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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-09-06

September 6, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-30

August 30, 2010

  • RT @kasujja: The End of the Oxford dictionary as we know it? http://bit.ly/9D9kkq #
  • Nice statistics of the Apple app store which touched a quarter million apps this week – http://bit.ly/bV9TIU #
  • Adoption of RFID Technology might reduce manual effort, but will definitely create new Employment – http://j.mp/cvqxZR #
  • Establishing a de facto standard for describing Linked Data datasets – http://bit.ly/bJYvHE #
  • Establishing a de facto standard for describing Linked Data datasets – http://bit.ly/bJYvHE #
  • The Challenge of Verifying Crowdsourced Information – http://j.mp/cyRqmL #
  • Future IT jobs will focus more on Data than Services – http://j.mp/d5Zknp #
  • Nine ways the semantic web can change marketing – http://j.mp/c05dIE #
  • Diaspora says they will go live on Sept 15th: http://ow.ly/2vNJu #JoinDiaspora #
  • Followers, do me a favor. I'm testing my new contest. Tweet this (not RT) today: THIS IS A TEST #pullnewstesting123 #
  • Helping build the early buzz on Speak With Me: http:/speakwithme.com #
  • RT @weesen: Leftronic Dashboards Optimize Your Data Displays http://j.mp/9OkZQY #
  • Bueda, a semantic web startup connects Marketers with the right people on Social Networks – http://j.mp/dj0rB4 #
  • Google phone calls take us closer to the day when we can say goodbye to ATT & Verizon: http://ow.ly/2voJ6 #
  • Wow, 2,000 people have now seen my history of information video, please send your friends: http://vimeo.com/11117216 #
  • Would you pay $10 per year for MUCH BETTER DNS service? It might be worth it: http://ow.ly/2uWZM #
  • Advertising and nutrition have one thing in common: nobody knows anything about either of them. #
  • Your phone will be your Wallet of the Future – http://j.mp/av7VZ8 #
  • The Top 10 YouTube videos on the Internet Of Things – http://j.mp/dD9CJM #
  • RT @kidehen: RT @DavidBromage: 10 ways data is changing how we live http://bit.ly/b30I6x #opendata #linkeddata #
  • RT @KJLTechnology: IBM's Jeff Jonas sits down to discuss how big data can help busine… http://bit.ly/aRRIEy #
  • RT @edorcutt: RT @qwade: Thur in Boston, some really amazing #Kynetx tech will be showcased. It will be one of those moments that will… #
  • "You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do" — Henry Ford #
  • I'm willing to bet there will be fewer than ten Apple stores in the world in 2021 (there are 300 now). #
  • 35 great social media Infographics – http://bit.ly/bWa5yR #
  • Popcorn, from Mozilla's Drumbeat labs, will help change video: http://ow.ly/2sWha #future #video #
  • Explore information maps with David McCandless on TED: http://ow.ly/2uzZJ #
  • SpringerLink Adds Semantic Linking to eBooks – http://bit.ly/dnCloU #
  • Apture: Highlight a phrase and pull relevant content from online sources including Wikipedia, YouTube and Twitter – http://bit.ly/9ZjlyN #
  • Coming up: I'm planning to give away a free book each weekday in September. Tell your friends to follow for details. #
  • Popcorn, from Mozilla's Drumbeat labs, will help change video: http://ow.ly/2t2LW #future #video #
  • A beautiful video on the 5 benefits of Linked Data – http://slidesha.re/bmiyBy #
  • Semantics for search – interview with Michael Marshall: http://ow.ly/2sHj1 #
  • Tracking students and school equipment with RFID Tags – http://j.mp/bQ4e7j #
  • Thank you for your reviews on Amazon.com and BN.com – If you haven't reviewed the book, please do so! http://ow.ly/2tAT3 #
  • RT @TED_Tweets: David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization – David McCandless (2010) http://bit.ly/aGZ83l #
  • Have I mentioned how AWESOME Freebase Gridworks is? http://code.google.com/p/freebase-gridworks/ #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-23

