Tag Archives: web2.0

Free Idea: Use ChaCha’s structure for disaster relief

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Liz Henry

On the drive up to Seattle a few weeks ago, Cindy and Sarah Dopp and I were playing with ChaCha and wondering how they make money. Around here we all go “What’s your business model” right away… and then snicker. … finish reading Free Idea: Use ChaCha’s structure for disaster relief

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Folk logic computing for every gadget

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Liz Henry

Midnight blogging! I was thinking of all the science fiction about smart houses, like Smart House (Kate Wilhelm) or Remains (Mark Tiedemann). I don’t want to talk to my house, and I don’t want it to be a master controller … finish reading Folk logic computing for every gadget

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Organizing BarCampBlock

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Liz Henry

Here’s a few notes on my experience with planning BarCampBlock. A few weeks beforehand we expected around 100-300 people. We had emails from around 5 different office locations in Palo Alto letting us know we could use the space. We … finish reading Organizing BarCampBlock

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"Community" needs women, badly!

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Liz Henry

Sometimes you just have to laugh. Apparently this conference, “Community Next“, has been missing all the years of discussion in blogging and tech communities about gender diversity. Maybe it’s too technical of a conference and women tend to go for … finish reading "Community" needs women, badly!

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Social Media Consensus Workshop, Liveblogged

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Liz Henry

I fell into this by accident because it was (surprise) happening in my office — Socialtext’s nascent co-working space, which is still under construction. So this morning I met Bronwen and Jim from Social Media Consensus. Other people: Stowe Boyd, … finish reading Social Media Consensus Workshop, Liveblogged

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SXSWi: Attention panel

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Liz Henry

Notes on “Every Breath You Take: Identity, Attention, Presence and Reputation”. Christian Crumlish, Ted Nadeau, Mary Hodder, Kaliya Hamlin, George Kelly Christian Crumlish talked about how new cell phones are. Etiquette still developing. How much of your attention can I … finish reading SXSWi: Attention panel

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Fictional layer on social networks

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Liz Henry

Here’s a fabulous idea! On social network profiles, there will be space for one’s fictional alter egos. In other words, my profile on orkut or friendster or tribe or even LinkedIn should include my past role-playing game character information. One … finish reading Fictional layer on social networks

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Paying attention as an art form

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Liz Henry

In thinking about the ways that value is created (including literary value, or imaginary ideas like money) I arrived at some thoughts about the ways people pay attention to each other on the Internet. If you want to pay attention … finish reading Paying attention as an art form

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Some amusing ideas around Twitter

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Liz Henry

Part of the fun of Twitter is in making up stupid words with tw*tt- as the prefix. Make up the ludicrous dot-com word and the idea will follow. I am very fond of words that have sprung into being like … finish reading Some amusing ideas around Twitter

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Trivium, twittering, gregarious behavior

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Liz Henry

twittering Originally uploaded by Liz Henry. Some rambling thoughts on twitteration, or twitteritude: Twitter is fun. It’s a microblogging site; your entries are strictly limited to just a couple of lines of text. You can friend people and get their … finish reading Trivium, twittering, gregarious behavior

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