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March 2009

Limited Palettes

March 21, 2009

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A quick thought popped in my head driving home last night in response to some questions I’ve been getting about the 140 character limitation in twitter: when folks “complain” twitter has only 140 characters, I’m reminded that great painters had no difficulty working with a limited palette.
From a triad of [...]

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We do what we do, get it?.

March 18, 2009

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With my interest in psychology, I tend to look for where collective attitudes are hiding the shadow.  It’s what I do.  Within all the enthusiasm of the #sxsw conference, where the main currency was idea exchange and business proposal, I continued to hear in a variety of situations the repetition of one phrase:
“They [...]

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Memorable Teachers

March 17, 2009

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I pitched a question into twitter this morning: what was the best class you ever took, at any level, and why?  A wide range of fascinating answers came streaming back.  My favorite was:
FreeITTraining:  Human Brain Anatomy – we were able to examine real human brains to understand the anatomy, tough class but [...]

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Entering the homestretch at SxSW

March 17, 2009

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I’m moving into the final day of SxSW and gathering some of the key learnings I’ve gleaned from the many conversations and sessions.
A discussion with Liz Srauss yesterday revealed her special skill in listening to a few minutes of one’s position and immediately “seeing” the vision of where it should go.  Liz’s response [...]

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The Eyes of the World

March 16, 2009

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Some thoughts about the blogosphere and its efficacy on shaping understanding will be on display this afternoon at SxSW.  Chris Brogan has called for an impromptu gathering to discuss the dynamics of corporate blogging, particularly responding to a  quote from Intel that: “There are many ways to measure battery life. We [...]

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Etymology of a Name

March 16, 2009

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What’s in a name?  Take mine: Reeve.

(historical) A local official, the chief magistrate of an area.
(Canada) The president of a township or municipal district council.
The female of the Ruff.
(nautical) To pass a rope through a hole or opening.

Low level leadership, a she bird, and a fascinating verb, an idea that develops [...]

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Annotation as Passage : SxSW insights

March 16, 2009

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A huge gain for my practice coming out of sxsw will be incorporating annotation into how I engage the web.  While Reframe It provides the means, it’s important to delve into the gains that are awaiting if the practice becomes embedded into engagement.
Many of us know the use of a [...]

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The Serendipity of Annotation

March 15, 2009

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“Chance” would have it that while seated in the bloggers lounge at sxsw, I’d end up next to Bobby Fishkin (@bobbyfishkin), the mind behind Reframe It, a web annotating tool that captures and shares your annotations of any webpage.   Fishkin has an interesting story.  He spent four years studying under Harold [...]

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Packs of Posse and the Lone Ranger

March 15, 2009

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One of the interesting dynamics of sxsw as a conference when traveling by oneself, it gives an opportunity to exercise the role of the being the lone ranger.  Just like social media, in the flesh relationships are built one person at a time.

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SxSW take aways…(day one)

March 15, 2009

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It took me awhile to sort out the layout of the conference, but some really interesting displays in the two huge vendor halls.  The tech geek market seems to be exploding.  Also amazing, the turnout.  A lot of folks made it here…a lot.
So my first goals throughout this conference are to learn from [...]

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