web2.0

So You Think You're Open Source?

ryan — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:18:12 -0600

So you think you're open source? Are you this open source?

There's the technology, and then there's the under-lying ideology that inspires it.

Social Network Interop Chat

ryan — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:39:30 -0600

Lately I've been paying attention to conversations about "social networking interoperation". IE: networking people between their websites, rather than under one roof like Myspace. Here's one such conversation:

Talking Social Network Interop @ GSP East from Brian Oberkirch on Vimeo.

office compatibility mode

colin — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:47:48 -0600

This published slideshow (ack) details some inconsistencies across different applications in the Office 2007 suite of applications, significant enough that make rolling out Office 2007 not as straightforward as it should be. Ideally you should be able to roll out the new version with something checke

Geez, About Time?

ryan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:11:43 -0600

How do they become the #1 social networking site on the Internet, have millions of users, be in the middle of countless debates about online privacy and security for kids, and only now cross-reference their database?
MySpace throws out 29,000 sex offenders

The Next Wave in Innovation

ryan — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 14:55:06 -0600

During the dot.com phat days, up until The Boom, the geek was revered. A new breed of worker that brought crazy work schedules and innovation to the corporate world. After The Boom, the geek was persona non grata.

think before you post

ryan — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:18:23 -0600

Here's a good clip teachers can use to illustrate how when you post something on the Web, you can't take it back:

Web 2.1

colin — Sat, 12 May 2007 21:02:22 -0600

Things I like about the new community involvement of the web:

web2.0 inside the school

ryan — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:54:33 -0600

Here's a site that outlines a successful recipe for Web 2.0 inside the school district.