It looks like what I was trying to describe as the benefits of Twitter etc, is ambient intimacy. This is a nice term for being close to the environment of others with it’s not practical to be there in person. Who cares? Who wants this level of detail? Isn’t this all just annoying noise?… There [...]
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My uncle sent me this. I don’t know the original source but I’m thankful for having received it. It explains why we forward jokes. A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that [...]
Some side-benefits of opening up your personal knowledge management system
I’ve just taken my business partner through the in’s and out’s of how I join my blog, del.icio.us and newsgator into a personal knowledge management system. I hadn’t recognised the complexity and power of what is on offer and how easily I can now share that information with others. It has created a greater sense [...]