Wed, 2008-Jul-23 by nmw.

Yesterday

ah, all that business seems so far away! :D — So what do I recommend for “summer reading”? How about Groundswell? I am happy that MWJV has received a personalized copy of this book ( via the very influential Susan Bratton ;) ! OK, before you start calling me a shill, let me explain why I think you should read Charlene Li’s book.

I agree

( First of all: note I haven’t read all of the book yet — and so if you would like to read it for me and then tell me what you think of it, then please: be my guest! ;)

But second of all, I have read and been inspired by Ms. Li’s work over the years, and especially (third of all): Charlene’s interview with Susan was very interesting and insightful ( and maybe even a little revealing ;)…. The crux of Mrs. Li’s research lies at the intersection of people with technology — and this is basically what language is all about (indeed: it is very closely related to issues raised in the Wisdom of the Language article) — language is the technology we use to communicate how we understand the world we live in (and [according to Chomsky] it’s actually deeply intertwined with our nature [as human beings] — in other words: language is the quintessential “hermeneutic tool”).

The reason why I am eager to read Charlene’s book is to learn more about the those aspects of the intersection of people and technology which are apparently independent of language (and many of these, I feel, may very well be addressed in the book). Currently the book is making its rounds through the office, and I have already set it on my “Indian Summer” reading list — and I look forward to poring over all of the nitty-gritty details!

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Sun, 2008-Jul-20 by nmw.

This is a thread to discuss “When I code a website,” donkey-monkey said, in a rather developmental tone, “it functions just how I choose it to function — neither more nor less.”

Please join in the discussion!

:) nmw

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Thu, 2008-Jun-26 by nmw.

I managed to grok a little php!

Just very basic stuff — but I am nonethless proud to announce the relaunch of Browse.NAME! It’s only a start — I plan to roll out more features. The “top websites” window will have both a “default” page and also keword / keyphrase related links. And of course the “white hat” approach totally decimates the “big-media” / “traditional”/ “old-fashioned” one-size fits-all search engine “black box” approach.

Gimme some feedback

Since I’m still developing this project, I would love to hear your feeback regarding whether you think it’s good, what could be better, etc.

Thanks for your help!

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Wed, 2008-Jun-18 by nmw.

Is That All There Is?

Well, er, um,… — NO! If you go to Advertise-My.COM then you will see links to  Advertise-My.NET and Advertise-My.ORG — each of these properties are for specific target audiences (not demographic — but rather “psychographic” audiences).

Making IT Click

Of course all of this will probably make more sense if you actually click through and try it out….

:) nmw

ps: yes, I realize it’s very bare-bones — I personally like no-nonsense websites that are super-light and quick; however, if you have a suggestion for how it could be improved, I’m quite open to any & all suggestions! ( It’s really just a start and I would love to hear what you suggest :)

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Sun, 2008-Jun-15 by nmw.

For a good time, call: http://bargains.at/domainermeeting

( Use the link above to arrange an appointment to discuss collaborative opportunities, deals, share stories, whatever. :)

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Fri, 2008-Jun-13 by nmw.

A little over a month ago I commented on Paul Krugman’s blog — he wrote about the “fruits of globalization” (and that is something I have spent well over 3 decades discussing with my father).

My comment on his blog was not about the “fruits of globalization” per se — but rather about the fact that the PDF he mentioned cost less via Amazon.COM than via the publisher of the book itself.

I don’t know why my comment wasn’t printed — it probably tipped off some kind of spam-filter because I didn’t use PG-13 talk or something like that. But even my poor language or the censorship of reader comments by some pencil-pusher at the New York Times are not what this is about, either. So now you may be thinking (or even crying out loud):

Where’s the beef?!?

Oh — sorry about that, chief. Well, last week while I wasn’t looking, Mr. Krugman pulled a fast one — he wrote something that I know something about while I wasn’t watching! :O

Oh, well, too late now. It’s all over now, baby blue. This may be the last time — I don’t know. Give my regards to Esther Dyson — I think she’s onto something (probably because she was 10 years ahead of the market about 5 years ago; 20 years ahead of the market 10 years ago — maybe someday we’ll catch up with her).

I’d sure like to….

btw: look NYT — no links!

:D nmw

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Wed, 2008-Jun-11 by nmw.

“What Taylor did for the work of the hand, Google is doing for the work of the mind.”

Not quite: Google is simply sitting back and counting the money.

See the Hard Copy in the Current Atlantic Monthly

I’ll bet advertisers will be happier if you take the printed copy to the beach rather than just skimming the article online.

Why I’ll give you a link even though Mr. Carr’s article currently does not permit comments.

Because I want you to travel lightly through time and space.

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Fri, 2008-May-30 by nmw.

I’ve launched a blogging Network

Who cares? Well: You should! This is an experiment concerning relevance! This is not just: enter your pesonal data here, and then we’ll sell it to a bunch of advertisers — this is about CONVERSATION: so come on and join together with the band! (go to Help-Find.ORG/Chart :D )

BTW:

Esther Dyson also gets it!!

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Sun, 2008-May-4 by nmw.

Announcing a new Gaggle INFO Project:

Top-Rankings & Top-Ranking Algorithms

See the Gaggle INFO Project page: Top-Rankings Information

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Thu, 2008-May-1 by nmw.

Star Wars Won’t Work

That’s another FZ tune (from “Make a Jazz Noise Here” BTW: I was at the Mannheim show — I wore a yellow T-Shirt with “Do You Know What You Are?” stenciled on the back [and the unpronounceable title on the front]; wore it all over campus leading up to the show, too [and the “secret word” had something to do with “corn”] ;D) . It also applies to twitter.com — because twitter.com makes the same mistake google.com did: it’s “one-size, fits-all” (how is it that FZ was able to predict so much of the malaise of the 21st Century many decades before the fact? — simply a genius, I guess).

Who gives a FF anyway?

Do I care what a million people think? No. I care what some people think — and I follow them (and it’s cool that twitter lets me do that) — but maybe I could do it without needing to have the opportunity to track “updates” from tons of people I don’t care about. Do I want Michael Jackson to be able to track me? Um, well — I really don’t care. Do I want “track” him? No, not really. I think maybe he’s cool and all that, but I really couldn’t care less.

Community means there is some shared element — what do I share with the people on twitter.com? Maybe the same stuff I share with the people on google.com?

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