Obituary: Fabio Metitieri
His last book, Il grande Inganno del web 2.0 (The big web 2.0 Deceit) was just published.I remember a few telephone conversations with him, following an interview for Espansione about Second Life. I also...
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Tribute
Not unlike visiting Jim Morrison's tomb at Pére Lachaise, but everyone has their own role models. ...
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Genius within, genius outside
Elizabeth Gilbert talks about her peculiar views on the dangers of a career in a creative job. The burden of genius as part of the artist's identity - a maddening perspective, spoiling the life of...
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The Id web map
Two opposite approaches are emerging around the Facebook phenomenon and against it. On the one hand (inside FB), a concentration of several different services on a single platform: status info, short messages,...
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2009 – predictions and resolutions
The Web (prediction) While semantic web technology will continue growing its relevance, the next big thing will begin defining its shape and boundaries. But nobody will call it "web 3.0", as...
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Secular Christmas
If it were just a matter of belief, or faith, then I should not care about Christmas. And I am even less involved in the "decorated tree festivity" (as my wife calls the consummerism-induced...
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Facebook’s value (and a silly headline contest)
Valleywag reports post-crisis assessments of Facebook's value. One year ago, Microsoft invested $240 Million in Facebook and gained control of 1.6% of the Company. Arithmetically-wise, this sure means...
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C 6 o c fai? – the slides
Slides from my presentation at the Trieste University earlier today. It has been an engaging meeting, with nice insights about the social nature of networks - way before the rise of the web - and a great...
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C 6 o c fai? (Is it you, or are you faking it?)
I'm at the Trieste University today, speaking about digital identities and web 2.0 (and my book-in-progress, temporarily titled "Social Networks and the Babel Dictionary") [I usually make last-minute...
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Facebook survey
Nòva24 is running a research initiative, based on the results of a survey about the Facebook phenomenon. Whether you are a Facebook user or not, take the survey! My answers: Are you a Facebook user? [yes] To...
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Prediction markets – US election / 2
Being a pessimist, there are times when I love to be proven wrong. ...