Questions I’m thinking about
Mark and I often do a bit of brainstorming on the big dry erase boards in our dining room. Lately, we’ve been churning out research-type questions about virtual worlds. I thought I’d post them to save them from little hands and erasers and perhaps to get some discussion going.
What is a virtual world? what definition [...]
Digital Makeovers!
Phew! The last few weeks have been insane with travel, talks, and lots of writing other than writing here. It’s nice to be back on terra ferma and on the good ol’ blog talking to my favorite people.
I’ve had a bit of a brainstorm lately and I’m still working through the details but I thought [...]
Google Buys Jaiku!
If you’re interested in microblogging ala Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce, you might be interested to know that Google purchased Jaiku today. Besides making all the Jaiku employees dance around in celebration of their upcoming stock options, this could mean something big. Other smart folks are talking about it too:
BlogShmog
Guardian
Reuters
Mashable
Read/Write Web
OReilly
This could mean some serious improvements in [...]
Fmail: Gmail in Facebook… You will be assimilated into Facebook. Resistance is Useless!
Yep! The social network which is fast becoming all things to all people has assimilated and absorbed another part of your life. You can now check your gmail from inside Facebook with a new app called Fmail. Now you need never leave Facebook! Evaaar!!!
I’m in love with Google Desktop!
In my constant search for desktop “pull” perfection I’m always looking for some kind of aggregator that truly pulls everything I care about in one place. Google Desktop definitely shows some promise.
Yes, it sits on your desktop. Yes, that can be distracting. Yes, it has all kinds of feeds that might shove info in your [...]