December 31st, 2006
This is the time of year when people look back on the year that’s ending, and forward to the year ahead. What did 2006 really mean, and what’s in store for us in 2007?
I’ve read lots of different assessments and forecasts, and have been impressed by their variety — as well as the confidence the [...]
December 30th, 2006
One of my sons normally takes care of a lot of the day-to-day maintenance associated with my website, blog, and wiki; but he’s off on a well-deserved vacation in Cancun (where it’s raining!), so I’m stuck with these chores myself for a few days.
One of the interesting chores involves monitoring the comments that people [...]
December 29th, 2006
As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog entry, I’ve gotten my hands on a new book by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, entitled Wikinomics: how mass collaboration changes everything. I offered a commentary on the Introduction in yesterday’s blog; today, I’ll focus on Chapter One. At this rate, it may take several weeks or [...]
December 29th, 2006
On a whim, I decided to ask Technorati about the popularity of a friend’s blog; but when I typed the URL into its search box, I got a message that said:
Huh?
There are blogs, and then there’s whatever you just typed in. If it’s a blog, we don’t know about it. Maybe you made a typo. [...]
December 28th, 2006
Last month, I blogged about my general impressions of the Web 2.0 summit conference, and noted that one of the speakers (Don Tapscott) had a forthcoming book entitled Wikinomics: how mass collaboration changes everything. Actually, it turns out that he co-authored the book with one of his colleagues, Anthony D. Williams (whose blog is here). [...]
December 27th, 2006
I’ve decided to collect, upload, and publish a list of the noteworthy and recommended bookmarks that I stumble upon each day — something that I should have done long ago, but was only recently motivated to do while observing how effortlessly Tara Hunt accomplished it on her HorsePigCow: marketing uncommon blog.
I’ve been aware of bookmarking [...]
December 25th, 2006
Two movies in two days: this being Christmas, I took the day off, and — like many other residents of New York City, or so it seems from the packed-to-capacity theaters — decided to take in a movie. My wife, one of my sons, and I decided to see The Good Shepherd, with Matt Damon [...]
December 25th, 2006
There’s not much to watch on television on Christmas Eve, especially if you’ve seen It’s a Wonderful Life more times than you can stand; and so, on a whim, we decided to watch the pay-per-view movie-channel version of United 93.
Wow!
Even though the plot and the outcome were obvious from the first moment of the film, [...]
December 24th, 2006
I’ll be giving a keynote presentation at the JaSST conference in Tokyo, together with a tutorial and panel session, on January 30-31. For more details, check the website here.
December 24th, 2006
It’s humbling when you discover there’s a popular social phrase, which has been in widespread usage for at least three years, that you haven’t even heard about — especially if you’re trying to foster the image that you’re hip, cool, and fully up-to-date with modern trends.
Such was my fate this morning, when a Slashdot (“News [...]
