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Online Social Networks 2005

I'm signed up for this and looking forward to interacting with an excellent group of participants.

Online Social Networks 2005. Hey folks, tomorrow is the last day for the early reg price of $35 USD. Then it's $50. Time to sign up for OSN 2005. (Disclaimer: I'm speaking on the 16th but not making any money!) Here is the promo:

“OSN2005 will be a summit for
all those interested in working with social networking processes,
tools, and media. In addition to attending many workshops, panels, and
presentations by leading experts and practitioners, attendees will have
the opportunity to be part of a community with a significant role in
defining the future direction of online social networking. If you want
to help shape this industry, come to OSN2005!

During the OSN2005 summit we will co-create and publish a manifesto
describing what we want and need from online social networking tools.
What are the key criteria for choosing and assessing OSN products and
services? What gaps exist in currently available software and related
tools? What needs to happen before it's common knowledge that OSN
products and services can deliver significant value? What are the most
promising developments in the OSN industry?

Attendees will be invited to participate in a series of focus groups to
provide feedback on current OSN technology and articulate specific
suggestions for future features and developments. A series of White
papers based on these focus groups will be shared with venture
investors who want to know where to place their bets in this industry.

Join Howard Rheingold, Lisa Kimball, Joi Ito, and a host of online social network experts to:

* Exchange ideas with experienced pioneers and leading thinkers in OSN development

* Gain insights in making better use of social capital, successful
collaboration online, and efficient creation and management of
knowledge capital

* See where social software stands today and where it's going in the future

* Make contact with leading solution providers ”

Technorati Tags: OSN2005, CoPs, Networks, SocialNetworking By noemail@noemail.org (Nancy White). [Full Circle Associates Online Interaction & Community Blog]

The perfectionist definition of “good enough”

I have worked for entirely too many perfectionists in my life. That includes times when I’ve worked for myself. In a world of potentially open-ended assignments, we all need to be giving a lot more thought to how we define and recognize “good enough.”

The perfectionist definition of “good enough”.
A while back I was working with a client who had a serious
perfectionist streak. One session, as we were talking about the lack of
satisfaction with anything this client did, I said, “Do you know what I
think your… [The Occupational Adventure (sm)]

Barriers to entry

I miss Calvin and Hobbes.

Barrier to entry. Calvin and Hobbes.

Seb's Open Research]

GM, Windows, and blogging

Given that GM has started blogging, this made a well-timed appearance in my aggregator.

If Cars Worked Like Windows.
This has been floating around the 'Net for a long time, but it's been a
while since I've seen it. I laughed out loud when I read it again, so I
thought you might enjoy it.

Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM … [Blogarithms]

Whereas I am about as nerdy as I suspected

Whereas I score even higher – age and a mind for trivia seem to help as well.

Wow! I'm more of a nerd than I thought!. Another one of those silly quizzes but I was really quite surprised by my score in this one.

[The Office Weblog]

The purity of the English language

And thank you Suw!

The purity of the English language.
“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that
English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow
words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways
to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.”

– James D. Nicoll

“English is the result of Norman men-at-arms attempting to pick up
Saxon barmaids and is no more legitimate than any of the other results.”

– H. Beam Piper

(Thanks Kate!)
[Chocolate and Vodka]

An Enormous Collection of Crossword Puzzles

As if I didn't have enough ways to procrastinate already.

An Enormous Collection of Crossword Puzzles.
You like crossword puzzles? You REALLY like crossword puzzles? How
about over 32,000 of them? That's what you'll find at
http://www.crosswordpuzzlegames.com/ . The crossword puzzles are
divided up into several… [ResearchBuzz]

New Year's Wishes

The last week has been one for quiet time with family. We’d be counting blessings in any case but the events on the other side of the world bring that home all the more forcefully. Obviously, we’ll be adding to our list of charitable donations through one of the many organizations
organizing and providing relief efforts.

For all of you, I hope 2005 brings you closer to your own goals whatever they might be. Back to more vigorous blogging soon.

Seasons Greetings

McGee Christmas 2004

I’m off to a few days R&R. The picture is from our trip to Alaska this last summer. Couldn’t pass on the chance to stand on a glacier.

A good holiday season to all of you in whatever flavor suits you.