Testing BlogJet

I have installed an interesting application - BlogJet. It's a cool Windows client for my blog tool (as well as for other tools). Get your copy here: http://blogjet.com

"Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid; humans are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant; together they are powerful beyond imagination." -- Albert Einstein

Web 2.0 Summit

Discovering the Web's Edge
Web 2.0 Summit focuses on emerging business and technology developments that utilize the Web as a platform and defines how the Web will drive business in the future. What began as a focused gathering on the implications of the Web becoming a platform has transformed into an industry event focused on the latest Internet innovations—the services, applications, businesses, and models—that are redefining the way companies do business and how people live.

This Summit will be happening in San Francisco Oct 17-19, 2007. The kinds of things we have been discussing: BLOGGING, social networking, etc. will be the theme and I am hoping to attend...more

http://conferences.oreillynet.com/pub/w/62/about.html

Technology, Entertainment, Design

TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader.

The annual conference now brings together the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes).

Talks are available free more...

ClustrMap

Linda's suggestion for ClustrMap is great.

See at a glance where your site's visitors are located: instantaneously, even when the numbers are enormous! Visitors don't need to click on anything: just viewing your page is sufficient. One thumbnail map on your site shows it all. ClustrMap for this site posted on right vertical bar. Take a look at who has been here from where.

http://www.clustrmaps.com/

The Power of Web 2.0...

Kiva.org is a new breed of microfinancing that puts great use to web 2.0 - connecting people to people.

Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back. more...

http://www.kiva.org/

Trying out Word Press

I'm a creature of habit and have used BLOGGER on and off for many years. Tonight I decided to try different tools so I've begun a BLOG in WordPress to see how it differs from what I know. Let me know what you think.

http://catherineofcambridge.wordpress.com

About Social Networking, WIKIs and RSS.....

In very plain english, the Common Craft show, explains Social Networking, WIKIs and RSS. Be sure to watch each "show".

http://thecommoncraftshow.blip.tv/

Linda asks for more info about this:
The Common Craft Show is an online demonstration of how each of these tools work. Social networking is the phrase used for the kind of BLOGing we are doing. Connecting and interconnecting.

Wikis are collaborative online sites - example is http://www.wikipedia.org

RSS stands for "Real Simple Syndication"

Best way to understand these is to watch the online "demos" on blip.tv

Let me know what you think....