The Progress Bar

Connecting the threads between emerging technology, media, identity, progress and bars

Open Profiles, Phase One

September 21st, 2007 · Comments

The Progress Bar read by people interested in emerging Internet marketing, technology, social media, reputation, virtual environments, blogs, the Boston Internet scene and much more. If you like what you see you should subscribe to my RSS feed or via email in the sidebar. Thanks for visiting!Facebook applications are currently able to retrieve profile data [...]

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Web 3.0: Identity, Attention and Reputation

August 10th, 2007 · Comments

Apologies for the 3.0 moniker, but blog readers are brutally selective when searching for interesting headlines.
I’ve been thinking a lot more about  identity, attention and reputation. These reoccurring themes keep popping up in my consulting work and the blogosphere has no shortage of pundits who opine about the role of identity from time to time.
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Rant: Open Profiles, Mobile Dating, Moving

August 3rd, 2007 · Comments

Single these days, I am updating my Match profile like it’s a blog. If they’re not getting with the program I’m going to do it my own way. Every woman that has emailed me said reading a frequently updated profile was more interesting than the usual stagnant “lovetotravelgosoxbudlite” male profiles.
Why do dating sites and social [...]

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