You might like Meet-O-Matic,. a very simple, easy-to-use, no log-in required, automated meeting scheduler. It’s an excellent example of how a single-use device (e.g., a digital camera) can trump a multi-use device with lots of bells and whistles (e.g., a cameraphone—or Microsoft Outlook).

Errant e-mail post from assemblyman calls his voters ‘idiots’. Participating in the Yahoo group Brewster10509, a Yahoo group focusing on his district’s issues, Assemblyman Willis Stephens, R-Southeast, accidentally mailed the entire group this note:

“I’m “on” 10509 to monitor what is going on in Brewster. I do not post anymore. Just watching the idiots Read More...

Venture capitalist and multipreneur Christian Mayaud has posted his CHEATER’S GUIDE TO LINKEDIN v 0.1, which is getting wide readership in the LinkedIn user community. As he writes,
This is a HOW post, not a WHY post.
Some people choose to be “promiscuous” LinkedIn users, and Christian acknowledges he has made that decision for strategic Read More...

Seeking CEO, Virtual Handshake Enterprises

Summary
Would you like to take the key leadership role in a unique, fast-growing training, consulting, and information products company?
The Virtual Handshake ( www.TheVirtualHandshake.com ) is the leading resource guide to the social software industry. We run a popular blog, directory and wiki of the major social software companies, a Read More...

From our latest FastCompany column, Online Golf Courses: How to design and run online networks for senior executives:

Let us say that you are a senior executive — now, or hopefully in the future. You may be wary of participating in many of the online networks. Why? Online networks are typically much more accessible than face-to-face Read More...

One of the reasons why I think the future of communication is online: because that’s how the next generation communicates. The LA Times reports on how Today’s teens are connected 24/7, in a way that their parents no doubt can’t fully comprehend.

“I had heard that a guy in my English class wanted to get Read More...

In his latest blog, New York Times columnist David Pogue asks, What’s Wrong With Linking?:
Every now and then, I get an e-mail message from someone, asking permission to link to my personal Web site.
I always grant it, of course. Isn’t everyone with a Web site hoping for as many visitors as possible?
So I Read More...

From MediaBistro’s FishBowl LA:
At least once a week, the NYT Styles section prints an article that raises the same question within the inquisitive minds of readers coast to coast. “Is [quirky social habit identified in the article] a genuine trend, or did the writer just get the idea from some guy/girl he/she knows from Read More...

I had the chance to participate in the IRTS Foundation’s panel last night on: “Marketing and Media Opportunities in Social Networking and Online Communities”. Other panelists:
Manon Bone, Director, Sales, Friendster
Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder and CEO, MEETUP
Cem Sertoglu, Co-Founder and Former CEO, SelectMinds
Laurel Touby, Founder, CEO, & Cyberhostess, Mediabistro.com
Moderator
Jack Myers, Editor, Publisher, Jack Myers Report and Read More...

The NY Times reports: Jerky Pictures and Sound Are History. Videoconferencing Is All Grown Up (although they should say that’s only for people with good quality equipment and a fast connection.)