Comments on: Web 2.0: Orbiting the Individual http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual a blog about the connected age Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Anne Truitt Zelenka » On Covering Web 2.0 for GigaOM http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-2141 Anne Truitt Zelenka » On Covering Web 2.0 for GigaOM Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-2141 [...] cover the social web because it’s about real people. If you read my posts over time and consider them not as some flow of talk bought by PR and [...] […] cover the social web because it’s about real people. If you read my posts over time and consider them not as some flow of talk bought by PR and […]

]]> By: Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Writing for an Audience of One http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-67 Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Writing for an Audience of One Fri, 01 Dec 2006 02:20:19 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-67 [...] Web 2.0: Orbiting the Individual [...] […] Web 2.0: Orbiting the Individual […]

]]> By: Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Bet on the Browser, Not the Desktop http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-66 Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Bet on the Browser, Not the Desktop Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:57:19 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-66 [...] The browser’s about me. I set the text size. I control the tabs and the number of windows. I turn JavaScript on or off. I add or subtract plugins and extensions. I decide what gets downloaded or not It revolves around me, while desktop apps seem to want me to adjust to their view of the world and their view of my data. [...] […] The browser’s about me. I set the text size. I control the tabs and the number of windows. I turn JavaScript on or off. I add or subtract plugins and extensions. I decide what gets downloaded or not It revolves around me, while desktop apps seem to want me to adjust to their view of the world and their view of my data. […]

]]> By: Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Your Company is Not The Center of My World http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-65 Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Your Company is Not The Center of My World Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:01:54 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-65 [...] Honestly, just because some people really like to watch sports on ESPN, does that mean they want ESPN cell phone service? Apparently not. So many companies make the mistake of thinking they should be at the center of our business and personal lives. News flash: I am at the center of my life; your company is not. [...] […] Honestly, just because some people really like to watch sports on ESPN, does that mean they want ESPN cell phone service? Apparently not. So many companies make the mistake of thinking they should be at the center of our business and personal lives. News flash: I am at the center of my life; your company is not. […]

]]> By: Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » The Wisdom of Crowds, The Power of Virtual Teams http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-64 Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » The Wisdom of Crowds, The Power of Virtual Teams Fri, 23 Jun 2006 23:48:03 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-64 [...] Two weeks ago, I joined a virtual team working on a big, hairy, uber-enterprisey system development project. In these two weeks, I’ve seen the wisdom of crowds and the power of virtual teams in action. I know the team members only as voices on a telecon, emails in my inbox, and comments on my Word document, but I’m already feeling hooked in and jazzed by the quality of ideas we come up with. The key is that we don’t develop the ideas in collaboration. We develop them apart and then fire them in the kiln of our conference calls. You know what it reminds me of? Blogging. The difference between blogging and participating in, say, a discussion forum or other group-centric activity is that the group matters more the individual. The activities revolve around the group rather than orbiting the individual. This follows the ideas Stowe Boyd put forth in his seminal blog post The Individual is the New Group. That, along with Kathy Sierra’s coverage of the wisdom of crowds, should be required reading for anyone pondering starting a blog. But really, you can’t understand it until you do it. I have worked remotely before, but I was the only one remote while the main development group worked together in a typical office environment. I had no idea what it might be like to work in an environment where we were all remote, where we all retained our individuality. [...] […] Two weeks ago, I joined a virtual team working on a big, hairy, uber-enterprisey system development project. In these two weeks, I’ve seen the wisdom of crowds and the power of virtual teams in action. I know the team members only as voices on a telecon, emails in my inbox, and comments on my Word document, but I’m already feeling hooked in and jazzed by the quality of ideas we come up with. The key is that we don’t develop the ideas in collaboration. We develop them apart and then fire them in the kiln of our conference calls. You know what it reminds me of? Blogging. The difference between blogging and participating in, say, a discussion forum or other group-centric activity is that the group matters more the individual. The activities revolve around the group rather than orbiting the individual. This follows the ideas Stowe Boyd put forth in his seminal blog post The Individual is the New Group. That, along with Kathy Sierra’s coverage of the wisdom of crowds, should be required reading for anyone pondering starting a blog. But really, you can’t understand it until you do it. I have worked remotely before, but I was the only one remote while the main development group worked together in a typical office environment. I had no idea what it might be like to work in an environment where we were all remote, where we all retained our individuality. […]

]]> By: Anne Z. http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-63 Anne Z. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:55:16 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-63 Yes, you're right, Dad. To get to the real innovation in blogging, you have to mention the social context. I didn't make it clear that what I'm thinking about here is that we participate socially, but we do it from our own center instead of starting in a place someone else has defined. There is definitely some relationship between open source software and Web 2.0 type stuff versus closed source and the last generation of software and services. I've been thinking about that too. Yes, you’re right, Dad. To get to the real innovation in blogging, you have to mention the social context. I didn’t make it clear that what I’m thinking about here is that we participate socially, but we do it from our own center instead of starting in a place someone else has defined.

There is definitely some relationship between open source software and Web 2.0 type stuff versus closed source and the last generation of software and services. I’ve been thinking about that too.

]]> By: Leigh Truitt http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-62 Leigh Truitt Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:21:47 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/01/web-20-orbiting-the-individual#comment-62 To the limits of my understanding, I agree with you that blogs are individual-oriented tools but more open. Maybe there is an analogy between closed source software and open software. A group is just talking to themselves or to whomever joins the group. A blog on the other hand is open for comment to anyone who chances by. Also an outsider can open up a blog to comment by posting a link. The analogy breaks down in that outsiders cannot change the comment of a blog but by posting a link in the comment they can divert a reader of the comment to another opinion. Just trying to keep up with my limited understanding of what you are saying and doing! To the limits of my understanding, I agree with you that blogs are individual-oriented tools but more open. Maybe there is an analogy between closed source software and open software. A group is just talking to themselves or to whomever joins the group. A blog on the other hand is open for comment to anyone who chances by. Also an outsider can open up a blog to comment by posting a link. The analogy breaks down in that outsiders cannot change the comment of a blog but by posting a link in the comment they can divert a reader of the comment to another opinion.

Just trying to keep up with my limited understanding of what you are saying and doing!

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