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Social Networking

Love Fungus

February 2, 2009
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I made a DVD this evening of one of the first of the “Grindhouse-A-Go-Go!” shows at Surf Reality, called “Tinea Tricolore: The Love Fungus”, written by Doug Black (aka The Purple Organ). I’m bringing it to school tomorrow at the request of my Art/Core professor, and thought I’d share it here as well.

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Did Zuckerberg Steal Facebook?

December 3, 2007

Here is a fascinating article about the lawsuit three former classmates have filed against Mark Zuckerberg, claiming that he stole their ideas and built Facebook. The plaintiffs are three Harvard grads claiming they dreamed up an online social network called Harvard Connection (subsequently renamed ConnectU).read more | digg story

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Who x What

November 14, 2007

As a rebellious teen, I had an ongoing debate with my dad over the adage: “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know“. My father, a lawyer, was solidly on the “who you know” side, albeit perhaps in a cynical way. He was a brilliant man who felt, I think, cheated in [...]

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Fresh Air

October 10, 2007

With articles and columns on social networking coming fast n’ furious these days (I get at least 5-10 a week in my inbox), I thought Dave Evans’ column in ClickZ this morning stood out. I love his metaphor of social interactions as the “air” that sustains online communities, and that as creatures of leisure, [...]

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