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Google SearchWiki
Lauren Weinstein considers the likelihood of success of Google’s new SearchWiki feature. Here’s the official announcement from the Google blog. The basic idea is that users will be able to provide feedback on search results, ranking th...
Presentation: Twitter used as a PR Tool via Social Media PR Class & SlideShare.net
Conversations on using social media.
Context is everything
I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t appreciate context. I write that sentence after reading Andrew Brown’s post on how the failure to appreciate history on its own terms clouds the thinking of fundamentalists. (In this case, heR...
What happens to campaign supplies?
I live near one of the Barack Obama campaign offices, and I couldn’t help but notice that it was completely vacant the next morning after election day. It was like the circus leaving town. I wondered what happened to everything in the office...
The new world
Today Barack Obama nominated economist Peter Orszag his to head the Office of Management and Budget. Orszag is currently director of the Congressional Budget Office and writes an official blog in that capacity. Not quite the same as publishing a p...
The Kinkade aesthetic
Anyone who loathes Thomas Kinkade as much as I do will appreciate this leaked Kinkade-authored memo offering 16 guidelines for achieving the Kinkade aesthetic in a film. (via Kottke) You can get an idea of how the guidelines were applied in the ...
The future of fish
Mark Bittman’s New York Times article on the future of fish is getting linked to by everyone, but it’s important, so I’m linking to it. One thing’s for sure, farm-raised salmon really aren’t very good.
Notes from “How to be a UX Team of One?” virtual seminar
TriUPA sponsors Shanna Ward (Insight) and Janey Barnes (User-View) kindly provided these notes based on their viewing of Adaptive Path’s recent virtual seminar, “How to be a UX Team of One?” A slidecast, templates, and links rele...
Obama on torture
Barack Obama stated unequivocally that he will close Guantanamo and put a stop to torture on 60 Minutes last night. Of course, our current President has said any number of times that the US “does not torture,” but I’ll give Obama...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
If - like me - you don’t like the direction of Obama’s appointements, the NYTimes lets you suggest cabinet picks for him: http://is.gd/76UZ # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tweets from 2008-11-14
If - like me - you don’t like the direction of Obama’s appointements, the NYTimes lets you suggest cabinet picks for him: http://is.gd/76UZ # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tweets from 2008-11-14
If - like me - you don’t like the direction of Obama’s appointements, the NYTimes lets you suggest cabinet picks for him: http://is.gd/76UZ # Powered by Twitter Tools.
Tweets from 2008-11-14
This beautiful gentle rain in the trees is really not making me want to hunker down over work right now. Sigh. # Ahem. Retweeting @wonkette: Obama’s Staff Of Clinton Hacks Is Insufficiently Change-y: http://tinyurl.com/5mq44m # If - like me...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
This beautiful gentle rain in the trees is really not making me want to hunker down over work right now. Sigh. # Ahem. Retweeting @wonkette: Obama’s Staff Of Clinton Hacks Is Insufficiently Change-y: http://tinyurl.com/5mq44m # If - like me...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
@matusiak I know, I’m not feeling like a good Buddhist today. Hopefully I am not actually acting my frustration… # This beautiful gentle rain in the trees is really not making me want to hunker down over work right now. Sigh. # Ahem. ...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
I need to punch something. # @busymommaval There will be no tequila shots for me while I’m gestating! I’ll have one with you in spirit, though. # @matusiak I know, I’m not feeling like a good Buddhist today. Hopefully I am not ac...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
I need to punch something. # @busymommaval There will be no tequila shots for me while I’m gestating! I’ll have one with you in spirit, though. # @matusiak I know, I’m not feeling like a good Buddhist today. Hopefully I am not ac...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
I need to punch something. # @busymommaval There will be no tequila shots for me while I’m gestating! I’ll have one with you in spirit, though. # @matusiak I know, I’m not feeling like a good Buddhist today. Hopefully I am not ac...
Tweets from 2008-11-14
I need to punch something. # @busymommaval There will be no tequila shots for me while I’m gestating! I’ll have one with you in spirit, though. # @matusiak I know, I’m not feeling like a good Buddhist today. Hopefully I am not ac...
Smart Asset Management for Rails Plugins
Many Rails plugins require that certain files like images, CSS, and JavaScript get copied to the public folder during installation. The typical way to do this is add code to install.rb, which then gets executed when you first install the plugin in...
Charlotte WordCamp: It’s all about Wordpress, Design, Plugins, Promotions & Networking
This Saturday is Charlotte WordCamp also known as CLTWordCamp. The event is being organized by Creative Strategist, Jason Keath. (thanks Jason) The schedule is below and you can follow the conversation on twitter via the CLTWordCamp tag. I’...
Tweets from 2008-11-13
Wow, I found this guide to “How to tell if your cat is plotting to kill you” just in time! http://is.gd/7hsH # I need to punch something. # @busymommaval There will be no tequila shots for me while I’m gestating! I’ll have ...
Why people accept being biased
Here’s Robin Hanson’s advice at Overcoming Bias (by way of Tyler Cowen: Best to clear your mind and emotions of group loyalties and resentments and ask, if this belief gave me no pleasure of rebelling against some folks or identify...
