I had a concept for an internet reality show yesterday. It’s really just for fun but it goes like this. You set up an online community for people who are interested in the show. They get to hear what happens within a real household via a blog text-type update. They can send in suggestions for [...]
Even though its traffic is down, Hunch says new user registrations have risen dramatically recently. And as more users register, Hunch says its recommendation engine keeps getting smarter. Barely more than two months ago, Hunch began requiring visitors to register/login to use the site. In doing so, all Hunch visitors were required to answer the [...]
Thinking about community engagement it’s interesting to think that your online competitors, who have built a viable community, are effectively building a barrier to entry. And could the new recommendations engine from Hunch’s Caterina Fake be such a barrier in social commerce, as reported in the latest edition of Wired US?
Inception movie explained programmatically — scrapped off the site by me; constructed by A R Karthick. This URL has Read-Only access // Trigger Eames to fake Fischers father in level 3 before triggering Fischer to meet his father. Update Saito’s state on all levels followed by limbo state update without holding any dream level lock. [...]
‘Body Wisdom – Interplay of Body and Ego’ – new book by Ken Bausch. A few details below.. Body is wiser than Ego. Ego is cleverer than Body. When Ego catches Body’s tune, a song happens. When Ego catches Body’s intuition, magic happens. An idea is born. When we focus with our hearts on troubling [...]
Just been sent a link to this interesting open source news – that I have an option to replace my current Android OS on my T-Mobile G1 with a firmware alternative called CyanogenMod. That doesn’t happen every morning! Note that the controversy about including Google apps, which appears to have been resolved.. CyanogenMod is an [...]
I think Kaka’s going to have a great tournament, which appears to be at odds with footballing legend Brazil Pele, who has cast doubts on Kaka’s form going into the tournament..
Have you read the new report ‘Your Brand: At Risk or Ready for Growth?’ from social search specialists Alterian which argues that the world of online marketing means big changes in terms of delivering individualized marketing to consumers? Check it out here: Brands at risk (pdf, 1mb). I was interested in the points made (jump [...]
I spotted this via Twitter this morning – a bill of privacy rights for Facebook folks, and social network users in general: Proposed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation: “Social network services must ensure that users have ongoing privacy and control over personal information stored with the service. Users are not just a commodity, and their [...]