August 23, 2010

  • Esther Dyson on the future of search: http://ow.ly/2sE2e #google #bing #search #
  • Here comes Gridworks!! RT @fbase: @pullnews #freebase gridworks is available from http://bit.ly/cXJgG8 #
  • FairTax is not a flat tax or a VAT. It's a smart solution to an insane situation: http://fairtax.org #
  • Startups create new products 4 new markets. If it were easy, hundreds of companies would have already done it. Don Dodge: http://ow.ly/2rFCp #
  • I refuse to retweet Scoble unless, of course, he is retweeting me. (But I retweet myself.) #
  • 41 comments for Pull at Amazon.com – who will make it 50?? http://ow.ly/2rpl8 #
  • I've tweeted this before, but you MUST see the Freebase Gridworks demo video, even if they never launched it: http://vimeo.com/10081183 #
  • Getting ready to launch my big Pull promo contest this September. Details in a few weeks … #
  • Google places Machine Learning algorithms on the cloud – http://j.mp/9kbnVn #
  • Will Facebook's places crush FourSquare? – http://j.mp/dnz5ij #
  • I refuse to retweet Scoble unless, of course, he is retweeting me. (But I retweet myself.) #
  • RT @alanmeckler: RT @Mediabistro: The Facebook Places privacy settings you need to know: http://mbist.ro/cFxkFe (via @AllFacebook) #
  • Another way to say it: #Intel buys #McAfee to make shareholders more secure (as netbooks, tablets, and smartphones crush PC sales). #
  • RT @marcedavis: "Innovation is a team sport" — jim_adler, Intelius at #pii2010. #
  • PatientPrivacyRights.org announces new patient privacy risk calculator: http://patientprivacyrights.org/privacy-Risk-Calculator/ #
  • Intel buys McAfee to make Internet of Things more secure – http://j.mp/aPMXxZ #
  • Wow, food security heat maps! http://www.ipcinfo.org/news.php #
  • Another nail in Microsoft's coffin: http://ow.ly/2rym2 #
  • Erik Bower on agile marketing: http://ow.ly/2i5G1 #
  • I’d rather read camera reviews from people I don’t know at DPReview.com than read camera reviews written by my friends (sorry, friends). #
  • Jeff Veen: How to hack your conference session and make it more interesting: http://www.veen.com/jeff/ #
  • Designing web-based apps for the iPad: http://ow.ly/2ptQv #
  • The future is uncertain. Whether you lead or follow depends on how deeply you embrace the principles of pull. #
  • Tom Friedman: "Structural problems need structural solutions": http://ow.ly/2revf #
  • A questionnaire by W3C for you to cast your vote on the next steps of RDF – http://bit.ly/daioY9 #
  • Sometime this month, the 5 billionth device will connect to the Internet – http://bit.ly/aInMwu #
  • Google voice-driven app for your smart phone really works. Get it now and start talking to your phone rather than typing: http://ow.ly/2pvIj #
  • IT consulting firm IDC reports that every dollar a company spends on a Microsoft product results in an additional $8 of IT expenses. #
  • RT @techformedia: ★ Link by Link: In Google-Verizon Deal, Fears for Privacy http://ff.im/-pj2FM #
  • RT @techformedia: Global Collaboration Survey Reveals Collaboration Challenge http://ff.im/-pl25N #
  • David Siegel is looking for a co-founder to start a newco to help people manage their personal data. See http://thepowerofpull.com #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-16

