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Steven B Johnson’s new book on the internet and politics
I have read a number of his works, including Emergence: And so, over time, a book I had written about social insects and video games and software algorithms started to feel more and more like a book about politics… I look forward to this book and hope it goes beyond the aspect of political organization…
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aboveorbit.com: Launch
My new space blog has been launched! aboveorbit.com: Launch
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Instantbight.com: Interview with Chad Kohalyk…
Check out the smoking desktop he designed! See my interview of instantbight.com Instantbight.com: Interview with Chad Kohalyk…
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[REVIEW] Grouped: How Small Groups of Friends Are the Key to Influence on the Social Web
Grouped: How Small Groups of Friends Are the Key to Influence on the Social Web by Paul Adams My rating: ★★★★★ Great little book giving an overview of a wide array of research on social networks and how information passes through them. Though near the end it gets a little too evangelical for permission marketing…
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My Google+ rant on Google+
My Google+ rant on Google+
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A new study finds that atheists are among society’s most distrusted group, comparable even to rapists in certain circumstances.
Possibly a bit of a sensationalist headline, but there is a key take-away in the final graf about battling anti-atheism: “If you manage to offer credible counteroffers of these stereotypes, this can do a lot to undermine people’s existing prejudice,” he said. “If you realize there are all these atheists you’ve been interacting with all…
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Lining Things Up
My new project: a bi-weekly interview show about creatives and entrepreneurs in Vancouver and greater British Columbia. Just released the first episode. Lining Things Up
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Call for feedback
I have an idea for a new venture and am looking for your help. Call for feedback
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The Problem with Facebook in Japan
Interesting analysis from Adam Acar. See the Risks in part 3. The Problem with Facebook in Japan
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Program or be Programmed by Douglas Rushkoff
Rushkoff’s appeal for a wider understanding of our rapidly changing technological environment seems like it might be the typical anachronistic song for simpler times, heard throughout humankind’s history of technology. It is more subtle than that. Rushkoff broaches a commonly heard criticism in his final chapter when he asks, “We all know how to drive…