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Lifestreaming: Green Living in Real Time

April 24th, 2008 by Max Gladwell · 4 Comments

The nexus of green living and lifestreaming…brought to you by Twitter, FriendFeed, MySocial 24/7, Alert Thingy, Seesmic, Deepak Chopra, and more.
Lifestreaming is “an online record of a person’s daily activities, either via direct video feed or via aggregating the person’s online content such as blog posts, social network updates, and online photos.” This is the [...]

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Tags: Lifestreaming · Online Video · Social Networking · Technology

Threat Down: Net Neutrality and You

April 23rd, 2008 by Max Gladwell · No Comments

As Stephen Colbert would say, “This is a Threat Down!”
Net neutrality is the basis of the social web. It’s like our right to vote. Granted, companies and wealthy individuals can exert undue political influence through lobbyists and donations, but an election i.e. democracy still comes down to one person, one vote. The Net and social [...]

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Tags: Social Action · Technology

CAPTCHA For a Good Cause

April 21st, 2008 by Max Gladwell · 1 Comment

If you’ve built online profiles, commented on blogs, or used social networking to any degree, then you’re familiar with the infamous and often frustrating CAPTCHA.

According to Wikipedia: A CAPTCHA (IPA: /ˈkæptʃə/) is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to determine that the response is not generated by a computer. A common type of [...]

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Tags: Technology