I Would Prefer My Centralized Me Reside Here

First, read this TechCrunch article.

I am a fan of multiple online services and the creation of new services. However, I have a bit of an issue with the idea of my profiles and content reside in multiple places in multiple forms. It has always felt like a necessary evil in the field. So, I have [...]

March 31st, 2008 | Category: about me, marketing, social media | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Discovering New Music Part II

Thanks to Last.fm, I bought a few new albums today.

I finally got into Last.fm a few weeks ago and for a while I ignored it. And I’m sure I am still not completely utilizing it. But the similar artists feature has already led me to some new music. The Amazon MP3 link is a great [...]

March 29th, 2008 | Category: music, social media | Comments are closed

Behavioral Economics and Predicting the Future of Social Media

Lately, I have been reading a book on behavioral economics called Predictably Irrational and I have been noticing quite a few articles and blog posts analyzing the future of social media.

Behavioral economics is a bit of a buzz phrase right now but I don’t think that diminishes the strength in the lessons we can learn [...]

March 24th, 2008 | Category: economics, social media | One comment - (Comments are closed)

PlanetDC.org and the DC Tech Community

After my last post a few people mentioned PlanetDC.org to me. I am really glad that someone else in DC has already thought to put all of the blogs in one place. –You know they say no ideas are new, the difference is how you act upon them. So, I am still going to finish [...]

March 23rd, 2008 | Category: DC tech scene | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

DC Tech Blogs Widget

I’ve said before that I am a fan of the DC tech community. So, in an effort to promote it, I have created this widget. However, it is a practice version. I plan on creating a new one from scratch and put in a Clearspring wrapper. Please send me more DC-based and tech focused blogs [...]

March 19th, 2008 | Category: DC tech scene | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Two Events This Week

Tonight: NetSquared DC
-APIs for Change.

Tomorrow: DC New Media and Next DC
-March Happy Hour.

I am looking forward to both for talking shop and getting some face time with other people in the DC tech industry.

March 18th, 2008 | Category: DC tech scene | Comments are closed

All Connected

I feel very connected. Now I am on FriendFeed (as liz315) and it is linked to everything else that I am on. I like the simple idea of organization and I am a bit anxious for more. Aggregation is happening and I am not the first person to realize that this is a clearly refreshing [...]

March 18th, 2008 | Category: FriendFeed, social media | Comments are closed

Why Do We Still Use Checks?

Why are we still using paper checks in 2008, in this country?! Almost everyone has a bank account and most banks provide online banking. So, it seems like a natural option to be able to pay funds online to anyone else that banks online.

Sure, I can pay my bills online. But even that means in [...]

March 17th, 2008 | Category: economics, ideas | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Discovering New Music

I am not the trendiest of people but I do enjoy discovering lesser known, newer music. I used to love to buy CDs, especially at live shows. I like possessing the freedom to listen to music on demand and giving to the artists in return.

When going digital became an option, I did it. But for [...]

March 13th, 2008 | Category: DRM, copyright, music, social media | Comments are closed

I am now on Twitter

I sometimes hesitate just a bit to join new services because I don’t mind letting others be the first adopters. Then if I hear it from enough people or become substantially convinced that I can or want to put the service to good use, I join. So, I am now on Twitter: www.twitter.com/liz315

But don’t expect [...]

March 11th, 2008 | Category: Twitter, about me | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
 
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