August 16, 2010

  • A brilliant example of Intelligent Medicine: A pill that reminds you of your next dose – http://j.mp/cGxmmI #
  • Learning to use the @ sign in Twitter, courtesy of @msuster: http://ow.ly/2p8dh #
  • The progress of Internet of Things – http://bit.ly/bfnB0u #
  • Just finishing up my Personal Data Locker video: 8.5 min. If you want to see it, book me for a talk! #
  • iGlue: A semantic search tool for your browser – http://j.mp/cUQ04e #
  • It's funny that the one word that's supposed to mean "precise meaning" is the one word most people find confusing: "semantic." #
  • MUST SEE preso by Chris Messina on the Open Web: http://ow.ly/2kBTD #
  • China decides to take the lead on Internet of Things – http://dlvr.it/3jcCV #
  • Thanks to Semantic Universe and #Semtech for editing and presenting my SF keynote: http://vimeo.com/13942000 Please share. #semanticweb #
  • Flattr: A social payments startup with a micro payments platform – http://j.mp/9ahGIq #
  • The Internet Of Things with GainSpan chip – http://bit.ly/bSFRKY #
  • Streaming media systems and Streaming Music providers – http://bit.ly/bGhYN1 #
  • Microsoft Bing collaborates with Wolfram|Alpha – http://bit.ly/bA672q #
  • RT @ScottKirsner: Wow: a billion-dollar streaming deal for Netflix and EPIX – http://bit.ly/ae8qcH #streaming is the future! #
  • The rapid growth of Wireless Data Market in U.S. for Q2 2010 – http://bit.ly/ayqghe #
  • More hospitals adopt Electronic Records and Wireless mobility – http://bit.ly/9zjs2O #
  • RT @eco_bach: 'Good souls hacking at the branches of evil, none striking at the root.' Lawrence Lessig http://lessig.blip.tv/file/3945764/ #
  • Google Wave RIP – more text-based tools from Google (so what?). Let's see what they do with Freebase … #
  • If you have the incredible Apple Magic Mouse, which I highly recommend, you'll want this charger and battery set: http://ow.ly/2hyzi #
  • Phil Simon is now tweeting about the future of small business: @thenewsmall – follow him! #
  • Small businesses: Help Phil Simon build the next book you need to read. New publishing model for the New Small: http://ow.ly/2n8XZ #
  • A beautiful introduction to Ontologies – http://bit.ly/aPPJA4 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-09

