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Road trip! Bringing the #privchat community to Diaspora *

Oct 16, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

It’s hard to believe but #privchat — the Tuesday morning Twitter Privacy Chat — has been going on for almost a year. CDT, Privacy Camp, and EPIC have done a great job moderating, and the attendees are a great cross-section of the privacy and civil liberties community: non-profits, privacy-focused startups, academics, privacy professionals at large…
Protected: Sneak Preview (DRAFT)

Sep 26, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net, Uncategorized

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
In chaos there is opportunity (part 11 of Diversity and Google+)

Sep 25, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

I’m flashing! Back in 2006, the Ad Astra project proposed a strategy for Microsoft to outflank Google by leveraging its employee base and social technologies. One of the key insights: social computing technologies allow a company to tap into the combined energy of employees and their networks. This can be a huge asset — and…
The Trend is in the Wrong Direction: Reflections on the Field Trial (part 10 of Diversity and Google+)

Sep 23, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Also published on We Get Google Plus, Diaspora *, and G+ For the past 12 weeks weâ€™ve been in field trial, and during that time weâ€™ve listened and learned a great deal. Weâ€™re nowhere near done, but with the improvements weâ€™ve made so far weâ€™re ready to move from field trial to beta, and introduce…
Talk about a hostile environment (part 9 of Google+ and Diversity)

Sep 19, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

also posted on G+ and on Diaspora* I feel very let down by Google’s behavior. I had hoped to escape the heavy-handedness that is Facebook, but that is not to be. I’ll have a presence here; I have to, professionally. But the joy is gone. — Kathy Gill, Google+ As An Identity Service Is Bait…
4 Things Diaspora* can learn from Google+

Sep 17, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Part 2 of A crucial time for Diaspora* This weekend I received an invitation through Facebook to join Diaspora. I had tried to join Diaspora last year when I learned about their Kickstarter success while writing my book on crowdsourcing, but I couldn’t get in. So of course I was curious and went immediately to…
A crucial time for Diaspora*

Sep 17, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Although weâ€™ve been quiet for a while, itâ€™s because weâ€™ve been working hard, head-down. Weâ€™re thrilled to say weâ€™ve built the first stage of a new social web, one better than whatâ€™s out there today: a place where each of us owns our own information, where each person controls his or her own privacy, where…
Suggestions from Last Year’s Hackathon Winner (part 7 of TechCrunch, Disrupted)

Sep 9, 2011

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jon

in Professional

Jâ€™aime Ohm won the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon as a solo hacker with a personal safety iPhone app.Â WiseDameâ€™s tag line is â€œmaking safe living easier, one application release at a timeâ€. It takes basic safety practices â€“ letting friends or family know what time you expect to be home,Â leaving a note about your plans…
What can Diaspora* learn from Google+?

Sep 6, 2011

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jon

in Professional, Tales from the Net

At last year’s Blue Hat conference, I gave a short talk on What Diaspora* can learn from Microsoft. Â Now, I’d like to do the same kind of analysis with Google+. Ten weeks into the G+ experiment, what are the key learnings for a privacy-friendly distributed social network.Â Here’s a few early thoughts. Diaspora’s on…
Still a Ways to Go: the Suggested Users List (part 7 of Diversity and Google+)

Sep 4, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social sciences, Tales from the Net

Google Plus launched a â€œsuggested usersâ€ list yesterday. Iâ€™m not on it, and I bet you arenâ€™t either, particularly if youâ€™re an educator â€” because, well, there arenâ€™t any educators on the list. — Audrey Watters, Personal Learning Networks and the Google+ “Suggested Users” list The Google Suggested User List reads like the typical San…
Anxious Masculinity Under Threat: Google+ and Diversity, part 6

Sep 2, 2011

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jon

in Professional, Tales from the Net

Google+’s naming policy isn’t failing because it’s poorly implemented, or because Google’s enforcement team is stupid. It’s failing because what they’re trying to do is (1) impossible, and (2) antisocial. — Bob Blakley, Google+ Can Be a Social Network Or The Name Police — Not Both, Gartner Blog Network I wonder what folks at Google…
The double bind of oppression: Google+ and Diversity, part 5

Aug 26, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Ever since it launched, Ive spent most of my online time on Google+, and so far am very impressed from both the software engineering and business strategy perspectives. I think it’s on track to be a big success, so expect me to be talking about it a lot. — me, in A work in progress,…
A tale of two searches: Google+ and Diversity, part 4

Aug 16, 2011

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jon

in Professional, Tales from the Net

cross-posted on Google+ and Dreamwidth Check out the previous posts in the series: A Work in Progress, Why it matters, and #nymwars! Here’s a good example of how Google+ is already influencing search results. I’ve got screenshots below for two searches on nymwars, one when I’m logged into G+ and the other when I’m not…
Why it Matters: Google+ and Diversity, part 2

Jul 27, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

Over the past 50 hours I’ve lost a lot of friends here, and all of my transgender friends and family and all the older gay activists I was sharing with have all quietly mothballed their accounts. They can’t have their “real” names out there – they work with human rights organizations and do HIV/AIDS activism,…
Google+ and diversity: A Work in Progress (part 1)

Jul 16, 2011

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

With over ten million users in just two weeks, and plenty of rave reviews, Google’s latest foray into social networking is off to a great start.Â Ever since it launched, I’ve spent most of my online time on Google+, and so far am very impressed from both the software engineering and business strategy perspectives. I…
Weekend Projects: my Seattle Startup Weekend pitch

Jun 9, 2011

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jon

in Professional, startupweekend

Seattle Startup Weekend starts tomorrow, and right now I really wish I had a good checklist for what I should be doing to prepare and what I should bring.Â Power supplies, internet connectivity in case wireless goes down, post-it notes, my GitHub and WuFoo passwords, juice … what am I forgetting? Oh yeah, that’s right,…
Just two weeks until Seattle Startup Weekend!

May 26, 2011

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jon

in qw3ries, startupweekend

This was my first Startup Weekend, and I decided to not just observe, but to get involved.Â In case you havenâ€™t heard of it, Startup Weekend is an event where techies try to create a business in less than three days.Â Going in I didnâ€™t know how much I could help â€“ I canâ€™t code…
Equal Pay Day: Pay Equity and Startups

Apr 12, 2011

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jon

in political, Professional, qw3ries

American women who work full-time, year-round are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. This gap in earnings translates into $10,849 less per year in female median earnings, leaving women and their families shortchanged. The wage gap is even more substantial when race and gender are considered together, with African-American…
Sharpening and tightening: Part 4 of “the Agile one-pager” (DRAFT)

Feb 10, 2011

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jon

in Professional

Draft! Revised version to appear on NWEN’s blog. In the first three parts of the series (1, 2, 3) we got to an initial version of an executive summary and begin iterating on it. This installment focuses on improvements in a couple of individual sections. For impatient readers, here’s the tips: Get feedback from a…
Making good use of a phone call: part 3 of “The Agile One-pager” (DRAFT)

Feb 8, 2011

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jon

in Professional

Draft! Revised version to appear on NWEN’s blog. In the first two parts of the series (1, 2) we looked at the reasons to do a one-page executive summary and made some initial progress — enough to get to the point where we could get some useful feedback.Â Now we’re in the heart of the…