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Deflating Software

37 Signals, and their product, Backpack, have helped me deflate some of the bloated software I’ve been beholden to since 1991. Using Writeboard, a wiki-like shared editor within Backpack, I was able to conduct a productive meeting with a copywrighter … Continue reading

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Narrating Your Work

“Narrating your work.” That’s the real change that current technologies are enabling. On his last appearance on the Gillmor Gang, Jon Udell put today’s technology in context. The opportunity that blogging, social bookmarking, and podcasting offer is not efficiency, but … Continue reading

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Hello, my name is…

Scott Ginsburg has a contagious idea that could break a lot of people out of their inertia. By simply brandishing a stock Hello, my name is… nametag, Scott bucks the system of formal introductions, proscribed networking and trite business interactions. … Continue reading

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Reducing the size of the World Wide Web

The clutter on the web is overwhelming. Search has helped us filter down to only result that are relevant, but it only goes so far. Hundreds of billions of pixels are merely filling up space, often with outdated and  erroneous … Continue reading

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