"Too Many Stakeholders are Being Left Out of Discussions Over the Future of the Internet"

I think it's time we started creating our own networks with IPv6 and sticking it to the corporations.  An ad-hoc network would work if everyone knew what was going on.  One tie-in to a public backbone and I can light up a community without touching the mainstream corporations.

                

I Missed Something

I just spent two entire minutes moderating comments.  The only one of the 16 comments I published was from my mom.

Thanks, Mom - you'll be sure to get my new address.

In light of this, I am amazed at how many robots post comments at random blogs.  I now wonder what percentage of my visitors is human.
                

Google Wave is Dead. Long Live Google Wave!

Google Wave is dead.

While I was very excited about the project and the product, I am equally unsurprised about the demise.  Tony Bradley hit it on the head when he wrote "Unfortunately, nobody really understood what to do with Wave, and Google never gave any useful guidance to clarify it."

My thoughts precisely.  I had every idea of how to use it, and a lot more people found other uses, but no one caught on.  Adoption was too shallow, advertisement wasn't really pushy, and no one I work with would get on and use it.  I'm on a team with 25 people, and Wave would have worked wonders for our boring-ass conference calls.  We could easily publish an agenda, create a document, and collaborate with unparalleled efficiency if we'd used it.

But all is not lost.  Eric Schmidt said that they're taking the technologies and applying them to products that haven't been mentioned yet.  I'd rather they put Wave technologies into Google Docs, Google Talk, and perhaps right inside GMail so we won't have to use a separate product to experience what Wave was supposed to give us.
                

Facebook Hiatus

I'm taking a break from Facebook and changing my e-mail address.  It has become more information overload and things that don't matter and less life.  Less communication; fewer genuine interactions.  I enjoy talking to people, sharing things, and discussions, but that doesn't have to take place on Facebook.  I can share through Twitter, Foursquare, and this site.  I can communicate through e-mail.  I enjoy reading and writing when it's person-to-person; I am very tired of reading newsletters, sales offers, Facebook updates, and pass-this-along bullshit.

So I'm starting from scratch and I'm managing my own data.  If you already know my e-mail address or phone number, send me a note or call me for the new address.

And don't expect a reply from me within five minutes.  I no longer have a computer stationed inside my house.  I look forward to more personal communication with my real friends.  Send me a note to let me know how you are; I should return the favor before the seasons change.