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Over at Freakanomics they did a Q&A with the creator of Second Life, Philip Rosedale about Second Life (aka SL). This is interesting stuff - the questions are wide ranging from security and privacy to economics. But I still don't think that SL is a very good
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I can't believe that crappy program says I look like these celebrities! via Aide-mémoire
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Great to see that Pia and Jeffrey Waugh have been awarded the NSW Pearcey Award 2007 for their collaboration within the open source software sector and their sustained contribution to the Linux movement in Australia (more at LinuxWorld) via Aide-mémoire
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This visit to Twitter by Loïc Le Meur is very amusing ... via Aide-mémoire
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Loïc Le Meur est un « serial entrepreneur » français de 35 ans, he recently shared his 10 tips for internet startups: 1. Don’t wait for a revolutionary idea. It will never happen. Just focus on a simple, exciting, empty space and execute as fast as possible. 2. Share your idea.
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Good discussion by Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins on Mashable: Have we really drunk the koolaid? Has the interet jumped the shark? I think there is business value in the internet yet. But I also think there is a lot of dross in the market. But you need that volume
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Copy of my presentation from Online Social Networking and Business Collaboration Conference yesterday available on slideshare via Aide-mémoire
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Philippe Starke, the famous designer talking about design -and without Powerpoint! I stayed in one of his hotels in New York earlier this year - it was very gorgeous and funky. His ideas about user centred design are very interesting. http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/loader.swf via Aide-mémoire
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My session at the Online Social Networking and Business Collaboration Conference is on at 3.10 pm today in Sydney via Aide-mémoire
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Here is a link to Ross Dawson's presentation: "The Potential of Enterprise 2.0 - Six Lessons for Success" at the Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Sydney. Some interesting ideas as usual with Ross. via Aide-mémoire
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IEEE Computer Society NSW held a seminar last Thursday and Pia Waugh came to talk about Open Source and the One Laptop per Child program. She also brought along a sample of the laptop (I thought that a few of the members attending might mug her for it on the
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My previous post about the Nokia ad reminded me about the ongoing problem with my Samsung A701 Next G mobile phone. This puppy has been out of action for about 3 months now as the power/data port is cactus. It has been sent back to Telstra for repairs, passed