Category: Portability

Pffft! Social Graph, We Need the Portable Social Network

Dec 6, 2007

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Community, Local InfoCloud, Personal Info, Personal InfoCloud, Portability, Social Software, Technology, Web

In reading Alex Rudloff’s "Privacy as Currancy" post I had two thoughts reoccur: 1) privacy is a currency back by trust; and 2) Pfffft! Social graph? Where is my Portable Social Network? I agree with what Alex stated about wanting to move out of Facebook as my trust in them is gone completely (mostly driven…
Can Facebook Change Its DNA?

Nov 2, 2007

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Community, Enterprise, Identity, Information Creation, Local InfoCloud, Portability, Refindability, Social Software

The posting on Facebook for Business or LinkedIn Gets More Valuable received a lot of feedback and discussion. The e-mail discussions has urged me to post about the Facebook DNA and why it will be tough to transition Facebook into a really valuable tool for business without changing the services to a great degree. A…
A Stale State of Tagging?

Aug 29, 2007

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Enterprise, Folksonomy, Identity, Portability

David Weinberger posted a comment about Tagging like it was 2002, which quotes Matt Mower discussing the state of tagging. I mostly agree, but not completely. In the consumer space thing have been stagnant for a while, but in the enterprise space there is some good forward movement and some innovation taking place. But, let…
Stitching Conversation Threads Fractured Across Channels

Jun 16, 2007

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Attraction, Community, Information Architecture, Local InfoCloud, Model of Attraction, Personal Info, Personal InfoCloud, Portability, Privacy, Social Software, Technology, Ubiquitous Computing

Communicating is simple. Well it is simple at its core of one person talking with another person face-to-face. When we communicate and add technology into the mix (phone, video-chat, text message, etc.) it becomes more difficult. Technology becomes noise in the pure flow of communication. Now With More Complexity But, what we have today is…
The Future is Now for Information Access

May 23, 2006

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Attraction, Coding, Content Mangement, Devices, Information Creation, Local InfoCloud, Marketplace, Mobile, Personal InfoCloud, PKM, Portability, Standards, Syndication, Ubiquitous Computing, User Experience

An interview with Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer in the in the San Francisco Chronicle regarding Steve’s thoughts about the future of technology, information, and Microsoft (including their competition) sparked a few things regarding the Personal InfoCloud and Local InfoCloud. It could be the people I hang out with and the stay-at-home parents I run across during…
The Come To Me Web

Jan 19, 2006

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Attraction, Calendar, Devices, Model of Attraction, Personal Info, Personal InfoCloud, PKM, Portability, Social Lenses, Ubiquitous Computing, User Experience

Until May of 2005 I had trouble with one element in my work around the Model of Attraction and Personal InfoCloud (including the Local and Global InfoClouds as well) to build a framework for cross-platform design and development of information and media systems and services. This problem was lack of an easy of explaination of…
Europe Presentations from October

Oct 25, 2005

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Attraction, Devices, Local InfoCloud, Model of Attraction, Personal InfoCloud, PKM, Portability, Ubiquitous Computing

I am late in posting the links to my two presentations given in Europe. I presented the Personal Digital Convergence as the opening keynote to the SIGCHI.NL – HCI Close to You conference. I have also posted the final presentation, IA for the Personal InfoCloud, at the Euro IA Summit 2005.
WebVisions Designing for the Personal InfoCloud Presentation

Jul 16, 2005

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Conferences, Mobile, Personal Info, Portability, Standards, Syndication, Ubiquitous Computing, Web

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Social Machines

Jul 5, 2005

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Community, Devices, Mobile, Portability, Social Software, Ubiquitous Computing, Web

Those of you that follow this site will also likely enjoy Wade Roush’s continuousblog. Wade is the West Coast editor for the MIT Technology Review magazine. He has the August cover story in the TechReview titled, “Social Machines” and has posted Social Machines on his site as of today. Please be sure to pick up…
Good Bye to the User?

Apr 12, 2005

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Thomas Vander Wal

in Access to Info, Accessibility, Devices, Location, Mobile, Personal Info, Portability, User Experience

One of the side-effects of my focus on the Personal InfoCloud has been finding putting the focus on the person gets to more options than focussing on the “user”. When doing user interviews for existing systems and sites, we are interviewing people. These people we ask: What works for them; what is missing; What are…