October 2009
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SNS 101: A social network defined
Term: Social network
Definition: a finite set or sets of actors and the relation or relations defined on them.
The presence of relational information is a critical and defining feature of a social network.
September 2009
10 posts
Obama supports extending Patriot Act provisions →
Yo AGS thoughts on this?
bijan:
Remember my post about Gov 2.0 and our 2 party system?
Here’s yet another example. I believe that the antiwar/anti Patriot act voters played a big role in putting Democrats and President Obama in charge. Now this.
Sigh.
via soupsoup:
grutty:
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration supports extending three key provisions of the Patriot Act that are due to...
A-Gon has been the man so far
dontevenquit:
REALLY regretting that I did not pick up one of those 75% off A.Gon jersey shirts at City Sports Basement in the winter of 2006.
Solid tune.
fred-wilson:
Little Lion Man -...
“All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise not from defects...”
– My main man, John Adams
Jay-Z's Blueprint 3
From what I have heard, the man didn’t disappoint. No surprise. Definitely buy the album if you enjoy quality rap. Best tunes: Empire State of Mind, A Star is Born, and Run this Town, obviously.
“Liberty consists in the ability to choose.”
– Simone Weil, The Need for Roots
“Together we have come to realize that for most men
the right to learn is...”
– Ivan Illich
August 2009
11 posts
fred-wilson:
All Is Love - Karen O + “the kids”...
HubSpot Twitter Cartoon →
The crew over at HubSpot has one of the best marketing divisions around. While they provide an analytics and marketing platform, they get everyone’s attention and raise awareness about HubSpot through the unique content they create. Pretty funny cartoon here about the hype surrounding Twitter - all in good fun of course.
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion,
for every opinion now accepted was once...”
– Bertrand Russell
Fred Wilson's Post about Craigslist →
This is a great post from Fred Wilson about the amazing success of Craigslist. Compared to the other large scale sites on the web, Craigslist is unique in the sense that their design looks like something just about anybody could put together and their burn rate is significantly less than other large players like Amazon, Yahoo, etc. Just proves that useful content and mass appeal are king. I...
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“I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.”
– Oscar Wilde
Driven to Tweet, But Why? - Conversation Starter -... →
Great article about how demographics are no longer organized by age or salary, but rather intent.
Why Adults Have Fueled Twitter’s Growth - Bits... →
Not sure why it is so perplexing to the research guru’s that youngsters don’t use Twitter. This is why.
One of the coolest live drop pages around →
Great way to engage new users… I wonder if the activity is really live or cached?
Finally starting a Tumblr blog
Well I finally got it together enough to start a Tumblog. I’ve messed around with the site for about 20 minutes and it is definitely the coolest platform for an individual to run a blog - I like word press for website publishers, groups or companies. My interests include (but are not limited to) sports - specifically Boston sports, social media, network theory, general technology, movies,...