October 2008
The Archives
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10.29.08Question for the social-corporate WebWhat happens to my network after I leave a company? You know all those contacts of smart people I made while on the job? Look at Yammer. They bring Twitter to work. What happens when I quit? Can I still talk to my "friends" on your network (and who owns my chatter)?
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10.14.08American’s are (sort of) interested in saving money againSo sayeth the Google: This isn't the I'm-going-to-stash-some-away-for-a-rainy-day kind of saving though. That would be too responsible. This is the I'm-over-my-head-in-debt-and-better-drink-a-coffee-instead-of-a-latte-to-save-a-buck type of saving:
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10.14.08I can haz mah money back now?Buy and holder's opinion of the last 100 days:
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10.09.08
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10.09.08User optimal versus System optimalAlmost all designs offer a compromise between maximizing for the user and for the system. Constraints like materials, budget, time, practicality, needs, wants, etc... make concessions necessary. No one implementation can do everything for everyone. Hence, good designs typically plan the best for the most. It's design by democracy. As some point, a compromise in design has left you wondering, "What were they thinking?" The competing goals are what make design hard. Most product manufacturers simply choose the largest market and move on. The struggle to maximize for either the user or the system is an opportunity when the system ...
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10.04.08From the last spot to Pepper’sFor anyone that knows this walk near UNC, on Franklin Street, around to Pepper's.
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