LinkedIn

I heard about LinkedIn a while ago, but never seriously considered joining.  A few weeks ago, I “joined the network” and started playing around.  The first thing I did was gather together as many business cards as I could from my desk drawers and start sending out invitations.  After only a few days, I had [...]

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Craigslist - are you really going to move?

Let me say one thing from the start. I have an apartment. I know where I am going to live, and I do not plan on moving any time soon. Even so, I have seen just about every apartment listed for Shadyside, Squirrel Hill, Lawrenceville, Friendship and Bloomfield under Pittsburgh’s Craigslist page. [...]

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YouTube News

I was thinking of something to write about youtube, and thought I would just google ‘youtube news’ to see what articles were written about the site. The first thing I got back was a result about news on youtube, which got me thinking. Youtube somehow grew into a cultural phenomenon. Going back [...]

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Jott - Email a Phone Call?

Jott might be the next big thing in note taking. Pick up your phone, call a number, say something, and minutes later you are sent an email saying what you just said. This is a great service if you happen to have a great idea, but can’t get to a piece of paper.
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Social Networking

In modern society, social networking is a great opportunity for communities to grow.  In the past, community was only based on physical location, but now it is not.  Communities are much more specialized.  No longer are we friends only with our neighbors and co-workers, but now we can find anyone interested in anything we might [...]

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Second Life

I found it interesting that Second Life was influenced by a novel, Snow Crash. It is remarkable that something which used to be science fiction is now becoming a reality. The concept behind Second Life seems to be significant. Snow Crash tells of a world called the Metaverse, a sort of successor [...]

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Kiva

I particularly liked the fact that Kiva passes 100% of all funds on to those in need. The interest gained while that money sits in Kiva’s accounts is kept, however there seems to be a very low overhead cost associated with this. I like this idea better than just giving money straight out. [...]

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customer focus

It seems Ebay has taken a customer based focus to a whole new level. Some companies like Dell give customers the option to customize what they want, but Ebay truly allows the customer to run every part of the business. It seems like a great business model - instead of giving your customer’s [...]

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social utility?

I thought it was very interesting that Mark Zuckerberg does not consider Facebook a social networking site. To him, it is a utility. In an interview he said, “People communicate most naturally and effectively with their friends and the people around them. What we figured is that if we could model what those [...]

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