August 9, 2010

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13

June 13, 2010

  • New York celebrates the Internet Week with QR Codes – http://bit.ly/cY6Pn6 #
  • For new people, please see my short history of information video: http://vimeo.com/11117216 #
  • Thanks! RT @kvashee An Open Letter to Steve Ballmer http://bit.ly/bRqKUC Great read! #
  • Program the "Internet of Things" with IBM's Mote Runner Operating System – http://bit.ly/c1q5Rq #
  • W3C Library Linked Data Incubator Group for the Library Community – http://bit.ly/dB2ESO #
  • The City of Los Angeles adopts Google Apps as a Cloud Service – http://bit.ly/axmIBL #
  • Google estimates how much Microsoft could save if they really used cloud-based services: http://ow.ly/1Xm57 #
  • Great blog on designing for the network (via John Hagel): http://ow.ly/1Xdey #
  • I pointed you to an interesting blog this morning, but it wasn't Mike's. Here it is: http://www.mikearauz.com/ #
  • Crazy! I'm on Fox News: http://ow.ly/1X3wi #
  • For new people, please see my short history of information video: http://vimeo.com/11117216 #
  • Is your company in the Sustainability Consortium? (pass it on): http://www.sustainabilityconsortium.org/ #
  • I wish the guys at @joindiaspora would read my book. If you know them, please tell them (they don't answer email) #
  • According to Financial Times, Google is phasing out Windows for its workers, encouraging everyone to use Mac or Linux because of malware. #
  • Michael Porter has solved our health care problem, and his solution is in every bookstore (similar to my situation): http://ow.ly/1Wtid #
  • #WIF10 Seventh Generation CEO practices "radical transparency" #
  • #WIF10 Talking about legal documents? Read the legal chapter in my book, Pull. (hint – NO paper documents) #
  • #WIF10 The second you print something, the information dies. The value may not, but the information does. Hint: #ipad #
  • #WIF10 Xerox makes tree-saving, water-saving paper. How about NO paper? #
  • WOW: RT @InnosightTeam: Cool! RT @ramonray: Because of Wendys pres at WIF – I just volunteered with NFTE – #WIF10 #
  • RT @alanmeckler: Nadine Cheung is now posting about job opportunties on all of our blogs. http://bit.ly/66AobQ #
  • #WIF10 Wow! For the first time, my book is first result on Amazon.com when you simply type in the word "Pull" (used to be a door pull) #
  • #WIF10 Seth Godin inspiring with a gold-and-black vertical striped tie! #
  • #WIF10 a good inspiring talk by @thisisseth – follow him and read his blog: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ #
  • #WIF10 Good talk by Seth Godin, but I think Dan Pink's message is sharper: http://ow.ly/1Wa4W #
  • #WIF10 Finally, a good exercise – the clapping exercise. Fun and on the money. #
  • #WIF10 Don't forget, follow me on @_dsiegel as well (my new personal twitter account) #
  • #WIF10 Seth is wearing a charcoal gray suit with a gray-blue shirt and a gold tie with black vertical stripes. What does that say? #
  • Day 2 at #WIF10 – looking for the unexpected surprises … #
  • #WIF10 Wow, 400,000 people join Twitter every day! #
  • #WIF10 In my opinion, Twitter is a desert of attention – the wells, pools, and puddles of value are few and far between. #
  • #WIF10 – Weigand: Starbucks solicits ideas and gets lots of them: http://mystarbucksidea.force.com/ #
  • #WIF10 "Customer service is the new marketing": Andreas Weigend #
  • W3C publishes first working draft of RDFa API- http://bit.ly/dm3h1V #
  • #WIF10: Chip Heath is good, but Rory Sutherland is better: http://ow.ly/1VPH4 #
  • #WIF10 This part about motivating people to change is good: make the goals more reachable. #
  • #WIF10: Listening to Chip Heath now. To be honest, Rory Sutherland is better: http://ow.ly/1VPi8 #
  • #WIF10 Chip Heath – focus on what works. Seek it out, study it, and apply it. #
  • #WIF10 So far, a pretty good presentation by Chip Heath. His book is worth looking into: http://ow.ly/1VOBM #
  • #WIF10 The people with the best analogies become authors, consultants, and speakers. Then the rest of us have to get the job done. #
  • #WIF10 A good report on upcoming changes in media: http://nimble.razorfish.com/publication/?m=11968&l=1 #
  • RT @Hamlet: @fothman: GREAT IDEA: RT @onepinktee: Heres a way to innovate #wif10 – have Michael Porter interview Pfizer CEO Kindler #
  • #wif10 During the break, read my blog on how Microsoft can innovate its way out of its current mess: http://thepowerofpull.com #
  • #WIF10 @MichaelEPorter – clueless about tax reform and the reality of today's markets? #
  • #WIF10 I know he's Michael Porter and all, but his message on health care is more interesting than his views on the economy. #
  • RT @merkapt: RT @InnosightTeam: RT @MichaelEPorter: Slides from my talk at #wif10: http://bit.ly/9Bkkcl #
  • #WIF10 "Twitter search is busy, please try again later." #
  • #WIF10 Oh dear, now Howe is treating us to the history of media and social media when he could be telling us about health care innovation. #
  • #WIF10 – Michael Howe talking about Minute Clinic: http://minuteclinic.com/en/USA/ #
  • #WIF10 @MichaelEPorter: Great talk. I recommend his book. I have a complimentary chapter in my book: http://thepowerofpull.com #
  • #WIF10 @MichaelEPorter: Also redesign health care around patient segments (YES!) #
  • #WIF10 @MichaelEPorter: advocates reorganizing health care around conditions to avoid the provider silos. Says this can reduce costs by 50%. #
  • For the next two days, set up a column in your tweet client to follow #WIF10 – it should be fun. #
  • For the next few days, I'm going to alternate my tweets, encouraging people to also follow me on @_dsiegel – please follow both! Thanks. #
  • #WIF10 @MichaelEPorter: Migraine example is better – why not reorganize health care around diseases? See http://gawande.com/ #
  • #WIF10: @MichaelEPorter: While listening to Porter's talk, this is a helpful resource:… #
  • #wif10: @MichaelEPorter: Hmm, example about diabetes not very impressive. Waiting for something a bit more systemic. #
  • #WIF10: @MichaelEPorter: The healthcare bill passed earlier this year is a good start, but we have to focus on value. #
  • Porter says the business model for health care was abandoned by other businesses decades ago. #
  • Wow, Michael Porter in the house! Learning about overhauling health care. #
  • WATCH #WIF10 on Fora.tv live right now! #
  • Here I am at #WIF10 – I'm installed and ready to blog! First up is Michael Porter on fixing health care. #
  • #TDC10 – thanks for a great conference! To all my new friends, please follow me on @_dsiegel (including the underscore) #
  • Getting ready for #WIF10 tomorrow – looks like a great event! I'll be tweeting and blogging for the next 2 days about it. #
  • Underbelly video report from last week's Thinking Digital conference (I'm in it): http://ow.ly/1UZB1 #
  • Over 1100 people have seen my video on the history (and future) of information: http://vimeo.com/11117216 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06

