some of my Yahoo groups that were already on Grouply. Am I a clueless user, or is this a user experience issue? Maybe both... I'm a little too quick sometimes to try out new systems... and I'm finding that most new systems don't offer anything I'm not already getting via various systems that are well-established and, because they're popular platforms that have been around for a while, offer better 'network effect.' More than one acquaintance wrote me to say they're already on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and don't see the need to joint YASN ("yet another social network"). Web innovators, take note. This is not the platform to reinvent. One other note: I did get a response from Grouply cofounder Mark Robins noting that “Grouply gives you the ability to send invitations to fellow group members — up to about 40 or so per group. Grouply doesn’t do anything automatically, though. You need to initiate this by clicking a button, such as ‘Invite to Grouply’ or ‘Send Invites’. Grouply typically shows you a confirmation box where you need to confirm that you want to send the invites.” He asked if I clicked the confirmation. My clear impression at the time was that I was not inviting nonmembers, but that I was getting an opportunity to connect with members of some of my Yahoo groups that were already on Grouply. Am I a clueless user, or is this a user experience issue? Maybe both… I’m a little too quick sometimes to try out new systems… and I’m finding that most new systems don’t offer anything I’m not already getting via various systems that are well-established and, because they’re popular platforms that have been around for a while, offer better ‘network effect.’ More than one acquaintance wrote me to say they’re already on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter, and don’t see the need to joint YASN (”yet another social network”).

Web innovators, take note. This is not the platform to reinvent.

]]> Comment on Grouply isn’t cool by Jon Lebkowsky http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/27/grouply-isnt-cool/#comment-329 Jon Lebkowsky Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:01:24 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/27/grouply-isnt-cool/#comment-329 Glad you thought to check me out! Glad you thought to check me out!

]]> Comment on Grouply isn’t cool by Garreth Wilcock http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/27/grouply-isnt-cool/#comment-327 Garreth Wilcock Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:20:39 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/27/grouply-isnt-cool/#comment-327 Hi Jon I just got your grouply invitation this morning! I recognized your name so I came here to investigate, but if I hadn't, it would just have gone straight to the spam folder. Now I've read this and it's gone straight to the spam folder ;) Garreth Hi Jon

I just got your grouply invitation this morning! I recognized your name so I came here to investigate, but if I hadn’t, it would just have gone straight to the spam folder. Now I’ve read this and it’s gone straight to the spam folder ;)

Garreth

]]> Comment on Gary Chapman at Texas Community Media Unworkshop: Obama’s Open Government Initiatives by The Emergence of Information Government (I-Government) http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/11/gary-chapman-at-texas-community-media-unworkshop-obamas-open-government-initiatives/#comment-269 The Emergence of Information Government (I-Government) Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:33:28 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/11/gary-chapman-at-texas-community-media-unworkshop-obamas-open-government-initiatives/#comment-269 [...] the use of technology in government is beginning to change.  Jon Lebkowsky recently posted some notes of a keynote given by Gary Chapman, the director of The 21st Century Project at a conference in [...] [...] the use of technology in government is beginning to change.  Jon Lebkowsky recently posted some notes of a keynote given by Gary Chapman, the director of The 21st Century Project at a conference in [...]

]]> Comment on Shopocalypse now: be mindful by z http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/07/shopocalypse-now-be-mindful/#comment-263 z Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:03:13 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/12/07/shopocalypse-now-be-mindful/#comment-263 don't get hooked---good advise. a new research showed that generosity is based on some chemical in human's brain. I can't stop wondering if we can sooner or later prove or find the actual material that costs every pattern of human behavior... would that make it better or worse? would that help us to promote more goodness and reduce badness? don’t get hooked—good advise.

a new research showed that generosity is based on some chemical in human’s brain. I can’t stop wondering if we can sooner or later prove or find the actual material that costs every pattern of human behavior…
would that make it better or worse? would that help us to promote more goodness and reduce badness?

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