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Prisms, Kool-Aid, and an Opportunity (a response to Vivek Wadhwa on Quora)

Jan 23, 2011

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jon

in Professional

Silicon Valley is again drinking its own Kool-Aid; it is looking at the world through its own prism. — Vivek Wadhwa on TechCrunch Quora has that certain magic that only one or two startups a year have. When it first launched it seemed kinda dumb, a slightly better version of q&a sites from before, that…
Life imitates art imitates life?

Jan 17, 2011

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jon

in g0ddesses.net, Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

How about taking a diversity focus with Q&A?
What can Diaspora learn about security from Microsoft? (REVISED DRAFT)

Oct 10, 2010

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jon

in privacy, Professional

Itâ€™s counter-intuitive to think of Microsoft as a poster child for security â€” or as a role model for Diaspora, the â€œprivacy-aware, personally-controlled, open-source, do-it-all social networkâ€. But the security mess Microsoft created back in the 1990s, the progress theyâ€™ve made since 2001, and the challenges they continue to face all provide some interesting lessons…
“Angelgate”: Collusion is so hot right now

Sep 22, 2010

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jon

in Professional

There is an angel conspiracy. It dark, it is devious, and it is far-reaching. The conspirators number amongst them many of the top people in the Valley, including angels, VCs, lawyers, and yes, even journalists. We have joined together despite our differences and conflicts for a single, sinister, self-interested purpose. To get your attention. —…
What would it mean if women were paid as much as men? (DRAFT)

Apr 19, 2010

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jon

in political, Professional, qworky, social sciences

Draft! Please do not link here! Update, April 20: Rrevised version has been posted on Qworky’s blog, Better Software/Better World
Rant: I still hate software (DRAFT)

Jan 29, 2010

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jon

in Professional, qworky

Draft!Â Work in progress! Feedback welcome! Revised version intended for Qworky’s blog Better Software/Better World If you’ve got any examples of or stories about software you hate, please leave them in the comments!
Celebrate, brainstorm, anticipate: asset-based thinking 2009/2010

Dec 19, 2009

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jon

in Professional, social sciences

Judy Dubin of the Cramer Institute suggests looking at a meeting as a musical performance of classical music.Â Â Via that lens, the asset-based thinking discussion list’s last conference call for 2009 was a work for guitar, four voices, and keyboards.Â It featured a prelude (Eve and I chatting while waiting for others to show up),…
Third time’s a charm: “The Ad Astra holiday special 3.0”

Dec 18, 2009

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jon

in Professional

So itâ€™s a golden opportunity for that classic TV holiday special. You know, the one where production costs are virtually zero because itâ€™s mostly reused clips and stuff shot on one big party set, and various people show up and say hi and we get to hear about what theyâ€™re doing now â€” and their…
DRAFT: Want to make meetings better? Qworky is recruiting for a diverse open source project!

Dec 13, 2009

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jon

in Professional, qworky

In early January, weâ€™re going to be kicking off an open-source project to build a key component of the Qworky Meetings V1.0 product. How to attract a diverse team?
Qworky: the adventure begins!

Jul 16, 2009

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jon

in Professional, qworky

Welcome to Qworky! Pardon our construction, we’re busy designing software to revolutionize the way people work together. Software doesnâ€™t have to suck. Instead, it should fit in smoothly with your work life â€” and make you more efficient so that you can get your weekends back. By listening to you and focusing on your needs…
A #diversityfail as an opportunity: guys talking to guys who talk about guys

Jul 9, 2009

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jon

in Professional, social sciences, Tales from the Net

How can an entrepeneur planning a startup that’s going to develop some revolutionary software that relates to how people work together discover truly game-changing product and business model possibilities?Â One approach is to look at a situation in a different way than everybody else.Â Easier said than done, typically … unless you’re lucky enough to…
Ethnographic observations and you!

Jul 1, 2009

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jon

in Professional, social computing

An as-yet-unnamed potential startup company is planning to develop some revolutionary software that relates to how people work together.Â One of our first steps is to set set up a research community and making some ethnographic observations — in other words, getting an understanding of how people work today.Â We’re especially trying to get a…
Pyr0 on “the art of espionage” at Shakacon

Jun 11, 2009

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jon

in entertainment, meta, Professional, Tales from the Net, Uncategorized

Sarah Blankinship and I are presented Securing with the Enemy: Social strategy and team of rivals at Shakacon today.Â More about our talk later; this post has notes from the keynote presentation on The Art of Espionage, by Luke McOmie (aka Pyr0) of British Telecom. Luke’s consulting includes “real world risk assessments”, which sometimes involves…
Guest-blogging mania! New posts on Twitter activism and innovation

Apr 15, 2009

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jon

in political, Professional, social computing

I’ve got a couple of new guest-blog posts up elsewhere: Skittles and infowar: #pman, disinformation, and trolls on The Seminal continues the “Lessons from Skittles for poets and activists” series, focusing on the Moldovan protests.Â This week’s lesson: Expect interference â€” and have a plan to deal with it.Â I posted an earlier draft here;…
Change the way you ask for help (DRAFT)

Apr 5, 2009

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jon

in Professional, social computing

DRAFT!Â Work in progress, feedback welcome! See the first comment for some specific questions Revised version to appear on The Ideators’ Journey, kicking off a series on collaboration and innovation, perhaps as two posts. Eve’s Ask for help makes a great introduction to a series that Mikal Lewis and I will be kicking off on…
#women2follow: collaborative empowerment on Twitter

Mar 11, 2009

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

The idea behind #Women2Follow Wednesdays is straightforward: to recognize and promote women in the technology and social media field â€” and help people find each other. If youâ€™re on Twitter, itâ€™s easy to participate.
Dealing with trolls on Twitter: #p2, #tcot, #topprog, #bipart, and a magic search query

Feb 20, 2009

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jon

in Professional, social computing, Tales from the Net

One of the challanges with using Twitter for activism is one that’s all too familiar to anybody who’s spent time online: dealing with trolls and other disruptions.*Â Twitter hashtags are completely open, so anybody can post on them, which means we frequently see tweets like: I should also state that some sissy liberal might find…
#topprog: #tcot, trolling and topics for #fem2.0

Feb 1, 2009

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jon

in political, Professional, social computing

Update: #topprog Tweetup : Tuesday Night 7:30 EST : Subject – topprog.org features, functionality, and community. Please Retweet!Â H/T @cacardinal The new #topprog Twitter hashtag for progressives continues to make progress with a good range of topics and tweeters — including big names like @blogdiva, @PunditMom (who’s moderating a breakout session at fem2pt0 tomorrow), and…
Microsoft layoffs

Jan 23, 2009

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jon

in Professional

5000, but only 1400 announced now … meaning everybody gets to twist in fear over the next 18 months.Â As MiniMSFT says: Personally, I feel like we’ve taken the Sword of Damocles and rammed it through a bunch of pink slips and now we intend to dangle that above the head of Microsoft for the…
How’d that one get by QA: Z2K

Dec 31, 2008

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jon

in entertainment, Professional

Ya can’t make stuff like this up.Â From Ginny Mies at PC World: Picture this: You’re gearing up to create a killer playlist on your 30GB Zune for your annual New Year’s bash. All of a sudden, your Zune locks up, reboots itself, and freezes. What the heck is going on? Fox News picks up…