June 6, 2010

  • RT @gfriend: RT @designersaccord: Reading about swarm creativity and Collaborative Innovation Networks (COINs): http://bit.ly/11jboE #
  • Everyone, please follow my personal tweets: @_dsiegel separately (don't forget the underscore) – thanks. #
  • Friends – I have just established @_dsiegel as my personal Twitter name. PLEASE follow me there as well; you'll get more value & relevance. #
  • Cool stuff: http://www.memoriesforlife.org/ #
  • RT Thanks!! @jfalfaya: Recommended!!!! @PullNews blog: 'An open letter to Steve Ballmer' #Microsoft http://ht.ly/1TYrS #
  • Watching #pdf10 and agree with @kanter and @afine – I talk a lot about the silo mentality in my book, Pull. #
  • If you're not at #PDF10 you should be watching it live here: http://personaldemocracy.com/live #
  • Next week's semantic web meetup is for people in financial services – don't miss it! http://ow.ly/1U30f #
  • Apologies for my server problems. Many people were frustrated, but the blog should be up now: http://thepowerofpull.com #
  • Try today's blog, I think you'll like it: http://thepowerofpull.com #
  • RT @jeffk8900: "It is time to start to blow up silos." David Siegel @pullnews #
  • Another blistering blog post by David Siegel: http://thepowerofpull.com #
  • I just got a Quora invite. Am I lucky or a sucker? We'll see … #
  • RT Thanks Sarah!! @sarahlance: Learn about semantic web from David Siegel, @pullnews, History of Information …http://bit.ly/97jlnT #smchat #
  • Over 1.000 people have now seen my video on the history of information: http://vimeo.com/11117216 #
  • Social Semantic Web Meetup this Thursday. I'll be there: http://semweb.meetup.com/25/calendar/12996855/ #
  • RT @herbkim: DATES for Thinking Digital 2011 – Tues, 24 May through Thurs, 26 May 2011. Registration now open at http://bit.ly/9p3Ugb #
  • Welcome to all my new twitter friends and followers from #TDC10 – what a great time we had! #
  • Sorry I didn't post to my blog yesterday. I just got back from #tdc10 – will have something interesting this thursday!! #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30

