July 2008
44 posts
WIP NZ Project Findings | AUT →
The World Internet Project (WIP) reveals the New Zealand findings.
Phweet →
A new chat service currently in public alpha. This uses existing Twitterers to connect for a more controlled chat session. (c/o SC)
Phweet Description | PhweetTalk →
A short description of a phweet. Just tried the service and although early days - seems a cool idea (and obviously a new work to add to ever expanding Web 2.0 vocab).
Twitter - Wired How-To Wiki →
A collection of comments on the right way to Twitter (according to Wired that is).
Internet Famous: Julia Allison and the Secrets of... →
The remarkable story of self-Internet-generated-fame about gawker celebrity Julia Allison.
TwitArcs →
Strange new visualisation site that builds arcs from Tweets of a specified user. Queries Summize data.
Twitter: Ten Observations | The Executive's Guide... →
Interesting viewpoint on Twitter. Contains a link to a further blog describing specific aspects of Twitter.
Twitter Search →
The excellent Summize site which was recently acquired by Twitter have now been relaunched as the official Twitter search site.
Web Typography Tutorial lesson 1 | Webmonkey →
An excellent look at why type is just so important in Web and any other design that requires text. This is lesson 1 of 2.
No, I don't want to be your social-networking... →
Another less positive view of online social networking. Why do people take the word “friend” so literally? (c/o MM)
Some unformed thoughts on Ambient Intimacy for the... →
A little more from Leisa on ambient intimacy. I’m late on this one.
More Amazon S3 Downtime: How Much is Too Much? |... →
“Today’s big news is that Amazon’s S3 online storage service has experienced significant downtime.”
Twitter Handbook Cover Contest →
Help choose a cover for the impending Twitter handbook.
An Ongoing Battle | Twitter Blog →
Biz Stone from Twitter talks about discovering and removing spammers. It seems block users might be popular. (c/o MB)
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Twitter micro-connections restored but does it...
Twitter had a technical glitch yesterday which resulted in users’ follower and followee numbers dropping dramatically. These micro-connections, often formed casually or spontaneously, created the illusion of being truly transient (albeit briefly).
The image above shows the drop in numbers for my Twitter account yesterday (245 > 194) which were then restored today (194 > 247). I used...
Twitter restoration underway
The latest from Twitter regarding the problem of the disppearing followers.
twitterstatus:
We’re still putting follower/following relationships back into place. There will be inconsistencies over the next several hours as this restoration takes place. We will provide more updates as they become available.
Update (2:14p): we’re going into maintenance mode to speed up some of the recovery work...
Google’s launches new ‘FREE tool’, ‘KNOL’ |... →
Startup Meme discusses the latest Google online tool. With this they seem to be taking on Wikipedia and attempting to add a degree of authority. KNOL = Unit of knowledge.
Tumblr getting ready for new stuff
staff:
Hi everyone!
We’re getting ready to push some major updates over the next few weeks, and we wanted to give you a heads-up on changes to our custom theme engine.
We’ve tried to make Tumblr themes as open and customizable as possible, and the things you’ve created have blown our minds. But there are still things we’ve wanted to do that haven’t been easy enough.
So next Monday we’ll be...
TuneTweeter →
Automatically tweet what you are currently listening to on iTunes. Note that this app generates plenty of tweets.
Hi-tech is turning us all into time-wasters | The... →
“Mobile phones and emails are triggering the ‘distraction’ part of the brain.”
The 20-year-old at heart of web's most anarchic... →
“Time magazine calls the 4chan website the wellspring of net culture and its online pranks are world-famous.”
Icahn and Yahoo Settle | Portfolio.com →
“Jerry Yang lives to fight another day. Less than two weeks before a proxy showdown with activist investor Carl Icahn, Yahoo agreed to a deal that will put Icahn on Yahoo’s board.”
PicLens | Immersive Views Across the Web →
PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen 3D experience for enjoying online media. Super, super cool. (c/o MG)
Web networking photos come back to bite defendants... →
Inadvisable content put on personal social networking pages is being used to help prosecute and sentence possible offenders. The cases discussed here refer youth and drink-driving. (c/o GD)
The Story of the Fail Whale | ReadWriteWeb →
“How An Unknown Artist’s Work Became a Social Media Brand Thanks To the Power of Community Twitter users are very familiar with the iconic image of the Fail Whale.”
List of Social Computing Strategists and Community... →
Discussion of community management and associated list of community mangers by Jeremiah Owyang. (c/o RW)
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Look lively
I’ve just completed my first foray into the new Lively by Google virtual experience. This is Google’s attempt at a virtual 3D space that is browser based which sits somewhere between SecondLife and Habbo Hotel. In fact, the design of the avatars and spaces (in addition to being a browser based virtual world) looks and acts very similarly to Auckland company Small Worlds (whose 3D...
Internet Enthusiast Daily →
A couple of folks discuss culture, design and other things relating to the Internet and release as a podcast.
Social Media Strategists Scratching Heads About GM... →
Apparently none of the people cited in this article actually said these things. Well that’s what you get with parody I guess (c/o CB).
World’s Oldest Blogger Dies At 108 | Webguild →
The title says it all.
Finding A Perfect Match | Twitter Blog →
Twitter acquires Twitter based service Summize. Summize.com is an excellent way to search for information in tweets. (c/o MB)
TechCult’s Top 100 Web Celebrities →
As the web goes mainstream, a brand new group of celebrities is emerging. The 100 people you will find below are shaping the future of the Internet (most for the better, some for the worse…), and…
Key Differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 |... →
A peer-reviewed article at FirstMonday attempting to clarify the distinction between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0.
Lively (by Google) →
Chat and hangout with your friends in rooms you design and customize your avatar. Experience another dimension of the web with Lively by Google. (c/o MM)
Thanks, Gutenberg - but we're too pressed for time... →
“The First Law of Technology says we overestimate the short-term impact of new technologies while underestimating their longer-term effects”. Interesting piece by John Naughton.
I so wish... →
Make a wish, share it with your friends, make it come true.
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Opera 9.5 proves a fine browsing alternative |... →
“The new version loads faster than a greyhound on speed.” Opera links sounds like an excellent bookmark syncronisation tool.
Twitter is the New Friendster | the eyeball... →
David Weiner discusses his uneasiness about Twitter and its popularity.
Tweet, tweet it's the latest Dunedin news
I’ve just initiated a small experiment (of sorts) on Twitter.
I have setup a new account called DunedinNews to provide links to the latest news stories, musical happenings, events, and University news releases as they relate to Dunedin. The aim here is to see if an aggregated news service about Dunedin is useful to anyone and whether or not Twitter streams are a good place to present this...
June 2008
53 posts
Online communities ignite business - and... →
An article at Computerworld discussing uses of online communities in New Zealand. The ‘Big Idea’ is just one of the sites discussed.
Hacking The Facebook Platform For Data Portability... →
An interesting explanation of how to extract your profile and social network data out of Facebook. And legally too.