Plaxo Flubs It
Oops, that’s what you get for disregarding the API and Terms of Service.
DataPortability.org - Share and remix data using open standards
A recent discovery in social graph land. As users, our identity, photos, videos and other forms of personal data should be discoverable by, and shared between our chosen tools or vendors… This page will list the standards and contributors who are making it happen.
Apache CouchDB: Congrats to IBM and Damian Katz
Now there’s a pretty hefty endorsement of, and investment in the longevity of, a database technology I’m excited about.
2007 in cities
Cities that I visited in 2007.
- San Diego, CA—Home sweet home.
- Portland, OR—A conference in May, then a few quick trips to visit friends in August and September.
- Spokane, WA—Visiting a friend in June.
- Seattle, WA—Seeing the sights in June, living and working for about six weeks in August and September.
- Corona, CA—A few short stays to hang out with the Trav.
- Tuen Mun, Hong Kong—A whirlwind ten days to work and catch up with good friends.
2007 December 31 (Flickr)
The great fall of China - Los Angeles Times
For Americans, the new numbers from the World Bank bring good news and bad. On the plus side, U.S. leadership in the global system seems more secure and more likely to endure through the next generation. On the other hand, the world we are called on to lead is poorer and more troubled than we anticipated.
Why Starbucks actually helps mom and pop coffeehouses.
When Starbucks opens a store next to a mom and pop, it creates a sort of coffee nexus where people can go whenever they think “coffee.”
via TechCrunch
