Share it forward

by JS on March 30, 2008

My last post talked about paying for stuff (What have you ponied up for web 2.0?). Now I’m thinking about non-monetary contributions. You know, the good stuff. Sharing. Creating. Usable exhaust. Is web 2.0 a gift economy? Floating around on (…)

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What have you ponied up for web 2.0?

by JS on March 29, 2008

Recently the swissmiss blog had a non-visual post that grabbed my attention: What Sites Do You Pay For? Her answer: 2 x Flickr ($25 year) Typepad ($14.95 month) Skype Pro ($3 month) Quicken ($2.99 month) Blinksale ($12 month) Backpackit ($7 (…)

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Even better than the real thing

by JS on March 18, 2008

It’s not that I’m against change — it’s that I don’t think you should fuck with things that were fine just as they were. There was no need to make Apple Jacks green, for example. Yet, I love garfield minus (…)

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Oh wait, that’s how old I am…

by JS on March 9, 2008

When I saw Krista’s 50 Things Before 50 list, I told her it was such a great idea that I’d rip it off and post it on my blog, too. But a funny thing happened on the way to executing (…)

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Cranky hermits with cameras

by JS on March 3, 2008

For those of you who remember my musing about another project, I did get smitten with an idea — and the new project has launched! Monday/Thursday is a photographic collaboration with Krista. We choose a theme, we each go off (…)

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