From the monthly archives:

May 2009

links for 2009-05-28

May 28, 2009

Not Nice…Necessary | Tara @missrogue Hunt's take on why Twitter 'Rawks' resonates. Clip: "It’s the connection I feel to the people I follow when they make me smile, or feel sad or feel passionate about something. It’s the constant display of humanity sliding by on my screen daily. I know when someone thousands of miles [...]

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Designing for the social web

May 28, 2009

Came across this really interesting presentation from Chris Messina on designing for the Social Web. The new assumptions are: And then, some more: Here’s his presentation on Slideshare – there are some good lessons spelt out in there for each of the assumptions. New Assumptions for Designing for the Social Web

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links for 2009-05-25

May 25, 2009

Eyetrack III – What You Most Need to Know Clip: "News websites have been with us for about a decade, and editors and designers still struggle with many unanswered questions: Is homepage layout effective? … What effect do blurbs on the homepage have compared to headlines? … When is multimedia appropriate? … Are ads placed [...]

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links for 2009-05-24

May 25, 2009

India's massive general election – The Big Picture | Stunning photostory of scenes during the elections #indiavotes09 Absolutely stunning photo story of the Indian elections. A set of 40 pictures of scenes played out during the course of the recently concluded elections in India (tags: indiavotes09 indiaelections elections09 India thebigpicture)

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My Twitter Updates 2009-05-24

May 24, 2009

had a wonderful time meeting @chadme16 yesterday. lots of fun exploring notions of money, work, democracy, cultures, immersive learning … # @GautamGhosh anytime!! more and more convinced it’s a great way to learn, explore and experiment in reply to GautamGhosh # India’s massive general election – The Big Picture | Stunning photostory of scenes during [...]

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links for 2009-05-22

May 23, 2009

Crisis planning now incomplete without social media | @euan calls for crisis mgmt teams to be connected to the social media world Clip: "It would be naive to give the impression that there are no issues with this “crowd sourcing” approach to disaster communications and recovery. Panic can be spread using these tools just as [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-05-22

May 22, 2009

just got Forbes India. Online version here http://business.in.com/magazine/. So glad it has an RSS feed. @zigzackly great job!!! # @shefaly sure! in reply to shefaly # @twilightfairy i wondered! timelags aren’t great for conversation threads on twitter. good for real-time conversations in reply to twilightfairy # i love this series on the Freelance Life by [...]

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links for 2009-05-21

May 22, 2009

hack for #fixreplies – shows what Tweets you’re missing | @mrblog's hack to bring serendipity & discovery back to Twitter Clip: "I put together a little hack that shows the tweets you’re no longer getting. It’s pretty hacky and requires some manual labor to use, but some people may find it entertaining. I decided to [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-05-21

May 21, 2009

RT @EthanZ: rt @georgiap “Let the first blogger to die in prison be the last” http://www.march18.org/ # @sensonize yr friends or u might be interested in submitting entries here http://www.iftf.org/digitalopen – a good opp for under-18′s #youth # @shubhamsingal there’s def. a need for a strong opposition. but BJP also embodies Hindutva – so no, [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-05-21

May 21, 2009

RT @EthanZ: rt @georgiap “Let the first blogger to die in prison be the last” http://www.march18.org/ # @sensonize yr friends or u might be interested in submitting entries here http://www.iftf.org/digitalopen – a good opp for under-18′s #youth # @shubhamsingal there’s def. a need for a strong opposition. but BJP also embodies Hindutva – so no, [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-05-20

May 20, 2009

Technology in Indian elections | The Institute For The Future – blogpost on what worked and didn’t by @greatfutures http://tinyurl.com/r … # @patrix that was thru delicious which automates the link!!! http://www.iftf.org/node/2800 – technology in elections by @greatfutures in reply to patrix # rain is coming rain is coming. its dark here in Dadar. hope [...]

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links for 2009-05-20

May 20, 2009

Mobile creation & crowdsourcing in Japan (link via @grahamdbrown) Clip: "Japan, on the other hand, joined the digital revolution from a position very different from the rest of the world, generally by-passing the PC and embracing a mobile culture that is just beginning to evolve elsewhere. Devices are becoming more functional, computers are getting smaller [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-05-19

May 19, 2009

Impassive Indians | #indiavotes09 IMRB International Survey to gauge impact of the political campaigns (via @apa.. http://tinyurl.com/pbhdas # making bookings for the UK – meetings in Brighton 1-3 June. Planning to spend a few days w friends in London – June 4-8. # @hapeeg no stopover in amsterdam hapee and yes am visiting tactical tech [...]

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India Elections’09 2.0: did online campaigns & social media work?

May 19, 2009

The verdict is out. An article at Business Standard (link shared with me by @aparnaray who writes Newsmericks and who encouraged me to blog my thoughts) called Impassive Indians reveals findings from a study conducted by IMRB International on the impact of the political campaigns on youth in India. What’s evident from this study is [...]

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