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Regarding Google Wave

reneehendricks — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:55 -0600

I was one of the early testers with Google Wave and have found that it serves two great purposes - inter-office collaboration and brainstorming. I use it for the later, myself. But as a complete mainstream "everyone-has-got-to-use-this" sort of tool, not so much.

Great article, by the way!

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Keeping in touch

Vered — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:09:47 -0600

I agree - this is one of the best aspects of social networking. I often complain that it's so shallow and hate hate HATE the liberal use of the term "friend" - esp. on Facebook - BUT it's a great tool for keeping in touch.

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They are what people make them

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:47:04 -0600

For some people online friendships can be as strong or stronger than real life ones. For others the opposite is true. It's pretty much true of any relationship. And yes, I'd believe that online relationships can be easier to sever. It's not like you are going to run into most of your online friends at the grocery store or a friend's party.

By the same token though, the online world can strengthen real life friendships. I've moved around a lot. If it wasn't for social networks, email and IM I'd have lost a lot for friendships than I have during the move.

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Not so sure

Vered — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:41:47 -0600

I started out thinking "online" was lesser in some way, then decided it was just as important, but I've been blogging for almost two years now, and some people have disappeared along the way - completely dropped out, erased their blog, won't respond to emails - which makes me think that for some, online connections are easier to sever.

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Just as real

Denise — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:08:36 -0600

Just as important. No difference except that I probably talk to my online friends more often than in "real life" friends. Or actually, maybe the online/offline difference has disappeared? Hmm.

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Amazon.ca is very limited

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:30:34 -0600

It's pretty much books, movies, cds and software. No MP3s or Kindle store. A few electronics. I saw something a few months ago about some electronics on Amazon.com being available for international purchase but I (personally) think it's too complicated to try to figure out whick ones qualify for that.

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Thanks

Virginia DeBolt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:20:27 -0600

I'm a hopeless early adopter, so stay tuned.

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I can never decide

Virginia DeBolt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:18:33 -0600

if the Canadians are lucky or mistreated to not have the full array of Amazonian ways to spend money. :)

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I personally wouldn't use

sassymonkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:42:54 -0600

And just because it doesn't seem to be available in Canada (like so many things, sigh). I generally don't even set up one-click payments. It's too easy to impulse buy and it's something I try really hard to avoid. But I can see this being very useful for parents. Just set your teen up with an allowance and a password and let them pick out and order their own stuff.

If it was available in Canada (which it's not, alas) I'd be tempted by the mobile purchasing, at least for ebooks.

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Great info!

jpapakalos — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:29:05 -0600

This is great info! I love learning about new technologies and look forward to future posts.

Jenna Papakalos

I have the opposite problem

Virginia DeBolt — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:58:19 -0500

and need to be reminded to stop concentrating on something. The timer idea is great for that too.

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TIMER IS GREAT

SweetWICK — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:17:23 -0500

I love the timer idea. I do it with my cell phone alarm. My times usually go for shorter periods like 30 minutes or so and a 5-10 minute break. Anyone can stay focused for 30 minutes, right? Great method. www.SweetWICK.com ~*~SweetWICK~*~

How odd

paulag01 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:37 -0500

Wow - getting invited to re-connect with someone who passed on, now that is one very spooky email. Similar but not as bad as receiving a letter I wrote to a friend that was returned to sender (me) about 2 weeks after his funeral.....that was a sad moment indeed.

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How odd

paulag01 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:26:14 -0500

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Facebook Struggling To Deal With This

webtrainingwheels — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:03:20 -0500

I had never even thought about this issue before reading your post, it was a real eye-opener. Coincidentally I have just been seeing some complaints regarding Facebook's "reconnect" feature they have been highlighting lately. People are complaining because Facebook is suggesting they 'reconnect' with people that have passed away. So clearly there needs to be a better mechanism in place to deal with this issue. Thanks for raising this issue and for the resources you provide.

Lucy