May 30, 2010

  • What a fun day at #TDC10 – lots of cool people to meet. Even the Microsoft people were cool! #
  • Don't mention #elephantpolo – I wouldn't want EVERYONE using that hashtag as a viral tip on my talk. #
  • Woo hoo! RT @ThinkingDigital: RT @PaulMiller: "What we do online and how we do it matters," says @PullNews #tdc10 #
  • Welcome and thanks to all the fascinating people who've joined me as a result of my talk at #tdc10 – what a fantastic experience! #
  • Having an awesome time at #tdc10 – @herbkim and the team are world class. #
  • Sitting next to a great guy named Christian Payne, follow him: @documentally #TDC10 #
  • Sitting in the main hall at Thinking Digital #tdc10 – GREAT speakers, beautiful city (Newcastle), fantastic crew, inspring day. #
  • Good article on the real-world implementation of sensors in things: http://ow.ly/1O6sO #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23

May 23, 2010

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May 16, 2010

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25

April 25, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18

April 18, 2010

  • More than 99% of "aid" to Africa doesn't work or worsens things. This addresses the problem with a brilliant solution. http://ow.ly/1A0pw #
  • Welcome new followers! Semantic web during the week and fun on the weekends. Today: lose the lobbyists: http://www.takepart.com/CasinoJack #
  • Research for my talk: can anyone find a table or graph of worldwide office paper use over the past 20-50 years? I can't find it. Thanks! #
  • Israel blocks iPad over wireless concerns: http://ow.ly/1zGfW #
  • Had a fun discussion with people in Seattle last night, hosted by Morgan Stanley and MC'd by Robert Kruse of http://www.facetnow.com – Thanks! #
  • Plan to attend the semantic technology conference in San Francisco, June 21-25: http://ow.ly/1yDP3 #
  • A recent summary of electronic health records: http://ow.ly/1yzkY #
  • Please send people to my Amex blog, part I: http://ow.ly/1yzjH #
  • Happy tax day – help make April 15th just another day: http://www.fairtax.org #
  • My blog today talks about John Hagel's new book, "The Power of Pull." http://thepowerofpull.com #
  • Just published: What Pull and the Semantic Web Mean for Small Business, on the AmEx site, part II: http://ow.ly/1yzvT (please pass it on) #
  • Had a great interview today with Jay Myers of Best Buy – they are doing interesting projects with open data. More soon … #
  • At Bootstrapper summit, I asked how many people would feel pain if MSFT closed doors & declared a big dividend: 2 of 50 raised their hands. #
  • I used to use PowerPoint, but now I LOVE Keynote. It has improved my life tremendously. #
  • Don't forget, semantic bazaar April 22nd in NYC: http://semweb.meetup.com/25/calendar/12648244/ #
  • RT @loic: Bringing a Smarter Search to Twitter – NYTimes.com more @bill_gross news http://ping.fm/iACm2 #
  • When the government starts pulling, rather than pushing us to pay taxes, we all win: http://www.fairtax.org #
  • Tax day is this week – help make April 15th just another day … #
  • My blog today is about the online identity movement and a great video on where we are today in identity: http://thepowerofpull.com/ #
  • Has anyone gotten an invitation to participate in Quora? If you can get me an invitation, I would love that. http://www.quora.com/ – DS #
  • Start your week by visiting thrivable: http://thrivable.wagn.org/thrivable #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-11

