From the monthly archives:

September 2009

2 hard disk crashes and a swollen battery; still, I love my Mac!

September 12, 2009

I’ve had my share of problems with my black Macbook!! Two hard disk crashes (one was before I got Time Machine and was not pleasant) and now a swollen battery. The first symptom was that I found my trackpad was behaving weird – keys sticking, cursor jumping all over the place. A little search led [...]

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links for 2009-09-10

September 11, 2009

Evangelist: Think! says @elsua in a great post on social computing and the corporate world CLIP (ed): "During all of this time I have been thinking about my role as a technology evangelist, specially in the area of Social Software, and its impact within the corporate world. & how the change towards a new, more [...]

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links for 2009-09-06

September 7, 2009

There Will Be Web Jobs for Social Scientists | good news [via @ndhanthro at anthrodesign group] "Social Science Meets Technology in Next-Generation Jobs," – report by Gartner that discusses four areas of jobs in the near future, which implies that "most companies aren't really geared toward taking advantage of the impact of these online communities, [...]

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Reading Ahead … ethnography on evolution of books and reading

September 6, 2009

Is a good series from Portigal Consulting on an exploratory study using an ethnographic approach to explore the evolution of books and reading habits, and is intended to inspire conversations and innovations around the future of reading, an issue that’s quite a meme these days in the digital space! The series takes us on a [...]

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links for 2009-09-05

September 6, 2009

Facebook Claims 65 Million Mobile Users | via @raquelrecuero Facebook said more than 65 million people are actively using the social network on their mobile devices. The social network said it had just 20 million active mobile users at the beginning of the year. The site has seen explosive growth in the mobile department thanks [...]

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Will it kill us?

September 5, 2009

Leon Benjamin argues that command and control organisation is actually killing people, in a post titled “How public companies are killing their own employees”. “I was working in Bangalore with Tesco a few years ago. I remember having conversations with successful upwardly mobile young Indian technologists about new houses, cars, holidays.  I pointed out that [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-09-04

September 4, 2009

this is classic! mum calls in a panic. she’s doing this long online survey & midway “turns off the internet” & saves the file. its gone! #

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My Twitter Updates 2009-09-03

September 3, 2009

@unitechy hi .. have sent u a DM – pls check? also tried to call but msg saying service is unavailable. pls DM me yr number too. thanks! in reply to unitechy #

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The Progress Project

September 2, 2009

The Progress Project is the initiative set up by Nokia and Lonely Planet that is focused on capturing the human impact of mobile innovation; tackling social, environmental or economic challenges; bringing to life real stories of people through video. The site’s not fully live yet – I was told it will be up and running [...]

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My Twitter Updates 2009-09-01

September 1, 2009

.@psavigny that’s sounds interesting re: Zest. would love to hear more about it – we’re trying to do something similar i think. #epic2009 # wow – 110 really detailed responses to Zoroastrian Futures survey in <24 hours . http://bit.ly/zoroastrian_future .thanks & keep ‘em coming! # RT [ed] .@shefaly: Help. Seeking taglines that include the word [...]

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links for 2009-08-31

September 1, 2009

FutureChat – Indian Crafts and Mobiles | interesting thoughts around craftsmen, artisans & mobile innovations! CLIP: Since I work with craftsmen in rural India, the applicability of mobile innovation, and the changes it could bring in my field about seem almost limitless. 1. Craft services – this service could actually tie up with either a [...]

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