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Yet again: Another Cloudy Commentary on Social Networking Sites SNS — this time by Tim Berners-Lee

Yet again, no definition of the term: Social-networking sites present a different kind of problem. Facebook, LinkedIn, Friendster and others typically provide value by capturing information as you enter it: your birthday, your e-mail address, your likes, and links indicating … Continue reading

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Definition of Information = Reduction in Uncertainty (?)

Information has been defined in many ways — one way it has been defined is as “a reduction in uncertainty” (sorry don’t have the original quote offhand). It strikes me as a sign of poor information technology if we must … Continue reading

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Perhaps the most insightful commentary broadcast via web2summit: Charlene Li’s comment on Language

It makes sense to have 2 types of social graphs in there — people you know, and also people like you — which is the part around personalized search, that also is there, and semantic search… because language is unique … Continue reading

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Excellent Interview of Carol Bartz (Yahoo) by John Battelle [Content Sense, Fun, Trust, Trusted]

http://www.youtube.com/?v=S6JJyxde600 Yahoo RTs: newmaya Enjoyed the conversation with Carol Bartz, CEO, Yahoo! Fiesty, headstrong and playful. http://t.co/jwGp2rC #w2s Tuesday, November 16, 2010 23:44:07 PM via Tweet Button Retweeted by Yahoo and 7 others ryanjkirk Carol Bartz is the most down-to-earth … Continue reading

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Essay: The Google Spam Ethic

The other day Eric Schmidt said something really funny on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit conference: Forget search! Of course no one is going to forget search, though I am less sure that there won’t be a day when … Continue reading

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Is it possible to have a social graph that is more open than facebook’s open graph idea? [interoperable, interoperability]

For example: Do people in China have no social graph whatsoever (because it is currently not possible to use facebook in China)? What about social networking sites that are developed in countries that are more open than the United States? … Continue reading

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Q: Shortening the loop – you search for an app and then you buy it on the phone? A: Forget search! ;)

LOL — what a gem! Tim O’Reilly, John Battelle interviewing Eric Schmidt (CEO, Google): “Forget search!” quote Post Linked in Home News Forum

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Krugman: “none of this will matter unless the president can find it within himself to use his power, to actually take a stand”

If Professor Krugman were to read his own words, then maybe he would realize that he needs to change his focus: none of this will matter unless the president can find it within himself to use his power, to actually … Continue reading

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“it seems likely that the whole advanced world — not just the United States — is headed for years and years of stagnation and mass unemployment”

I think Professor Krugman is onto something here: it seems likely that the whole advanced world — not just the United States — is headed for years and years of stagnation and mass unemployment. What I would like to know … Continue reading

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Top Youtube Search Results (how to make money by getting people to click on Google ads)

This video is no longer available because the YouTube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third-party notifications of copyright infringement. (sorry – no link, because the innumerable links on the web that lead to such … Continue reading

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