Category: Interrelativity
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Migrating from Typepad to WordPress
I just finished migrating over 500 blog posts from gumption.typepad.com to a new WordPress blog hosted here on interrelativity.com. I found the instructions at First Site Guide very helpful, but had to make a few adjustments that I wanted to share here – including a Python script I used to process the downloaded Typepad content…
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A New Generation of Proactive Displays
We launched our new proactive display application at Nokia Research Center Palo Alto two weeks ago. The application – provisionally called the Context, Content and Community Collage – situates online content in a shared physical context to foster a greater sense of community, representing a convergence of the core themes of our Context, Content and…
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Anything or anyone that does not bring you alive is too small for you
David Whyte's poetry and narratives in the 6-CD collection, Clear Mind, Wild Heart: Finding Courage and Clarity through Poetry, continue to inspire me. The title of this post is taken from his poem, Sweet Darkness, in which he writes about darkness, tiredness, belonging, freedom and coming alive. This past week, I recognized that I have…
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Joining Nokia: Connecting People … and Helping People Relate
On Monday, I embark on a new chapter in my career, as a Principal Scientist at Nokia Research Center, Palo Alto [Update: I rather prefer Principle Scientist, the title ascribed to me by Anne Galloway]. I'm excited about the opportunities to contribute to a number of strategic initiatives NRC is exploring, and to help this…
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Social Entrepreneurship at Zino Society
The Zino Society Roundtable meeting had a social entrepreneurial flavor — or perhaps it would be more accurate to say several such flavors — this month. Two of the four companies presenting their plans to the Zino investors (SoilSoup and MadreMonte) had goals of creating greater social and/or environmental welfare, and another (Jookster) was incorporating…
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Co-promotional Considerations: Customerization and The Brand “Us”
Peter van Stolk, founder, president and CEO of Jones Soda, gave an energetic, inspiring and irreverent presentation at this month’s NWEN Venture Breakfast on being relevant and real to, for and with your customers. The official title was "Creating Meaningful Relationships with Customers", but the unofficial title might be better expressed as "Marketing in a…
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Bizniking at the BalMar with a Proactive Display
Biznik is "an urban tribe for business, a supportive business network that encourages creativity, radical thinking, and community" … The BalMar brings "cocktails, conversation and comfort" together in "a unique space with exceptional service and adventurous food and drink" … It’s hard to imagine a group or place that could be better aligned with the…
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Almost Famous
Kristi Heim wrote a nice article about Interrelativity (and me) in The Seattle Times, entitled Using High-Tech to Help Break Ice, that appeared in today’s paper. As with Kristi’s’ great article about Amal Graafstra and his RFID agenda, she really captured the essence of what Interrelativity — and I — are all about. I felt…
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The Practicalities, Perils and Promise of RFID
Dorkbot Seattle offered a multidimensional opportunity to learn about and experience different facets of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology last night, under the provocative title "RFID – Identity That Gets Under your Skin". There were three presentations and two types of opportunities for participation by attendees … each requiring a significantly different level of commitment.…