tags: guykawasaki, parc, photos

• Ah, there are some good pictures of PARC in this set.
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tags: 3000bc, metadata, scribe, tablet, tagging

• This is an interesting comparison and discussion of tagging.”Jimmy Guterman recently called Marcel Proust an Alpha Geek and asked for thoughts on “what from 100 years ago might be the hot new technology of 2008?”

  Here’s something about 5000 years older. As a bonus there’s a deep connection with what Fluidinfo is doing.”

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• I should apply for this…Hopefully I’ll be in the area in August anyway, and this looks particularly interesting.
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• sadly not impressed with the demo video here: http://blog.cogenz.com/. this looks like a del.icio.us clone simply marketed for the enterprise. surely we can do better than this? a question i think would help: for those users who won’t/don’t adopt a system like this, why?
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Connectbeam

• this group helps companies with content managment by selling them “social computing appliances” and software for social tagging and bookmarking.
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• Honda has been developing solar-powered home energy stations to generate heat and electricity for the home as well as for power for fuel-cell cars. This is really promising.
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• ACM has started a new program to award funds for traveling to research conferences to support women in computing at all levels (undergrad, graduate). Deadline of Feb 1 for April conferences.
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• this ambient visualization would provide a nice reminder about the threat of global warming. but what does it mean when you finish your cup? the water line recedes and you don’t have to worry about global warming anymore? drink your tea fast? well, maybe the reminder when the cup is full is enough to keep you active and engaged with the issues.
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Cliff Lampe

• Cliff Lampe is another faculty person who has looked at social capital in Facebook.
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Nicole Ellison

• Nicole Ellison has studied the formation of social capital through Facebook.
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• An Internet-copy of the book, Netizens. Describes the history and early developments of the Internet.
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• The California Coastal Commission voted last night to approve the largest desalination project in the country. It sounds like there are some concerns with the process of desalination, though, such as lots of greenhouse gas emissions.
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