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My Crowdsourced Search Idea: ThereThenTag
ThereThenTag Mapping Web Addresses to Location, Time, and Tags August 2016, Draft 1 Copyright 2003–2016 by Daniel Smith. All Rights Reserved javajoint@gmail.com, @javajoint Introduction [I am resurrecting an idea from 2003. It’s a structure for crowdsourced search. There is even … Continue reading
Digital Sanity, Part 1: On Leaving Facebook…
TL;DR – There are too many tradeoffs for me to keep using Facebook as a personal account, so I am going to close it. I’d rather focus on using Twitter and other services. A little history: I’ve been on the … Continue reading
Goal: A Cross Country Drive
In my 2014 Resolutions Post, I said: And, of course, I have my social/creative trip idea: I would love to drive cross country, and meet up with a different friend for dinner each night. It would take me to all … Continue reading
A Very Sound City
It’s Not Just Tech… So many hit records came out of a dumpy studio which happened to have stellar acoustics, and 1 of 4 Neve analog mixing consoles in the world… “Yes you can do this on your own, but you’ll … Continue reading
Beginning of the World
Happy Winter Solstice! It’s a wonderful Winter Solstice Day! Oh, and there are some rumblings that the World Ends Today because a Bunch of Mayans Said So … Maybe I should get in One Last Post! Sigh, whatever! I thank … Continue reading
Guest Post: Star Trek Barbie, by Sophia Smith
A Guest Today! Today’s post is by my daughter, Sophia, a 19 year old Junior at UC Santa Cruz. I’m happy to have this piece as a strong lead towards the more Creative & Social side of this blog! Sophia … Continue reading
Branching Out (An Epiphany)
Let’s Have Some Range … When I headed back into blogging territory recently, there were two aims. One was to explore the methods used for SEO and Monetization (was doing a project about that for a friend). I’m reasonably up … Continue reading
One Year. One Island. One Internet Device.
Some History Way back in 1994, I wrote an article for a then-ISP called “West Coast Online”. It was “TV or the Internet?”. I proposed the scenario, way back then, of being stranded on a deserted island with a great … Continue reading
Social Syncing Sucks Away Your Privacy
What’s Up With Social Signup and Photo Syncing? Two articles in the TechCrunch this week illustrate a need for vigilance with your own privacy. Check It: Moving away from Social-Only Signup Facebook offers to auto-sync every photo you take Do … Continue reading
Why I Am Adding Social Login For Comments
Some Social Login History As you may know, I just posted “Social Syncing Sucks Away Your Privacy“. I zeroed in on two aspects: Sites are moving away from Social-Only Signup Facebook wants to sync every photo you take When I … Continue reading →