Category: Web & Early Blog

LinkedIn Answers Getting Hot If you haven’t been back to LinkedIn for a while, it’s time to check it out again. I’ve written about it in full or passing before — my favourite title is probably…

Continuous Partial Attention (if you’re lucky) I just read an article at the Wall Street Journal that made me feel pretty depressed. It’s called “Blackberry Orphans” and describes a generation of parents who can’t/won’t/don’t give their…

MyBlogLog is Distributed Social Networking MyBlogLog is the closest to distributed social networking I’ve seen. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

Happy Birthday from Mickipedia I’m fucking 30! Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Hacking the Digital Ecosystem: Expert Insights from Jordan Behan.

Organic Denim for the Sustainable Fashionista Del Forte Denim is Tierra’s line of luxury denim made from 100% organic cotton entirely in the US. The jeans are extremely well-made and expertly fitted. Tierra created her line…

Web Directions North What makes a better combination than web geeks, snow and Canadian beer… that’s exactly what’s going on at Web Directions North. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building…

Welcome to Our Three New Northern Voice Organizers We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added three new organizers to our NV organizing committee, filling it out to ten people. Welcome aboard to Julie Szabo, James Sherrett…

“Rebagliati Positive about 2010″ in Heads, Magazine A great layout and Kris Krug’s fine shots of a candid Ross frame the article nicley indeed. Keep an eye out or subscribe to Choogle on with Uncle Weed…

threads of gastown fashion show Hey internets, So Monday night was the fashion show for the WEAVE charity, and it was a success. Lots of peeps came out, and it was great to see some familiar…

Summary of the violent acts and punishments inflicted by God, according to the Bible Where is the good and just God Christians say they worship? Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also:…

Fighting comment spam with Drupal Recently, I asked a colleague why I couldn’t comment on their fancy, new, corporate blog and this was their response Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also:…

Nick Douglas Leaving Valleywag It looks like Nick Douglas, the personality who over the course of the past year became synonymous with the Silicon Valley gossip blog, won’t be reporting there any more. Part of the…

The Definitive Guide to Cell Phone No-No’s Annoying cell phone usage is becoming a scourge of our society, and it’s not just for arrogant executives anymore. It seems like wherever you turn in public spaces, there’s…

Your Guide to Wikis A wiki is simply a web page that can be written or edited by the public or a group of people. What sets wikis apart from other web pages is the simple…

A Tale of Three Communities The online world has created a culture of creation among ordinary people. Meanwhile, magazines are still partying like it’s 1899. Writers write, readers read, and never the twain shall meet. Part…

Office has more than a stunning view. Article about Workspace in the dead tree newspaper. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

Drupal 5.0 beta 1 Announced Drupal 5.0 beta1 has been announced. “It comes with many new features, including a web-based install system, improved administration tools, and a shiny new theme! There are also tons of under-the-hood…

Online participation: for every regular contributor, nine occasionals and ninety-nine lurkers Working with everything from political groups to online discussion boards, I’ve heard the same lament: “We have so many members. Why do we have so…