Archive for the ‘internet’ Category

Andrea Hendrickson is Online

Monday, April 17th, 2006

Andrea Hendrickson, the fabulous artiste extraordinaire has just launced her website for your viewing pleasure! (You may recall I gave you a sneak preview of her work the other month)   You can view some of her illustrations and paintings, find out about her performances (including those with the Well-Enough Folk Band) and more! Keep checking out the site [...]

Communications Taxonomy And Conversations Across Media

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

"What elements characterize interesting, good or successful conversations in different media?" Nathan Shedroff It often amazes me that even though I know that though conversations are the backbone of … well most things really, and certainly good conversation can act as a positive catalyst…there is still much to be learned about them! And certainly a [...]

Google Pack

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Well the rumous had some truth in them, Google appears to be taking on Microsoft, with quite a neat package, aptly named, Google Pack: "essentials to make your PC just work". They are certainly starting to move towards offering an intergrated software solution!  Currently in beta, I am interested in watching the up-take, the up-date, and the back-lash! [...]

Google Romance!!

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

In the list of "what will they think of next?" this was not in line with my thoughts however seems quite a good idea! after all, who hasn’t googled their latest date/boyfriend/crush…? Yes folks, google has gone into online dating "When you think about it, love is just another search problem." Happy playing… (PS make sure you consider [...]

Museum of Modern Betas

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Museum of Modern Betas is too good not to plug! What is it? A site full of the latest offerings online that are in beta (ie pre-release, release) testing mode phase… So you can get in there and play with the latest!

Book Freeing

Friday, March 10th, 2006

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while – next time you want to get rid of some books, consider freeing them!  For quite a while now, Book Crossing has been transforming the world into a library with no fines and no due back date (though sadly, no guarantees for re-borrowing once you’ve freed [...]

Garbage Scout – NY

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure… Move over Craigslist, next time you need furniture in NY check out  Garbage Scout.  An awesome execution – combining the love for the chase, the ever amazing googlemaps and the word "FREE" Happy hunting for your treasure! – thanks to Inhabitat for the tip (pun intended)

Web Economy B.S Generator

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005

Disclaimer: the word summarised as "b.s" appears on this page. Sensitive eyes go buy goggles. Some morning fun: Ever get annoyed with Buzz words/phrases? Or Don’t want to take yourself too seriously for the work you do as a consultant/marketer/business person? This is for you: The Web Economy Bullshit Generator. Simply put in a phrase [...]

Wikipedia Inquiry Opens: Please Join in

Friday, December 16th, 2005

I have been resisting my blog post on wikipedia "the free encyclopedia" for some time, and I am going to keep resisting it: except to say the whole concept exites and scares me: – the former being I love the free access to knowledge and information and I love reference tools and research without having to [...]

Sometimes you Just Want a Human Voice

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

My friend popped this in an email to me this morning: "For a list of all the ways technology has failed to improve the quality of life, please press three." It made me smile. I do love technology but I am weary of it as a magic bullet. There is nothing, at least not yet, [...]