I started uploading and converting some old machinima to Flickr this holiday weekend. It had been some time since I last stabbed at video. Thus, I mashed together the following glimpse of INSILICO, a new cyberpunk-based sim.

Teleport via SLurl

The authors for the upcoming Age of Conversation have been released. More information can be found at the official site - Age of Conversation



Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi, Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich, C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Chris Brown, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson, Daniel Honigman, Dan Schawbel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Dave Davison, David Armano, David Berkowitz, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner, Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller, Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson, Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming, Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber, J. Erik Potter, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne & Todd Cabral, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, John Herrington, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Foster, Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kristin Gorski, Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux, Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel, Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice, Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz, Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman, Rachel Steiner, Sreeraj Menon, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen, Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood, Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tim Brunelle, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman, Uwe Hook, Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau, Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff, Yves Van Landeghem

One of our primary goals as digital Word Of Mouth architects is earning the trust of the communities with whom we want to inspire dialogue and advocacy. Everyone has a story to share, where a conversation with a blogger, influencer, or evangelist fueled a much larger sense of collaboration and understanding.

How did your best relationship unfold? And, where does it stand now?




(concurrent discussion in the Word Of Mouth Marketing group on Facebook.)

As a relatively new Chicagoan, the fond descriptions overheard from long-time residents of Chicago's Maxwell Street Market aren't much more than an intangible stories. The only artifact that remains of the famous market is a strip along the side of a Dominicks grocery store on Roosevelt Rd.

From the stories I've heard of the food carts, blues b-sides, and everything-under-the-sun for a dollar, touring the Maxwell Street in Second Life was a truly thrilling experience.

Having collaborated on the first "Age of Conversation" book, I saw the opportunity to help write the second edition as a method for launching the idea of a conversation on social media a step forward. Last year, my chapter titled "It Is Not Enough To Simply Listen," focused upon the need for brands to embrace the participation element of online conversation. This year, I chose to take the long view of persistent interaction and forecast the ramifications of the trail of digital artifacts we distribute over time.



An interview conducted in Second Life with my friend, Duc Ly


Ryan Barrett over at at CheapThrills offered to collect quotes from authors' submissions. I wanted to post the quote from my article, titled, "A Trail of Digital Breadcrumbs," here at Collaborative Ideation.


A Trail of Digital Breadcrumbs
The Age of Conversation II

" ... every observable action is an artifact of who we are and how we interact with the world. By making public our hearts and minds in the language of shared data, we have the potential to not only interact with the present; we may at some point converse with the future."


As a release date draws closer, I will share the news. I look forward to reading the full submissions written by the rest of the authors this fall.

The initial enthusiasm first encountered with the receipt of an invite to seesmic waned quickly. What I remember most from the experience was the ritualistic rehearsal of video responses prior to posting. Although online video illustrates our predominant front for offline conversation rather well, never before had I the opportunity to scrutinize my every facial cue during response. Text was easy. Video was a challenge.

I recently returned to revisit the platform. This time, I perceived the hive conversation in a way I had not the first time around. Immersion within the Twitter stream informed this new perspective on the global conversation that was stirring in the public channel.

So I asked the hive, "What does being part of the seesmic community mean to you?



The responses were revealing. In moments, several users replied. Each had a great answer to the question.

Coincidentally (thanks to Woopra) while writing this post I received a visit from another responder, RJ from WorldVentures DreamTrips.



The news of seesmic opening its video commenting system as a plugin for different blogging platforms brought me back to the community. Video comments in Wordpress are great. However, it's worth taking another look at the health of the seesmic community back at the site. The speed with which rich communication ignites foreshadows the potential for future pervasive computing to connect our world in ways we've yet to imagine.

I experienced an amazing conference this weekend. I met some terrific people, and learned a great deal more about what it means to be a contributor to the digital commons.

Collaborative Ideation will be going through a number of changes in the next few weeks based upon what I learned. I am still a bit overwhelmed, a sentiment I've heard elsewhere, from the intensity of support and encouragement shared between this year's attendees.


with @Stephen of Productivity in Context

My voice was missing from much of this blog. I never really considered it as such until this weekend - instead it was a sandbox for journaling my online exploration of social interaction through the emergent online landscape.

Injecting "I" into CollaborativeIdeation creates a more meaningful artifact - from a former tumbling trail of digital breadcrumbs.


List of Participants:

Cliff Atkinson Shashi Bellamkonda JJ Betts Chris Brown Chris Brogan Harry Brooks Anita Bruzzese Dave Bullock Mark Carter Brian Clark Tom Clifford Clay Collins Valerie Combs Chris Cree Lisa Cree Thomas Croghan Donna Cutting David Dalka Kevin Dixie Tim Draayer Monica Duncan Easton Ellsworth Kevin Ferrasci O'Malley Jonathan Fields Sarah Filipiak Mary-Lynn Foster Annie Galvin Teich Brian Gardner Chris Garrett Jon Gatrell James D. Walton Randy Windsor Sandy Wrenshaw Joanna Young

Phil Gerbyshak Jared Goralnick Karen Hanrahan Joseph Hauckes Vicky Hennegan Scot Herrick John Hong Stephen Hopson Robert Hruzek Timothy Johnson Sara Pete Jones Todd Jordan Bob Kakoliris Christine Kane Adam Kayce Kristen King Scott Kolbe Jen Knoedl Stephen Koernig Bryan Kress George Krueger Amy L Tammy Lenski James G. Lindberg Eli Litscher Rick Mahn Sim Margolis Michael Martine Becky McCray Michelle Vandepas Lorelle VanFossen Colleen Wainwright Denise Wakeman

Maria Meadows Cory Miller Ann Michael Dawud Miracle Debra Moorhead Matthew Murphy Paul O'Flaherty Tim Padar Jesse Petersen Melissa Pierce Wendy Piersall Sandra Ponce de Leon J. Erik Potter Karen Putz Susan R Quandt Levy Rivers Barbara Rozgonyi Jeff Sable Sheila Scarborough Mary Schmidt Derek Semmler Maria Sharon David Sherbow Steve Sherlock Brad Shorr Louise Silberman Sonia Simone-Rossney Julien Smith Stephen Smith Michael Snell Derrick Sorles Terry Starbucker Liz Strauss Jon Swanson Ruth M Sylte Windsor Tanner