After being out of a country and off-the grid (yikes!) for just under a week, I’ve finally been able to comb through my emails, address most of the fires, and already fail at project “inbox zero.” Fantastic! Happy 2012, world!
In my heap of 985 emails (in 4 days!), I found a private beta invitation to Microsoft’s so.cl network from David Sascino, Senior Program Manager (FUSE Labs) at Microsoft Corporation. You may have heard about this FUSE labs project under it’s working title “Tulalip” which, in true Microsoft reactionary style, launched right around the time Google Plus did in 2011.
There’s really not too much value I can add to this conversation because Jim Stroud already made a pretty amusing video which you can watch for thoughtful analysis + I’ve only perused the network briefly…enough to understand that (currently) there’s no apparent value or technology I need from so.cl that doesn’t already exist in my digital portfolio.
What I need is time. So unless Microsoft invents a time machine (oh wait! MS Windows is kind of like a time-machine since I get to experience 2nd rate technology that mac users have had for years only with archaic limitations that don’t let me install an SSD hard drive unless I buy a new license! what?) or the next best thing and does it first (i.e. Kinect), I’m not really interested but you decide for yourself: http://so.cl (I have 10 invites if you don’t yet have access).
Please post your comments on so.cl below…
“One The Verge” episode #002 featuring John Gruber (and his awkward microsecond silences)…
Want to know what the f8 rage was all about?
To learn more about Facebook’s “Timeline” and to sign up to use it first, visit: https://www.facebook.com/about/timeline
post conference update: The event was fantastic as expected. The webcast of TEDxAtlanta attracted more than 10,000 viewers online in more than 50 countries.
I’m really excited about attending my first TED talk today via TEDxAtlanta. If you are unable to attend the above stream will start broadcasting at 12:25pm EST, Tuesday, September 13, 2011. The event’s official hash is #balance2011. I will tweetstream my houghts here: @vladgorenshteyn. TEDxAtlanta’s handle is @tedxatlanta.
Here’s (almost) everything you need to know about the event.
Synopsis & Speakers:
Seeking Balance
Our lives — at home, at work, in our community are filled with competing ideas and often competing extremes. TEDxAtlanta is bringing together 8 amazing speakers, each with an idea worth sharing about the balance we all seek.
Radcliffe Bailey explores American history and memory to encourage healing and transcendence through art.
Teresa Amabile investigates how life inside organizations can influence people and their performance. @TeresaAmabile
Hugh Acheson is an oddity in Southern cooking: He’s Canadian. But his perspectives on food are always fresh. @HughAcheson
Rita Charon’s work in narrative medicine shows how telling and listening to stories is central to the work of doctors and their patients.
Bill James has a new vision for tomorrow’s transportation: a collaborative network of “JPods,” which run on solar energy. @jpods
Greg Best pursues mixological balance.
Dr. Charles Raison studies how compassion meditation can reduce stress, depression and serious illness, and cultivate compassion. @CRaisonEmory
John McFall spreads Atlanta Ballet’s artistic vision through innovative collaborations with top artists and thousands of young dance enthusiasts.
It’s fascinating how many social networks like Facebook (and now Posterous) have been in reactive mode since Google+ came out. See video below… and Mashable writeup here: http://goo.gl/ZDfW9
Now that that the social network playing field is leveling off in terms of UI/UX, I’m really looking forward to deeper innovation and not just “me too” evolution.
What your thoughts?
p.s. How many “spaces” can the interwebs hold?
Entrepreneurship is not the lack of fear. Entrepreneurship is about charging ahead despite your fears.
-Guy Kawasaki
Another fantastic piece on fear, innovation, and entrepreneurship: Edward Norton Big Think interview [VIDEO]
