Santa? You there?

http://www.rctoys.com/draganflyer5tipro.php

We’re all waiting

I couldn’t have said it better myself.

Bless TechCrunch!

http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/11/21/companies-id-like-to-profile-but-dont-exist/

It’s just a matter of time

I love to observe the growing “MAKE-culture” (Makers) take technologies in a new direction. What’s a Maker, you say?

MAKE-Culture n. a.k.a. Maker
1. A technology sub-culture that drives to make an electronic device to something it wasn't meant to do.

With every new product release there is a race to see what can be modified, reprogrammed and adapted to a new use.

One of the coolest examples of this is Microsoft’s Xbox game console. This device has been fully exploited by the Makers. The Xbox360 was recently released in the U.S. It’s now only a matter of time.

Free60.org anyone?

An interesting question

Take a company… any company and add a little Web 2.0 to it. Mix well and bake. What do you get?

It’s an interesting question to be sure.

What are the common Web 2.0 elements that successful companies have used?

• Rich Web Functionality like AJAX (think Google Maps)
• Content Aggregation / Syndication like RSS
• Social Networking Elements (think digg.com)
• Open APIs like SOAP or REST -> Hackability (once again think Google Maps)

For homework:
Pick any company. Apply the above elements to it. Stir.

it’s time to think folks – I think the web is about to explode — again
(I’ll post my homework assignment in a day or two)