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Testing Twitter
This isn’t a real post as much as it is a test of twitter functionality.
Multiple Failed Attempts
That’s the name of my new book on integrating Twitter and Facebook. This should be a very straightforward process: have an action hook fire when posting that sends a portion of the blog post title out to Twitter. Really, [...]
Visiting Royalty
That’s an incredibly pretentious title for a post about going to a baseball game, eh?
So it was just a baseball game. And a SkyShow.
Truman Sports Complex
The renovations to the Truman Sports Complex cost $250 billion in the form of a 3/8s percent sales tax increase. I’m not entirely sold but my two complaints are [...]
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The michhaeldbarton.com Family Of Websites
A truly dysfunctional family it is.
And I know you have questions, so I asked them for you:
What The Hell Is this?
Out of an explosive mix of boredom and creativity ooze four district-yet-connected websites to bring you several things Mike:
The Ticker: Rapidly updated on-the-spot undates of things at the top of my [...]
Google Wave, Convergence, and Maya Part 3
The Semantics and Economics of Convergence
The King is Dead. Long Live the King!
Social networking is a concept that has run its course.
That purpose was bringing people together and rebuilding past relationships. Social networking sites now try to keep people in the walled garden with closed versions of technology that already exists: email, chat and applications.
Why? [...]
Changes are Afoot
Organic Growth vs. Strategy
I’m not big on planning. I don’t consider it an evil but when I approach a problem I prefer to look at the broad parameters and then smooth the rough edges until I arrive at what I wanted. This approach allows me to maximize the opportunity for a serendipitous discovery while still [...]
Done For This Season
The Royals exhausted my reserve of goodwill.
I understand they aren’t that talented of a team.
But they need to maximize what they have.
In this case it means taking walks, letting Sweet David DeJesus hit his way out of his slump, putting guys who get on base at the front of the lineup instead of guys who [...]
An Open Letter to Zack Greinke
You can count on this letter being sent.
Dear Zack,
I imagine you are quite frustrated with the way the season is going. I know I am. I suppose this is the nature of baseball: the hope of spring fades as the seasons change, blah blah blah. Although there is still a lot of baseball to go, [...]
Convergence via XBox?
Big Week at E3
Microsoft is positioning the XBox 360 to be the leader in the home entertainment appliance space with the recent announcement of several new applications for the gaming console:
• Xbox Live Full Retail Games on Demand
This is interesting but not a game changer. If anything it eviscerates the secondary game market- no more [...]
Google Wave, Convergence, and Maya Part 2
Converging…what?
In Part 1 of this series I talked about Google Wave and a vision of integrated multichannel communications- converged communications of IM, email and documents. They don’t call it “convergence” any longer.
If they ever did.
The proper phrase is “mashup” which is a type of software convergence. Taking data from disparate sources and combining them [...]
Google Wave, Convergence, and Maya Part 1
What is this all aboot, anyway?
Like my Canadian?
Google Wave is in alpha/development phase.
This may mean nothing to you but it is one step closer to a dreamy nightmare that I have little ability to pursue but great interest in following.
You see, I’m fascinated by the concept of streamlining commuications media: text/voice/data into as few channels [...]