Web 3.0 has officially begun — the signs are all around us (here’s one, and here’s another). I’m ready now to start revealing the details of what exactly will happen during this version and what future versions hold for us. For a first taste of Web 3.0 through Web 8.0, please visit WebEightPointOh.com now.
The keep your kids away from Republican congressmen act of 2006
The stupidly named “Deleting Online Predators Act“, if it becomes law, would require institutions that get federal funding to prevent access to social networking sites except under adult supervision. This isn’t what I meant when I said that Myspace should go away. “DOPA” won’t do anything to “delete” online predators. Instead, it’s a twisted attempt …
The problem with blogging
Here’s the problem with blogging: People who blog often sound like they’re obsessed with themselves (see my last post). The problem with that is that it’s normal to be obsessed with yourself (who else is going to be?), but sounding like you’re obsessed with yourself is frowned upon. So, there’s a conflict. If you, as …
I’m #1, but I’m not!
Here’s something that’s been irritating me: ever since I discovered that a colleague/client of mine has a blog dedicated to making him the #1 search result for his name on Google, I’ve started to worry about how I’m not the #1 search result for “Chris Minnick”. To add insult to injury, the #1 result is …
Things I want to forget
Top 5 things I wish I could forget: 1. The songs from West Side Story 2. actually, I think that’s pretty much it. Just #1.
Web x.0 checklist
A few things I think need to happen soon: 1. Google needs to be taken down several notches. Not that I have anything against google, it’s just that I think too many people see them as the end-all-be-all of companies, technology, and search and too many people in the media and in blog-land have the …
Why I don’t watch TV
I’m obsessed with YouTube and Google Video. When I was in high school and college, I had a video camera and shot hundreds of hours of tape (which I’m starting to go through and digitize now). Watching this footage today, I realize that I never learned to edit, or cared much about editing, and that’s …
Bruce’s Things
For the last few days, I was on sort of mountain retreat (it wasn’t really that glamorous), during which I listened to a LOT of podcasts and a lot of audio books and audio book summaries. One of the most interesting and entertaining things I listened to was Bruce Sterling’s presentation from one of those …