Facebook 101 for nonprofits
I wrote the following in response to a request to give an overview of how board members can use Facebook Causes to help the organization where I work, the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR). I thought it would make a handy reference for other org...
Tweets from 2008-11-12
Fell asleep w/ visions of baby names & breastfeeding dancing in my head. Awoke cataloging the reasons I hate staff meetings. Hmm. # Hey fellow preggers (@trikegirl & mrs. @chimprawk), I have made a wonderful discovery: elastic shoelaces! N...
Network neutrality and transparency
Timothy Lee makes the pragmatic argument against the need for legislation to enforce network neutrality. Here’s his evidence that the market is already rejecting violations of network neutrality: This isn’t to say that ISPs will ne...
Nick Denton’s Internet advertising forecast
Gawker Media’s Nick Denton predicts a steep decline in advertising revenue for Internet publishers next year, and makes some recommendations on how to react to what can only be described as an impending bloodbath. The revenue model for rc3.o...
The Atlantic
Before the election passes into the distance, I wanted to give some special recognition to the stable of bloggers assembled by The Atlantic. They’ve done a great job of putting together a group of really smart bloggers with a diverse point ...
My #2 most asked question: What equipment do I use for recording video & live streaming
Conversations on using social media.
Blog Promotion: Who are you pinging?
This weekend I’ll be perticipating on a panel about blog promotion at WordCamp Charlotte, we’re going to have conversations on differnet ways to increase your blog readership and using social media to build an audience to get your blog...
Job: UI design contract
Paragon Application Systems markets five commercially available software products. Each product has its own personality. Our users range from the very technical that require maximum configurability to the less technical that want to easily find ...
Old software never dies
Microsoft stopped selling licenses for Windows 3.1 on November 1. It was originally released in March, 1992. Consider this a reminder to developers that the crappy code you’re writing today may go on to live for decades. As an interesting s...
Obama will close Gitmo
Time magazine has an article on the Obama transition’s plans to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay and move the detainees into the legal system.
Presentation: The Video Revolution, proof why video will take over the social web.
Conversations on using social media.
Premium WordPress Themes Continue to Shine
If there has been any Web 2.0 company that has survived the 1st .dot com bubble it’s Wordpress and with it’s recent purchases of intense debate comment platform and poll daddy, Wordpress is on pace to not only survive the current bubbl...
The quickest route from database results to CSV
I’m wondering what the quickest route is from the results of a SELECT statement in the MySQL command line client to a CSV file that can easily be imported into Excel. Using INTO OUTFILE is an option but only if you have the proper privilege...
How President Obama could disappoint me
I feel like one of the laziest tricks in argument is the post hoc misrepresentation of one’s expectations. People often lie, particularly to themselves, when hindsight takes over. So as a form of insurance, I’m going to write down som...
Something to celebrate
Newseum has a collection of today’s newspaper front pages from around the world. Update: Many wonderful things have been written about this election, but The Onion’s take may be my favorite.
Watching election returns (for the obsessive)
I’ve been obsessed with the election for over a year, and I’m just as obsessed today. Here’s a disorganized guide to election return watching that I’ll be updating throughout the day. First of all, ignore exit polls and ho...
Obama endorsements
Here’s a collection of Barack Obama endorsements from blogs I read. I’ll be adding to the list through tomorrow. I’m still trying to decide whether to write a full endorsement. Andrew Sullivan John Scalzi Tim O’Reilly Lin...
Presentation: Social Media in the Marketplace via slideshare.net
Conversations on using social media.
How we label politicians
When intellectually honest conservatives criticize Barack Obama, they say that he’s the most liberal Democratic nominee since 1972. (The dishonest ones call him a radical or a socialist or other silly things, but they’re not worth argu...
Are software patents dead?
I’m not a legal expert, so I’m mainly just gathering information, but it sure looks to me like the patent regime as it relates to software is in for fundamental change thanks to a ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir...
Why I am optimistic
There’s a reason why I’ve been more optimistic than many of my fellow Democrats about Obama’s chances on Tuesday. It’s the first hand observations of the competing ground games provided by fivethirtyeight.com’s On the...
World Usability Day celebration in RTP — register now!
What: World Usability Day celebration When: 6pm - 9pm - Thursday, November 13th 2008 Where: Ruvane Auditorium at GSK Cost: Free to all! Food and drink will be served! Please sign up so we have an idea of how big the crowd will be. How: Register ...
Maybe blogs saved the economy
Here’s the last sentence of a very interesting blog post: Perhaps what Alan Greenspan needed, back in the day, was a livelier Internet.
My #1 most asked question: Who created my avatar / caricature
My #1 most asked question: Who created my avatar / caricature? The answer? Iconize Me Note: I don’t have an affiliate program setup with Iconize me but I wish I did.
Bulk discount
Barack Obama’s campaign paid NBC and CBS a combined total of $1,736,000 for a half our of their airtime last night. Had the campaign purchased the 30 minutes of prime time air time on those networks in 30 second increments for normal ads, th...