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Who Owns the Data?
There’s been a lot of discussion in the Cyberverse recently regarding Robert Scoble and Facebook. Robert lost his Facebook account (he got it back after appealing) when he violated Facebook’s Terms of Use by using a program to “scrape” (download) Facebook data — specifically, his “friends” list. What’s interesting to me is that most of… Continue reading
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Who Owns the Data?
In today’s commentary, I discuss Robert Scoble, Facebook, and my opinion on data portability rights. The complete article can be found at: http://vlb.typepad.com/commentary/2008/01/who-owns-the-da.html Continue reading
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Twitterings – December 2007
These are my Twitter entries (including Snibbles) for December. Continue reading
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Treasures 2007_52
Treasures are positive things that strike my fancy, that make me feel happy or thankful or interested. Treasures are memories encapsulated in just a few words. These are my Treasures for the past week. Continue reading
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Tact Filters
In 1996, Jeff Bigler devised his “Tact Filter” theory. I agree with most of it. But, there’s one piece I don’t agree with. Continue reading
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Tact Filters
In today’s commentary, I discuss Jeff Bigler’s “Tact Filter” theory. I agree with most of it. But, there’s one piece I don’t agree with… The complete article can be found at: http://vlb.typepad.com/commentary/2007/12/tact-filters.html Continue reading
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XO Connected
Rich and I took our XO laptop along to diner last night. One of the other attendees had just picked his XO up at the Post Office that very day, so there were two at the table. Continue reading
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XO Laptop – First Impressions
Educational. Fun. Technically Cool. Charitable. Deductible. What’s not to like? My XO Laptop arrived on Thursday. I ordered through the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) “Give One, Get One” program. We opened the box when we got home on Thursday evening, popped in the battery, and fired it up. Here are my early impressions. Continue reading