state of the flooz
Well the week is almost over and its been crazy. At work i'm working on a real human factors project which has me and others feverishly building strange gizmos to test. I think its funny how research can often send you out looking for the strangest of things.
This week it was foam. I needed to find some thick foam. Ya know thats more difficult that you'd think. Home Depot? Art store? A rug factory, maybe a matress store... wait how about cutting up nerf toys... thats pretty foamy. Finally we get a sample of foam from a foam factory but then they want you to buy a sheet, a massive sheet. Ahh well.
So ok enough about that elusive project.
What else is happening. Hey social networks induced childern of the new era, get yer groove on at the Online Social Networks 2005 Conference..... yes go sign up. I'm in there. I'm trying to get more peeps to join in. Its very cool so far.
So stop reading this and get over there now! Are you a blogger, a flickr'ite, a social butterfly, a wise would be trend setter, a slightly curious folk? Well this is the place to be for February kids. Wait a tick dan, make some sense, what the heck is it?
"OSN2005 is an online summit for all those interested in working with social networking processes, tools, and media. Over two weeks of opportunity to network with individuals and organizations from around the world. You will be attending online workshops, panels, and viewing presentations by leading experts and practitioners. At OSN2005 you have the opportunity to be part of a community with a significant role in defining the future direction of online social networking."
There ya got that? Ok what else is happening.. FlickrGraph is very cool, go check that out. And again if you don't have flickr, is it just because you don't get it yet? Who all here doesn't get it, please see me after class.
I thought 43 things looked just too polished, it has this uncany look and feel of something rather forest like.. ie, like the amazon. Turns out it IS a little Amazon'ny. So what's this mean then eh? Could this be just the start of more corporate firms fishing for market research data via social network tools? Could this scare folks off of useful tools in fear of being cultivated, farmed for information - unwillingly? I mean I am in research and all and I agree, social network tools in general are great places to hunt and sniff and pick and dig up some tasty market data on people.. but classy providers actually inform folks of this happening, they dont do it in secret. However with the world gone beta i suppose anyone can do this now. What analysis tools are being wielded on me as we speak to sift out my attributes and interests right now. Heck by posting this blog entry is P&G getting a better feel on how they should market thier new toothpaste for me? at me?
Fake reporting? This will only get worse. As the world lives moment to moment, the backlash of false reporting will fade away, what matters is now. Are we a now generation, living in the now, prepping for the now, surfing in the now. Wired in the now, why now do I care, and tomorrow will it matter?