February 2009
The Archives
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02.07.09Inline tagging and the next semantic web.I loved this presentation on Discovery by the Mr. Tweet folks. And today Fred Wilson had a great post on the value of 'status updates' (I've been calling it micro-messaging). I've been taken with the use of inline tagging as a way to enhance discovery and it's power. On twitter the @ reply and the # tag are great examples. What we're doing with VenTwits and GroupTwits (coming soon) is adding tags that identify entities, groups, and topics. I'm no semantic expert but I've been fascinated by how people are starting to use it. In Toronto, we've seen the #hohoto story ...
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02.06.09The proprietary/open balance in startup mode.Image via Wikipedia I've written some before on our efforts to peer-produce Shouldess Inc. (^shldlss), the developer of VenTwits and the for-profit cohort of the Social Venture Commons (^svc). We've decided to launch early and iterate rapidly with VenTwits and its group focused cousin GroupTwits (to be turned on soon). We're also planning to open source our code once we've rebuilt a core based on how people actually use it. I believe in the principles and power of peer-production but am finding it a constant tension as we build the for-profit startup. A big part of that I'm sure is my experiential ...
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02.06.09Researching Twitter MagicImage via CrunchBase Whether you love it, hate it or otherwise, there is something unique enabled through Twitter. I think there is something interesting and potentially powerful happening and seem to have ranted well enough to get the interest of Dr. Frances Westley, co-author of Getting to Maybe - How the World is Changed, a member of Social Innovation Generation, and the Chair of Social Innovation at University of Waterloo. Frances asked me to articulate my hunches from which we'll see what might be the most interesting research questions that someone from her team could dig in to. Though ...
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02.03.09VenTwits is alive and the adventure begins.This really began back at the StartupEmpire conference on November 14th, 2008 in the midst of Howard Lindzon’s StockTwits presentation. Today, VenTwits (^VenTwits) is live as a the first property in a series of initiatives to help things happen and create the world we want. Developed by Shouldless Inc. (^shldlss), VenTwits is a site for people building things they care about. We believe there is something special about communications that happen in public, 140 characters at a time. It seems to encourage a unique breadth and practicality of engagement such as the #hohoto party in Toronto. #hohoto emerged through Twitter (see ...
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02.02.09Getting started on VenTwitsVenTwits is about people building the things they care about. It came from seeing the potential in Twitter as a medium for discovery, connection, and practical engagement. With VenTwits we hope it can help you find new ventures you are interested, give you an opportunity to participate, and simply help things happen. To get started, simply login to VenTwits once using your Twitter user name and password. If you aren’t on twitter there is a link right there where you can sign-up quickly and easily. Once you’ve logged in for the first time, VenTwits knows to follow you and look for ...
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