Category: Web & Early Blog

The Compact – the Antithesis of American Consumerism You got to respect these trendsetters. The Compact is a consumer group from the Bay Area who’ve made a vow not to buy anything new in 2007 — except food, health and safety items and underwear. Compacters can get as much as they want from thrift shops,

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We’ve (Finally) Posted the Northern Voice 2007 Schedule Grid We finally got our sundry ducks in a row (and there’s a barnyard full) and have published the Northern Voice 2007 schedule for day two, Saturday. As I mentioned a while back, there were more submissions than ever, so we had a ton of tough decisions

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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 The first business plan with social networking features: LinkedIn, highlighting the fact t Part of the Web and Early

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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 full attention to their children and partners, so addicted are th Part of the Web and Early Blog archive

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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.

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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.

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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 for people like her and her friends, “real women who care about style but Part of the Web and

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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 AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

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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 and Travis Smith. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John

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“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 podcast to score a signed copy. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI

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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 faces. I have yet to find out how much money was raised for the cause, but will post it

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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: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

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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: The Web3 Manifesto: Challenging Tech Titans with Trust, Ownership, Privacy and Inclusion.

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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 Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

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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 someone yelling into their phone, having the most mundane conversation about n Part of the Web and Early Blog

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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 way that anyone can edit or add to an existing page, or start a new page. Part of the

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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 of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

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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.

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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 improvements, such as the inclusion of the jQuery Java Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See

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