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Entries from August 28th, 2007

Why LOLCats have Jumped The Shark

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Jumped The Shark

Enuf said, m’kay?
LOLCats have Jumped The Shark
EDIT: I originally posted this as an embedded Video, but then removed the post. a) because the embed code made my layout go all fooky b) because upon reflection the post was not up to my normal standards. But after complaints of a bait and switch (I’d published [...]

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Emergency Social-Repeater System

August 26th, 2007 · 8 Comments · Geo-temporal, Mashups, Microcrowds

Since I first posed the question in April “Has a Twitter emergency alert system been built yet?”, I’ve noted that several other people have pondered the same concept. Some examples are here, here and here.
It has already been substantiated that when an emergency occurs almost anywhere in the world, the first notification of the event [...]

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Rights to First Contact or When Does “Social” Become Spam?

August 23rd, 2007 · 4 Comments · Microcrowds, Scams, Web 2.0, social spam

First Contact
When does a “friend” have the right to make first contact with you online?
If I want to contact you in a social network like Pownce, Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, should I be required to already know you? If I’m restricted from contacting you before you recognize me, how can I get your attention? [...]

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