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I Am Not a Guru

“Nor do I play one online!” The “I am not a ” phrase is often used as a disclaimer when one is giving advice. Especially in online contexts having to do with law, in which case the IANAL acronym can be...

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Social Networks and Microblogging

Microblogging (Laconica, Twitter, etc.) is still a hot topic. For instance, during the past few episodes of This Week in Tech, comments were made about the preponderance of Twitter as a discussion...

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What's So "Social" About "Social Media?" (Podcamp Montreal Topic)

It’s all good and well to label things “social media” but those of us who are social scientists need to speak up about some of the insight we can share. If social scientists and social media peeps make...

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Development and Quality: Reply to Agile Diary

Former WiZiQ product manager Vikrama Dhiman responded to one of my tweets with a full-blown blogpost, thereby giving support to Matt Mullenweg‘s point that microblogging goes hand-in-hand with...

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Homeroasting and Coffee Geekness

I’m a coffee geek. By which I mean that I have a geeky attitude to coffee. I’m passionate about the crafts and arts of coffee making, I seek coffee-related knowledge wherever I can find it, I can talk...

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Installing BuddyPress on a Webhost

[Jump here for more technical details.] A few months ago, I installed BuddyPress on my Mac to try it out. It was a bit of an involved process, so I documented it: WordPress MU, BuddyPress, and bbPress...

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WordPress as Content Directory: Getting Somewhere

{I tend to ramble a bit. If you just want a step-by-step tutorial, you can skip to here.} Woohoo! I feel like I’ve reached a milestone in a project I’ve had in mind, ever since I learnt about Custom...

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Intimacy, Network Effect, Hype

Is “intimacy” a mere correlate of the network effect? Can we use the network effect to explain what has been happening with Quora? Is the Quora hype related to network effect? I really don’t feel a...

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Using WordPress as a Syllabus Database: Learning is Fun

(More screenshots in a previous post on this blog.) Worked on a WordPress project all night, the night before last. Was able to put together a preliminary version of a syllabus database that I’ve been...

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BBQ Documentation

Did my inaugural cook in the 14.5″ Weber Smokey Mountain my lifepartner is giving me for my birthday (she knows I don’t like surprises). Will probably post some written notes of my smoking endeavours,...

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Open Source Beer

Beer Recipe Under Creative Commons Speaking of "free as in beer" and "free as in speech," this one was mentioned on the HomeBrew Digest tonight. Yes, beer and geekness go together well. And, for this...

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Key to Geekdom

This is what industry executives often have a difficult time grokking.

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Social Beer

As a reply to Liz Losh’s generous blogpost on my passion for beer and coffee culture(s). virtualpolitik: Strange Brew My tone is clearly much less formal than Losh’s. Hope it still fits and doesn’t...

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Bubbling Wildly

Lag time on last night’s batches was quite short. In fact, the “Mighty S-04” lives up to its reputation: in a large bucket with lots of headspace and a lid not sealing properly, the “So Far” was...

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The Need for Social Science in Social Web/Marketing/Media (Draft)

[Been sitting on this one for a little while. Better RERO it, I guess.] Sticking My Neck Out (Executive Summary) I think that participants in many technology-enthusiastic movements which carry the term...

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Visualizing Touch Devices in Education

Took me a while before I watched this concept video about iPhone use on campus. Connected: The Movie – Abilene Christian University Sure, it’s a bit campy. Sure, some features aren’t available on the...

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Crazy App Idea: Happy Meter

I keep getting ideas for apps I’d like to see on Apple’s App Store for iPod touch and iPhone. This one may sound a bit weird but I think it could be fun. An app where you can record your mood and...

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Buzz Factor

I have an ambivalent relationship with buzzwords and buzzphrases. I find them dangerous, especially when they contribute to groupthink, but I also like to play with them. Whether I try (perhaps...

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