Blogs. Wikis. Podcasts. Social Networks. Social bookmarking. Photo sharing. Video sharing. Presentation sharing. Collaborative creation. RSS aggregation. Photo editing. Video editing. Word Processors. Spreadsheets. Mind mapping. You might feel overwhelmed by the glut of online applications, services and technologies that are available. This sensation is not diminished when colleagues come in and tell you “Oh [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Trust and Forgiveness
2008/02/19I was touched and moved by the heartfelt words of two people today, both connected to me by my online network. I’ve been thinking about them the past few hours (I have been accused of being overly introspective and analytical at times), and how they exemplify what I’ve come to understand as being the foundation [...]
Twitter and the nature of friendship and community
2008/02/08In my previous post, I gave the TV show Cheers as a metaphor for Twitter. Like any analogy, it has some utility in describing something but also limitations. By comparing an thing, phenomenon or process to something it is not, I’m limiting how you might experience it. Libel by label, as McLuhan said. My analogy [...]
