Saturday, April 05, 2008

Google Reader (20)

Google Reader (20): "Ownership of the social graph is going to be a ground zero issue in 2008. Robert Scoble's widely covered attempt recently to use Plaxo Pulse to export his 5,000 Facebook contacts recently got him banned temporarily from the service. But as users begin to realize that the contact lists they are building using online Web tools might not be portable, this will become a growing concern, particularly since two-way opt-in makes a social graph more valuable (and accurate) but significantly harder to recreate on demand elsewhere. This takes us to our next subject..."

Google Reader (107)

Google Reader (107): "“There are things that the web is good for, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that for all those things that the desktop is not good anymore. What I think is important is to re-pivot the center of what we are trying to accomplish.”"

GroundFloor Media: PR and software development may have more in common than you might think...

GroundFloor Media: PR and software development may have more in common than you might think...: "It's like making yourself publicly accountable for your daily to-do list while also hearing about all the cool things your other team members are working on. After most stand-ups I walk back to my computer thinking 'I'm up-to-speed, I'm committed for the day... and it's only 9:15.' Love it."