This is a really fascinating project to use Diigo to annotate the book The Future of the Internet by Jonathan Zittrain. I’ll be curious how this comes out.
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Diigo Project to Annotate New Book Online
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Monday, April 28, 2008 @ 21:54 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Sunday, April 27, 2008 @ 12:17 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
This is a really interesting piece looking at Social Media and comparing it to the industrial revolution. The point being that during the industrial revolution, one of the most important things was gin, because before people started organizing public works they just got drunk as a way of coping with the sudden changes. The author then observes that in the 20th century we also had a similar coping mechanism to cultural change: the sitcom.
He then observes that similar to how people eventually organized and became involved in the new cultures of the industrial revolution, forming institutions like libraries and museums, and how social media is a beginning of that as culture begins to move from passive consumption to active participation.
I’m still collecting my thoughts on this, as there is certainly a bit of social media kool-aid in there, but the central notion is a fascinating observation.
Diigo
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Thursday, April 17, 2008 @ 14:29 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
So I’ve started playing around with Diigo for my social bookmarking and I’m pretty impressed with what I’m seeing. I’ll write up a full review in the near future.
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Friday, April 11, 2008 @ 19:41 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
I had skimmed over descriptions of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, which is actually a people powered research system, but this is the first time I’ve given it a good look. You can submit HITs (Human Intelligence Tasks, i.e. research, judgment, review) and anyone else can take on those tasks for a monetary reward.
The monetary reward is only a few cents per task (varies by HIT), which is great for people hiring the researches, but while HITs tend to be simple, that’s really a small amount of money, so I’m wondering who will take the time to do all this work. That being said, there are probably enough bored people on the Internet to accomodate these requests.
Regardless, it’s an interesting model and I’m curious how it will pan out.
Merlin Mann - Worst Website Ever - SXSW 2008
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 @ 20:49 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
I wasn’t originally going to do a link entry on this, but I’ve watched this hilarious presentation a ton of times, and it just keeps getting funnier. This is a link to a video in which Mann presents for a SXSW panel on “Worst Website Ever”.
MySpace Platform To Launch Next Week
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 @ 09:46 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
This is really an inevitable development and one we’ve all been expecting. I am a little puzzled that apps will have to be stored on a MySpace server, given the nature of web apps. However, the good news is that this kind of activity will without a doubt begin a competition between MySpace, Facebook (and the other networks doing this) on who is the most “open.” That will be good for developers in the long run, and once you get past all the application spam this will inevitably create it will create more opportunities for users.
Just remember, you can use social networks to leverage your business and market, but don’t build your business around it. Build your business and then look at hooking into those networks.
Theories about Google’s acquisition of Jaiku | FactoryCity
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Wednesday, October 10, 2007 @ 09:31 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Chris Messina actually has a pretty astute analysis of why Google may have bought Jaiku, and it’s definitely worth a read. It all comes down to mobile presence and the future of handheld devices.
Should you trust Facebook with your business?
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 @ 19:14 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
Jason Calacanis is not someone I always agree with, and quite frankly his blatant self promotion usually irritates me a bit. But none of that stops him from being absolutely right in this post on the foolhardiness of companies trying to build their business around Facebook.
If you are using Facebook as a way of driving traffic or find new users, or even just as a way of networking, that’s great! But don’t think for one moment that you can build your business and secure any sort of longevity by making Facebook the focus of your business. I love the response Calacanis gives to the question in the title of his post:
“Answer: You should trust no one with your business success. You should build your business around the most open platform in the world: the open Internet.”
Google buys social mobile startup Jaiku
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 @ 14:16 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
“Jaiku, the Twitter (and Pownce)-like service from Finland, has been bought by Google. Jaiku Founders Jyri Engeström and Petteri Koponen today …”
This is important news. Google has the resources and ability to scale Jaiku and help build up it’s community, which it has needed for a while. I’ll be excited to see what Google does with it.
15 Billion More Reasons to Worry About Facebook | BoomTown | Kara Swisher | AllThingsD
Bookmarked via Ma.gnolia on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 @ 09:16 CDT by Daniel Andrlik
An interesting opinion piece by Kara Swisher on the recent news of Microsoft looking to buy a 5% stake in Facebook. I can’t make up my mind yet on to what degree I agree or disagree with her, but it’s definitely food for thought.
