comments
Facebook wants to be your comments service [http://mashable.com/2011/03/02/facebook-vp-explains-new-comments-system-video/] . A few weeks ago, it revamped its Facebook Comments service [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_now_powers_comments_all_around_the_web.php] , and relaunched, grabbing sites like Techcrunch [http://techcrunch.com/2011/03/06/
community
HH: Agree. It would be a dystopia. But fellowship and camaraderie are important – just not for running the country. A sense of boundaries in a group is not inherently a bad thing. MT: Cites [Straw Dogs](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067800/ "Straw Dogs") and [Royston Vasey](http:
Blogging
> God spare us from people who think conversations have “winners” and “losers”. < p align=”right”>- Shane Richmond in response to a comment on his post about Apple subscriptions [http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/shanerichmond/100006404/just-how-is-apples-ios-subscription-policy-good-for-users/#disqus_thread] .
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I love this kind of thing [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tumblr_adopts_the_oatmeals_suggested_fail_whale_pa.php] : > Giant blogging platform Tumblr [http://tumblr.com/] has decided to adopt cartoonist Matthew “The Oatmeal [http://theoatmeal.com/]” Inman’s suggestion for a “fail whale” down-time graphic, the artist
community
These are all over the blogosphere today, but they’re interesting, so why not join in? 🙂 The image is a visualisation of my LinkedIn Network [http://inmaps.linkedinlabs.com/share/Adam_Tinworth/226901027576898190314301653605711426243] , showing the people I’m connected to, and the relationships between themselves. I’m fascinated by how
community
 The Big Society – it’s an idea that started to emerge a year or so ago, from issues around the state of the economy. Other issues played into it: the
business
A quick round-up of the Endeavours sessions at Like Minds: [**Confacio**](http://confacio.com/)[](https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/10/sim.jpg) One of the interesting things
business models
**Andrew Lyons – **Ultraknowledge [http://ultraknowledge.com/] The dataeconomy is about turning information into a usable asset – and an engaging experience. So, there’s a reason to develop new business models. Lyons invested £100 in a quiz at the beginning (the money was the rewards) – he might get contacts, a drink,
community
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/10/5062628824_e00c3f9d2d_b.jpg] There’s a small change to the decor around my Quadrant House desk. Yes, [an updated version of the xkcd online communities map](http://xkcd.com/802/) is here.It’s a fascinating visualisation of
Blogging
This slideshow requires JavaScript. I dropped into one of the unconference sessions, looking at engaging with your readers (of obvious interest to me). The panel did a sterling job of giving a beginner’s guide to managing comments and commenters, from different scales (personal blogs to Ars Technica). I thought
community
I’ve been following Darryl of 853’s blogging for years now under his various guises, and once in a while, he comes out with some absolute corkers. This has been one of those weeks. Yesterday he posted a great dissection of the, uh, [questionable choice that the News Shopper,
Blogs
Interesting piece in The Economist [http://www.economist.com/node/16432794?story_id=16432794]: > People are not tiring of the chance to publish and communicate on the internet easily and at almost no cost. Experimentation has brought innovations, such as comment threads, and the ability to mix thoughts, pictures