About 2 months ago, thanks to a reminder from Gavin, I made a micro-loan using Kiva, to Vu Thi Tuyet, in Vietnam to buy supplies for her farm. Tonight, I got an e-mail(below) letting me know that she has repaid the investment. That means our money has been spent, she’s covered her costs, and more [...]
Here’s a video by Kevin Kelly, looking at the next 5,000 days of the web. A very simple and clear video looking at how the internet is developing and why things like Tagging are important. This is a great follow up from my recent post. (via)
Also, here’s a great complimentary concept video created by [...]
Instead of Watching The Olympics, I will be participating in a social protest and celebration over at Flickr. It’s called Flickr 888.
A most auspicious day!
For those on Flickr, come join me in celebrating Flickr 888 instead of watching The Olympics.
Here’s a great example of becoming more connected and linked in this ‘new digital age’, the age of the semantic web. Which seems to be getting more and more real every day. The next few years are going to be exciting.
Environments are becoming tag/rich, some times they are even embedded with data, such [...]