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Please do change the channel

30Oct07

Hola and thanks for reading.
FYI I’ve decided to switch up my online identity and therefore, this blog is dying … to be reborn in a remix mashup of all my blogs together at last in one spot. All new posts will live at Sparkplug 9.
Thanks so much for reading, and please join the party at […]

Filed under: Links, OSS, SLOB, apple, art, blogging, books, branding, business2.0, design, education, future, google, marketing2.0, microsoft, mistakes, movies, music, personal, photo, podcasts, pr, simplicity, social media, technology, technorati, travel, web, web2.0, windows, work | 0 Comments

Second life just like first life

04Oct07

Well, I’m unhappy to report that Second Life is just as big a pain in the you-know-what as my first life.
I’ve had an account for years, but haven’t used it much. However, now I’m doing a paper for my master’s program in educational technology, and thought I’d get back in for some hands-on research.
Only problem? […]

Filed under: education, mistakes, personal, social media, technology | 2 Comments

Trying Google Reader

27Sep07

OK, I’ve moved my OPML to Google Reader from Bloglines and I’m going to give it a shot.
Based on the last 15 minutes use, it’s probably going to stick.
We’ll see …
Tags: google, reader, rss, bloglines, feeds, john koetsier

Filed under: blogging, design, personal, social media, technology, web2.0 | 1 Comment

This is the best simple explanation of a wiki I’ve ever seen

20Sep07

Tags: wiki, video, explanation, simple, john koetsier

Filed under: social media, web2.0 | 0 Comments

iPhone in Canada, Please

19Sep07

Tags: iphone, canada, video, youtube, john koetsier

Filed under: apple, business2.0, marketing2.0, social media, web2.0 | 2 Comments

MacSurfer update: grand old dame gets a facelift

13Sep07

Count me shocked.
MacSurfer, the grand-daddy and still king of Mac news sites, has unveiled a new look, now in beta.
Times have changed, mullets have gone out of fashion, Michael is no longer the king of pop, and tie-dye is out … but MacSurfer, the essense of web 1.0, has stubbornly remained completely and utterly static.
So […]

Filed under: apple, design, social media, web2.0 | 8 Comments

Virtual worlds, real economy

12Sep07

The world’s first economist studying a virtual world (more accurately: virtual universe) has delivered his first report:

This is the first Econ Dev blog on the economics of EVE. We are heading into unknown territory since there exists no standardized measures on how to describe and analyze an online universe, or if indeed there is a […]

Filed under: future, social media, technology, web2.0 | 0 Comments

Updates, ETEC, CrowdTrust, Life

11Sep07

In case you’re wondering what’s going on with this blog, I’m currently taking 2 courses for my Master of Educational Technology program at the University of British Columbia.
Plus doing some home reno, plus I have 3 kids, plus my wife seems to feel that somehow I ought to spend some time with her (odd, that), […]

Filed under: business2.0, education, marketing2.0, mistakes, personal, social media, web2.0 | 0 Comments

Brand protection, marketing, and responsiveness in a new media world

09Sep07

Consumer-generated Media has a nice breakdown of Steve Jobs open letter to early iPhone adopters who hit the roof when Apple recently announced the $200 price break.
Excerpt:

What an incredible year to watch and learn from CEO-level behavior in times of crisis and difficulty. First we had Jet Blue, faced with an impossibly difficult situation, […]

Filed under: apple, blogging, business2.0, marketing2.0, social media, web2.0 | 0 Comments

Thumbs up, thumbs down: obligatory post-Jobs-keynote post

07Aug07

I want the new iMac.
I want the new iPhoto.
I want the new iMovie.
I want the new GarageBand.
I want the new Keynote.
I want the new Numbers.
I’m not really impressed with iWeb.
Not too sure about .Mac yet.
I don’t really have a need for Pages - Word is good.
Best new iPhoto feature
Better organization of photos. Events is just […]