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Links for 2007-12-12

Posted by Roo - 12/12/07 at 11:12:35 pm

• Why I Stopped Using Twitter – Publishing 2.0 – Scott Karp on why he stopped using Twitter. “Twitter has turned distraction into an art form. It’s like hanging out at a bar with a bunch of interesting people (some of whom are talking on their cellphones) and forgetting that you have to go home.”
• Anne Truitt Zelenka – Scott Karp: Talking to You People is a Massive Waste of Time – Anne Zelenka with some excellent observations on Scott’s post: “Sometimes there’s conversation that doesn’t really mean anything; there’s no signal in the noise of ambient intimacy.” and more.
• The Virtual Worlds BusinessCast – “A series of audio interviews, investigating how Virtual Worlds such as SecondLife are increasingly being used in a business context”.
• IBM Student Portal: Contests: Second Life – “Open Encounters of z Virtual Kind skills challenge is a series of games in … Second Life. These games offer a great opportunity to increase your awareness and knowledge of IBM and open source technologies… and have fun at the same time.”
• James Governor’s Monkchips: Breakthrough Productivity and Bring Sexy Back – Excellent post from James Governor. “I would argue one of the reasons for a lack of innovation across all business sectors has been the focus on IT automation as a means to cut jobs. … Only people can innovate”
• Dopplr launches at LeWeb3 in Paris – Dopplr is out of private beta, and open for public signups. Go, guys!