This sounds crazy. But maybe a blessing for anthropologists? Know more about MyLifeBits Project here.... Read more >>

I need a version control system. Not for coding but for paper writing, especially for collaborative writing. From time to time I need to work with peers and send revised drafts back and forth. Those drafts usually wind up as... Read more >>

Dan’s iPod 2004 – 2007 Dan’s iPod, a 4G iPod with Click Wheel, died on May 8, 2007 at the age of 2.37. The cause was hard drive failure. It is survived by its whining owner, Dan Li.... Read more >>

Pew Internet's latest report proposes a typology of Information and Communication Technology users. The typology is developed based on three dimensions of people's relationship to ICT: assets, actions, and attitudes. Want to know what type of Internet user you are?... Read more >>

Forrester Research released a report on consumers' participation in social technologies. This is based on surveys of 4,475 US adults in December 2006 and 4,556 youth in October 2006. Forrester categorizes Social Computing behaviors into a ladder with six levels... Read more >>

Via Cynical-C Blog via Waxy. I do like the crowdsourcing idea. Researchers should adopt the idea and consider involving the interested public in such labor-intensive projects, of course, in a fun way. NASA has one. White Glove Tracking: Creating a... Read more >>

Hey Katherine, here is something special for you: a great great great Web design. No one belongs here more than you. Stories by Miranda July... Read more >>

Upon the request of Eugene. This is an ABSOLUTELY off-topic post.... Read more >>