The Age of Conversation

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Yesterday, I met Ducce Lykin [Duc ly] at the Awful Waffle in Second Life’s Hell’s Kitchen for an informal chat about the upcoming book The Age of Conversation. Details of the interview are here.

The Age of Conversation was a collaborative effort by 100 interactive marketing bloggers to unify innovative new practices in social medias that make customers the predominant voice in defining one’s brand.

Age Of Conversation interview: Ryan Rasmussen and Duc Ly at the Awful Waffle in Hell's Kitchen SL

List of contributors:

Gavin Heaton
Drew McLellan
CK
Valeria Maltoni
Emily Reed
Katie Chatfield
Greg Verdino
Mack Collier
Lewis Green
Sacrum
Ann Handley
Mike Sansone
Paul McEnany
Roger von Oech
Anna Farmery
David Armano
Bob Glaza
Mark Goren
Matt Dickman
Scott Monty
Richard Huntington
Cam Beck
David Reich
Luc Debaisieux
Sean Howard
Tim Jackson
Patrick Schaber
Roberta Rosenberg
Uwe Hook
Tony D. Clark
Todd Andrlik
Toby Bloomberg
Steve Woodruff
Steve Bannister

CB Whittemore
Mario Vellandi
Lori Magno
Kristin Gorski
Kris Hoet
G. Kofi Annan
Kimberly Dawn Wells
Karl Long
Julie Fleischer
Jordan Behan
John La Grou
Joe Raasch
Jim Kukral
Jessica Hagy
Janet Green
Jamey Shiels
Dr. Graham Hill
Gia Facchini
Geert Desager
Gaurav Mishra
Gary Schoeniger
Gareth Kay
Faris Yakob
Emily Clasper
Ed Cotton
Dustin Jacobsen
Tom Clifford
David Polinchock
David Koopmans
David Brazeal
David Berkowitz
Carolyn Manning
Craig Wilson
Cord Silverstein
Connie Reece

Ron Shevlin
Roger Anderson
Robert Hruzek
Rishi Desai
Phil Gerbyshak
Peter Corbett
Pete Deutschman
Nick Rice
Nick Wright
Michael Morton
Mark Earls
Mark Blair
S. Neil Vineberg
Colin McKay
Chris Newlan
Chris Corrigan
Cedric Giorgi
Brian Reich
Becky Carroll
Arun Rajagopal
Andy Nulman
Amy Jussel
AJ James
Kim Klaver
Sandy Renshaw
Susan Bird
Ryan Barrett
Troy Worman
Steve Roesler
Stanley Johnson
Spike Jones
Nathan Snell
Simon Payn
Ryan Rasmussen

**Update**

Stephen Smith of HDBizBlog also covered the Age of Conversation buzz and this Second Life interview with an article posted on Monday and titled, “Conversation and Community.”

Age Of Conversation interview: Ryan Rasmussen and Duc Ly at the Awful Waffle in Hell's Kitchen SL

cPDA dock

Thursday, July 19th, 2007

hpdadock5

Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Twenty-Something DIYer DIY hPDA Dock «

Sara has done it again with an excellent guide to docking a vertical Circa PDA within a side-bound junior-sized custom notebook.

Circa Notebook Promotion: Fountain Pen Network

Friday, July 13th, 2007

Custom Notebook Promotion: Circa and Fountain Pen Network

Last Thursday, I was visited by Julikko, a member of FPN. He had come to take a look at the new line of True Writer pens, and to test out a Circa notebook.

The free notebook promotion, link to DiyP, has been a hit.

[...] It’s a unique method for allowing customers to experiment with the notebooks first-hand. Of course, we hope the sample sparks a series of creative ideas for how the system can be personalized for each user (which eventually leads to selling more pockets, dividers, etc.) For anyone simply curious about Circa, it is a pretty compelling promotion[....]

The custom part of the notebook is where we ask questions, and build a unique book based upon the kind of pages and accessories the customer is most interested in trying.

I had mentioned this promotion a few times at DiyPlanner.com and most recently in an interview with Duc Ly in Second Life. [link]

It was excellent to get the opportunity to make a custom notebook for Julikko. It’s actually pretty exciting on the other side of the Circa Bar. The customer gets an opportunity to put together a completely custom notebook, while at the same time we also learn a great deal about common frustrations and creative organizational methods from the interactive experience.

77 Million Paintings: The Long Now Foundation in Second Life

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Brian Eno’s 77 Million Paintings exhibit in Second Life

The virtual reception included a live video feed from the San Francisco gallery. Brian Eno made an appearance in both SL and RL, as well as Alexander Rose and a host of other notable members of the Long Now thanks to Cyrus Huffhines [Bryan Campen] at blueair.tv.

The video above includes a terrific moment when Isabelle, Brian’s videographer attending the show in San Francisco, logged on to SL and appeared in the middle of the room as an avatar while being videocast on the screen just behind. The juxtaposition was a shocking glimpse into what might soon be commonplace as 3.d and 3d integrate.