April 11, 2010

  • According to the Nielsen Company, American teenagers sent and received an average of 2,272 text messages per month in the fourth quarter… #
  • Awesome virtual clock ipad app: http://emeraldsequoia.com/eo/ #
  • Be sure to See Hans Rosling's latest video showing how SMALL the west is, compared to the rest of the world: http://ow.ly/1vQvJ #
  • Web site of my company in Cambodia: http://www.superbricks.biz #
  • My recent blog post is an open letter to Canon and Nikon about the future of digital cameras: http://www.thepowerofpull.com #
  • #drupal may be the first mainstream #semanticweb winner http://bit.ly/dfkiu2 #
  • how about wearing a t-shirt with your blog's QR code printed, people point their phone at your t-shirt and they know u.http://bit.ly/cFsYoQ #
  • We can see some smoke coming out of the top of the building. Several firemen went up a ladder and are on the roof. 72nd and Columbus NYC #
  • At the intersection of banking and medical informatics and billing: http://mbproject.org/ #
  • Good interview with Marco Neumann, the time is now for the semantic web: http://ow.ly/1uxxb #
  • The first semantic toys are already on the market: http://www.violet.net/ #
  • TechCrunch article/interview on Quora and their recent funding: http://ow.ly/1udsc #
  • Please spend a little time investigating Linked Life Data and tell me what you think of it: linkedlifedata.com – DS #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04

April 4, 2010

  • Is the iPad cool? I suppose. Is it push? Yes. #
  • Welcome new followers! On weekends, I share all kinds of things. M-F it's pull and the semweb. See these cool photos: http://ow.ly/1usuj -DS #
  • but springpad doesn't pass the semantic web acid test. i was just trying it out because i said i would in a recent blog post. – DS #
  • someone asked if springpad is semantic – yes, it tries to snap your various notes and tasks to topics and organize them automagically. #
  • New Yorkers, don't forget the Semantic Bazaar and meetup on April 22nd! http://semweb.meetup.com/25/calendar/12648244/ #
  • I tried Springpad, the semantic note database, and I like the back end but front end display is not what I would like in a task manager. -DS #
  • Had a great time at the Bootstrapper summit today – thanks to Richie and all the people who came! -DS #
  • I'm giving the closing keynote to this event tomorrow; get away from work for a day of hard-core networking! http://bootstrappersummit.com/ #
  • Hey, great discussion going on at ReadWriteWeb about my book and the semantic web – join in! http://ow.ly/1tmKr #
  • Hey, someone set up a Facebook fan page for Pull! Please join: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pull-and-the-Semantic-Web/104439692928375 #
  • Richard McManus has reviewed my book on ReadWriteWeb – please jump into the comment war and set the record straight! http://ow.ly/1sI44 #
  • Interesting interview with Michael Osofsky, co-founder of NetBase: http://ow.ly/1rO6C #
  • Don't forget, the Internet Identity Workshop is coming to Boston May 17-19: http://www.internetidentityworkshop.com/ #
  • See which companies are already enabling the 'Internet of Things' and how Twitter may help http://bit.ly/d6BmM8 #
  • I would love to hear from people who have tried http://springpadit.com – is it better than Evernote? -DS #
  • More awesome infographics: http://www.coolinfographics.com/ #

Facebook Adopts The Idea Of Pull

March 16, 2010

Keywords: Facebook, Power Of Pull, QR Codes

We are excited to read that Facebook has kicked off on adopting the ideas of PULL by David Siegel. Facebook has started working on enabling users to generate a QR code of their profile. You can now generate a 2-Dimensional QR code of your profile and provide a link to it on your facebook home page. As David talks in his book PULL, anyone can use a smart phone to scan your QR code and then be able to pull your details whenever they want. Mobile phones around the world have already been enabled to be able to scan QR codes and read the embedded data. What more, QR codes can store much more data including photos, links and text than a standard normal barcode. Now, you can generate your facebook QR code and print it on top of your t-shirt, enabling people to read more about you as you walk. Learn more at techcrunch.com.

Semantic Service Evri Has Been Acquired

March 15, 2010

Keywords: Evri, Semantic Service

Evri, a company which leverages Natural Language Processing and Semantic Technologies to identify names of people, companies and things inside a raw stream of text has been acquired. While there is official news about the acquisition everywhere, the acquirer company’s name is not known yet. Evri was strongly backed by Vulcan Capital and recently released an updated version of their website. However, you may read the detailed news announcement at ReadWriteWeb.