Matt’s Cuppa

Good post. Not only is Web 2.0 getting boring, but at our current pace and with current technology (even hybrid or alternative tech) the Earth can’t sustain us much longer. We need to stop making toys and start making big changes in order to avoid even bigger consequences. That’s not to say that there are not lessons to be learned from the social web. There are, but now we’ve got to start implementing them on a much broader scale.

This manifesto for change comes at an important time, when a recent, but growing trend of Web 2.0 ennui is beginning to strike the citizens of the social media landscape. Even VC Fred Wilson was recently caught wondering if he was “bored with Web 2.0,” saying:

But I am a bit jealous of friends who are working on finding and funding alternative energy or biomedical technologies that have the potential to address the serious problems facing the world. At times it seems that helping the web become more social, intelligent, mobile, and playful is not as impactful.

clipped from www.readwriteweb.com Bored With Web 2.0? Demand Change In April, Umair Haque posted a manifesto on his blog on the Harvard Business Publishing web site where he called for today’s investors and start-ups to start building applications to “change the world” instead of just making apps that make money. He challenged Silicon Valley to find a problem to fix that will change the world for the better and then pledged that he would help by providing free consulting. Recently, he revisited this topic which he was due to speak on at this year’s Supernova conference. In this latest post, a summary of the speech Haque had planned for the conference, he claimed that 21st century capitalism needs a revolution. As businesses focus solely on profits, large part’s of the world’s population still fight extreme poverty. And our wealth, he says, isn’t even sustainable:

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clipped from www.youtube.com New Media Mavericks: Will The Revolution Be Spidered? Google Tech Talks June 10, 2008 ABSTRACT The disruptive technology of new media is far more accessible than most realize. The impact of new media is far more impressive than most report. The mavericks… Great information here - and an awesome overview of several key ideas and resources to keep in mind for any online business moving forward. Nice job, Paul!

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Radian6 Twebinars - Game Changing Moves - Doing Business with Social Media

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Generation 1: seminar + the web = webinar

Generation 2: webinar + Twitter = twebinar

I’ll be in attendance. Send me a friend request to @telecommatt if you’d like to add me to your conversation.

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AltTab Fingertips v1.3 - 14 Jan 08 - DonationCoder.com

Tiny Windows freeware app, AltTab, will open a customizable menu similar to the Alt-Tab key combination. AltTab opens with an assignable hotkey and allows you to switch between applications using your arrow keys.

[via Lifehacker]

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Microsoft Office Tip: Quickly Remove Formatting In Microsoft Programs

Rather than use the mouse and the Paste Special button, you can simply paste the text, highlight it, and hit Ctrl+Space to remove the formatting and convert the selection into plain text.

I do a fair amount of copying from Microsoft documents into HTML forms and documents and I’m constantly battling armies of invisible characters that throw my formatting into absolute chaos. (Okay, maybe it’s not that bad, but it’s certainly an annoyance!)

[via Lifehacker]

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