What's this all about then? It's a blog. We get that. How is reading this blog going to change your life, you may ask yourself. It isn't... or at least it shouldn't. One goal of this blog is to examine how web based communications and connections can be used as a tool to enhance, not replace, traditional face to face information exchanges.

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Best Browser Plug-In: Web of Trust (WOT)

One day, when discussing technology adoption rates, a close mentor told me “You have to think of everything in terms of your Grandmother.  If she 1) Owns it and 2) Uses it, then it is officially mainstream.”  I always keep this in the back of my head when developing new product offerings, projects, or other [...]

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Blip.fm … the twitter I can get into

  Just started using Blip.fm, what a cool service.  While I really like the idea behind Twitter, I personally don’t use it a whole lot for outputting expression, I am more of a a watcher to see what other peole are doing.  However, with Blip.fm, I find it much easier to be interactive with others. [...]

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Very Cool Animation on Vimeo

This is so well done. Great music, great animation. Enjoy! Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo. School assignment to reinterpret the fairytale Little red ridning hood. Inspired by Röyksopps Remind me. Music: Slagsmålsklubben, Sponsored by destiny Animation: Tomas Nilsson

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Connections and purpose

Well, it has been about ten days since I installed WordPress and started blogging.  I have connected a bunch of social networking accounts to this blog, and am in the process evaluating their usefulness.  My measurement goals are about 80% centered around business networking, with the remaining 20% focusing on personal relationships and connections.  So far, [...]

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The obligatory first post

I never really got personal blogs.  Still don’t.  I am not really sure if it is my personal disdain for the rampant sensationalism that has developed across our culture (media, government, marketing, etc.), or perhaps I just perceived it as a waste of time.  Now it appears that it is my waste of time, and [...]

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