http://justgraham.net/wp experiments in the lab Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:03:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know how it goes (or you don't in which case I envy you :-) ) When you have some difficulties in keeping up with one blog, you will of course have problems maintaining two!! I haven't updated here in a while but now that my main blog is more active I ... http://justgraham.net/wp/ok-how-about-this/ I read an interesting article on the BBC News pages this morning concerning social networks. The conclusion of the article is that social networks are often walled gardens and profile informaton is rarely exportable or importable. Here is an extract: "The irony of the current generation of online social networks is ... http://justgraham.net/wp/walled-gardens/ So who am I? More importantly what sort of a person am I? I think these are important questions when you are planning (or being submitted to) an online presence. I think I am slowly getting wiser concerning mine. I am certainly starting to be more realistic. You can't be ... http://justgraham.net/wp/your-online-self-is-your-offline-self/ Here is my weekly roundup of Social Network news gleamed from my feeds. Mixing real and virtual worlds (BBC - TechLab) Slap in the Facebook: It's Time for Social Networks to Open Up Why Twitter is not a fad Facebook Will Open, Let’s Start the Movement Mashable Supports the Open Friends Format (OFF?) Call for an ... http://justgraham.net/wp/tuesday-link-roundup/ Over on my long established personal blog I have decided to devote the content to only personal and local topics and move other technical and social topics here. I also plan to mix english and french content and encourage my friends and family to participate. This is an extract from my ... http://justgraham.net/wp/welcome/ On a visit to the Download Squad earlier I chanced upon this video of a Google Tech Talk by Merlin Mann, creator of the popular 43 folders website. Rather than send you a click further away I've hosted a copy of it here if you have an hour to spend. He ... http://justgraham.net/wp/merlin-manns-zero-inbox/ I read an interesting post by Megan Berry this morning called "when worlds collide". She was musing over the fact that some Facebook users are worried over the collision between private and business profiles. She says : "As a Facebook "expert" I get asked: "what Facebook apps do you use?" "why not ... http://justgraham.net/wp/awash-in-the-social-app-sea/ Came across an interesting article earlier that I must share with you. Here is an extract. More than any other medium in the world, the time commitment difference between sender and receiver is huge. For instance, if you call me on the phone and we chat for 10 minutes, that’s 10 ... http://justgraham.net/wp/email-is-unfair/ This is something that you probably should have told me (but why would you have done that) a long time ago. I visit a lot of sites per day. I use(d) Netvibes as my start page because I love the magic of having the same start page over multiple sites ... http://justgraham.net/wp/getting-my-news-delivered/ You have to start somewhere and this is it. If you wanted the very first post on the blog you've found it. http://justgraham.net/wp/hello-world/