Selfish sovereign posture artifacts.- February 27, 2007 From twitter:Adam Greenfield:"&64; = an indicator that Twitter is stretched to its limits as an application"Matt Webb:"The &64; tips twitter from ambient-people-nearby into a constant-thread-to-follow. i like ambient, so i have to unfollow friends who use it :( "Elsewhere:Khoi Vinh:"Twitter and most any Web site is something of a sovereign posture application, programs that are best used full-screen, monopolizing the users attention for long periods of time.Twitterific, by contrast, takes the.http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#1581280767180753435 Twitter gems.- February 22, 2007 "Contemporary culture is the interference pattern produced by intersecting standing waves in two universal solvents: money and binary."Is it me or Adam Greenfield just writes beautifullyMan am I enjoying his wordsmanship lately.http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#34111657894575945 When illustration meets (clay) sculpture.- February 16, 2007 Davide Longaretti and Mayuko Tazumi are not only among the nicest people I know, and just as talented, they are family... so I'll admittedly (and gladly) relinquish any objectivity when it comes to them and their work.Their latest joint creative endeavor, inspired by Japanese folk tale Urashima Taro, combines Davide's minimalist illustrations with Mayuko's poetically playful clay environments, and earned them a selection at the Bologna Children Bookfair, which showcases the most innovative...http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#7976213915937332128 LIFT 07, the people behind the memories.- February 11, 2007 LIFT 07 has come and gone, and for the second time it left a sweet aftertaste.The organization of the conference this year was impeccable (non-collaborative Wi-Fi notwithstanding), so much so that I was almost left with a desire for last year's slightly rougher edges.As expected the talks took my level of interest on a roller-coaster ride, but also as expected the most cherished moments came when the bright lights and large crowds of the conference gave way to precious conversations with...http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#253858187754746809 LIFT 07, day one.- February 11, 2007 Here are my semi-rough notes from day one of LIFT 07.Please notice: what follows is not necessarily what people literally said, but what I (think I) understood from the talks I attended.KeynoteFlorence Devouard, Wikimedia FoundationA few of the principles behind Wikipedia.Nurturing a critical mind: informing rather than manipulating.Empowering individuals ("soft-fix it" approach), make them feel they all own the final outcome.A-priori trust as the basis of the whole architecture.Open-ended...http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#5768508324410638600 LIFT 07, day two.- February 11, 2007 Here are my semi-rough notes from day two of LIFT 07.Please notice: what follows is not necessarily what people literally said, but what I (think I) understood from the talks I attended.Collective Intelligence and Collaborative Creativity : What do we need moreJaewoong Lee, CEO, DaumI'll start by talking about the human brain: 100 billion neurons, each one networked with as many as 10.000 other ones, layers and layers of complexity.When I founded the company I had this in mind, human beings as..http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#6735356476515922512 Putting play in video playback.- February 3, 2007 On a recent business trip I put the latest version of Skype and its video capabilities to the test.The missing enabler, a webcam, had been previously missing from my standard package of techno-geekery paraphernalia, but this time I found it conveniently embedded in the upper frame of my MacBook Pro screen.Imagine the context.A nondescript hotel room as the backdrop, a camera lens with a field of view just large enough to show my unattractive face and, well, a typical husband-wife conversation...http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#117026642235800337 Competition: interaction with virtual assistants.- February 3, 2007 Leandro Agr&242;, the mind behind Idearium and Frontiers of Interaction, has kindly invited me to be one of the judges for a competition aimed at improving interactions with virtual assistants.The competition is sponsored by Kallideas, and you can dowload all the necessary details here (PDF, 120 KB)."Nowadays Virtual Assistants offer online users entertaining, yet competent professional services.Natural language interaction, online translation, 3D-avatar technology and artificial intelligence...http://www.freegorifero.com/weblog/2007_02_01_weblog_archive.html#117033006942478834 |