The news is all around the blogosphere this morning and I am really happy about it, I could not resist the temptation :
One Social API to rule them all, One Social API to find them, One Social API to bring them all… and in the darkness bind them!
Update: I will be hosting a BOF on [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
3 Skypephone and it’s impact on the Telecoms industry and walled gardens :
The second observation pertains to the â??unified address bookâ??. I have long talked of the unified address book as the holy grail which Operators will aspire to get to (…) How will we react to presence on the phone for the first time? [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Serial entrepreneurs and today’s Silicon Valley:
For the first time in history, you have a global market of 1+ billion people, all connected over an interactive network where they’re all a click away from you. That’s amazing.
More along the same lines from Fred Wilson :
We have the following opportunity in front of us; the web is [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
One Million Strong For Your Name Here :
The question that remains is what good the group serves. If these groups are little more than the “bumper stickers” on our profiles, are they worth candidate time and effort? I’m skeptical, but I’m not yet ready to write groups off completely.
[Via Robert's shared items in Google Reader]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
The next big thing: User-contributed metadata :
(…) users are contributing a potentially far more lucrative Web currencyâ??metadata about themselves. Itâ??s the currency that will help Facebook grow into its $15 billion valuation. In addition, users are also contributing structured (meta) data about data, which will help the semantic Web to flower.
That’s a great way of [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Clearspring Changes the Game for Widgetizing Web Content :
As social networks and web content become more open and shareable, its been quite amazing to see the world of widgets unfold. What weâ??re seeing now is solidification of certain widget companies as providing standards for general use, and an increasingly consolidated feature set for both startups [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Large chunk of info from the new BarCampMontreal wiki :
We are actively seeking volunteers to help with outstanding work for BarCampMontreal3. Please, lend us a hand at BarCampMontreal3 volunteers.
There are a few things that everyone can do to help out:
Blog about BarCampMontreal3. Please, if you’re at all interested, link to BarCampMontreal3 on your blog. If [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
Ok, so after a quick “gaaahhhh!’ meeting today, with only 10 days left before the next BarCamp here in Montreal it was unanimously decided (by all three of us present - Evan, Simon and I) that BarCamp Canada was *not* happening on November 3rd… We will do a regular Montreal BarCamp next week and plan [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
HOWTO network without becoming a disingenuous weasel | 43 Folders :
[The] heart of ethical and humane networking means not asking favors of others, but instead frequently doing unrequested propers for others. And expecting zilch in return. So I guess networking, in an ideal world, just means you help your friends meet cool people as you [...]
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|
My Social Media Life And Why Walled Gardens Don't Work : In a world of information overload, walled gardens don't work.
By scarle
|
Posted in Uncategorized
|