January 2010
34 posts published in January 2010.
- Question 31 of 365: How can we be "present" in spite of our digital presence? #educonImage by kjarrett via Flickr [Video to come] I found myself more present at Educon than I have been in months. I sat and talked to people and…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
Question 30 of 365: What is my innovation in education and why does it matter? (Educon 2.2 Session)I dig down deep in the ground, finding a root of a living tree and pull at it like rope until I can hold it in my hand and see what it is that is…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer- Question 29 of 365: Why is location pretending to be content?Location is the new content. Or, so would nearly every viral iPhone and web app I have seen recently have you believe. From becoming mayor of Café…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 28 of 365: Are we responsible for the Web 2.0 graveyard?As I look around the web, I see the shells of formerly great web services. I see the Flowgrams that could have been. I see the Google Notebooks…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 27 of 365: What happens if we are wrong?We seek truth. As much as we seek to be right, we must seek truth. If we are unable to see when we are wrong, then there is very little chance…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 26 of 365: Is treading water dangerous?Image via Wikipedia As far as metaphors go, there are no greater cliches than using treading water to represent staying in one given place in your…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 25 of 365: Where do privacy and regret collide?Facebook has recently changed their privacy settings and it has hit a huge nerve with nearly everyone that uses the ubiquitous social network. It…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 24 of 365: When should you fire your community?Cultivating a rich and supportive community is one of the hardest and most worthwhile things you can do with your online presence. It is something…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 23 of 365: Is asking for permission still important?Is it still important to ask for permission when people tell you exactly how they want you to use their work? Is it still important when your…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 22 of 365: Farmville practices Ghetto Testing, why aren't we?I had never experienced the term Ghetto Testing until I read a blog post about how the FarmVille creators use it. One of the biggest parts of…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 21 of 365: What is "wrong" with Widgets and App Stores?There is a huge insurgence of applications that do a single thing and do it extremely well. They can be served up as a single embeddable object, a…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Using a Google Talk Gadget for your DomainI have found that I am increasingly relying on Google Talk to get things done quickly. It is like I have been thrust right back into my days with…
- Question 20 of 365: What should we relentlessly pursue?I have made the case for pursuing lots of things: happiness, authenticity, purpose, truth, scalability, integration, and I’ve probably…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 19 of 365: Is Social Media trying to turn your life into a movie?I hope this question is not too flippant or ridiculous as to simply be cast to the side because I think it may be an important one. As I was…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 18 of 365: Why is there such intense competition to manage your projects?It seems like every single day I run across another new way to do project management or collaboration with a team. It seems as though everyone…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Morgridge Family Foundation PresentationI am doing a 10 minute session today at an event for the Morgride Family Foundation. I was asked to do something on the topic of Project-based…
- Question 17 of 365: Which questions can't Google answer?Google wants to chronicle all of the known information in the world. In fact, it is one of their stated goals that they are always going to look…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 16 of 365: Can we Open Source our way out of a tragedy?As I continue to hear more and more stories from Haiti in the aftermath of the worst earthquake in over two centuries, I realize that more people…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 15 of 365: How do we form our Digital Habits?I’m sure that many of our digital habits would qualify as addictions. Whether that is tweeting, texting, googling, emailing, or simply youtubing;…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 14 of 365: What is the future of outsourcing?I do not claim to be an expert in outsourcing, nor do I claim to know all of the terrible (and good) things that have come from an acceptance of…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 13 of 365: What does it mean to be an Expert?In a world where the network is what matters, where being able to tap into knowledge that is distributed and widespread is valued, what does it…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 12 of 365: Which words cause us to act?Action is a relative term. Is action the clicking of a button on a webpage? Is action the filling out of a form? Is action telling a friend or…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 11 of 365: Why does the world need perpetual beta?Image via Wikipedia Beta testing used to be something that a few early adopters did. It used to be a big deal to be a “beta tester.” I remember…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 10 of 365: What does Open mean?Image by D’Arcy Norman via Flickr Right now there is a heated debate going on about what Open Education is and should be. Mark Weller, George…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 9 of 365: Does the screen dictate what is possible?This year may be the year of the smart phone. It may be the year of the tablet or ebook reader. It may even be the year of networked (not network)…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 8 of 365: What's in a name?Starting something new is much easier than coming up with a good name for that new thing. Whether that is a business, an educational model, or…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Questions 7 of 365: Why are we still looking for new ways to answer our questions?People have been asking questions for a lot longer than I have expertise to comment on (as many of you know, I am not an anthropologist,…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 6 of 365: What happens when your Digital Footprint becomes a liability rather than an asset?Everyone has a digital footprint that could get them into trouble. No matter how careful you are, if you are posting things online, they represent…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- #BDNT January 2010Here I am again at Boulder/Denver New Technology Night at CU Boulder. I am here with my new partner for SpeedGeek Learning, Ashton Honnecke.…
- Question 5 of 365: How can you eliminate noise within your network?I am constantly reminded of just how many people are following one another. Daily I get messages from twitter telling me about someone new who is…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 4 of 365: Which is better: Scalability, Sustainability or Reframablity?I have thought a lot about how important scalability is for the success of a project, company, or idea. I have long held that unless a project is…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 3 of 365: Where are our mass shared experiences in a world of niches?There is something about the Mash finale or The Beatles first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show that will never be replicated. They were…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 2 of 365: What is the critical mass of a community?I could give a concrete answer based upon the psudo-science of online community building, or an enigmatic answer that really doesn’t reveal a…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer
- Question 1 of 365: Why is Augmented Reality Important?I have been thinking about this question a lot lately, especially because so many others are pointing to it as the next big thing. What I really…365 Questions That Google Can’t Answer