http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog ...even a dice can roll Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:22:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Discussions of the unique challenges and opportunities that are part of social software design are making their way into mainstream discussion. This is nice primer for Gentry Underwood. Here's some excerpts: The problem: "...for all of the press and fanfare, most social software is, well, socially awkward. " "...design is profoundly awkward for ... http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/12/05/designing-social-software-gentry-underwood-ideo/ If you are wondering what the changes mean you could do a lot worse than reading this analysis by the always excellent ReadWriteWeb http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/12/05/facebooks-new-privacy-changes/ http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/11/30/cory-doctorow-privacy-is-it-time-for-a-revolution/ Discussions about privacy are muddled. That's because people are often talking at cross purposes. It turns out that privacy is virtually impossible to define. And to further confuse matters, we think we care about it. But when it really comes down to it. We don't. To begin to make progress in ... http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/10/30/people-dont-care-about-privacy/ The number one facebook blog www.allfacebook.com has a guide for sale that show you how to manage your privacy settings on facebook. The Holy Grail of Facebook Privacy is a simple guide to protecting yourself on Facebook and making sure you never end up with an embarrassing situation that could have ... http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/09/03/the-holy-grail-of-facebook-privacyis-not-practical-for-most-users/ Share a place you love. Without spoiling the joy of discovery. Have a look at this Google Map of caches in the West of Ireland. And zoom out for caches across the rest of the world. With thanks to Chris Reilly. http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/08/07/irelands-most-active-online-community/ FineTuna, makes the back-and forth of fine tuning designs online an achingly simple and pleasant task. Another great tool from the guys that brought us Toddle "beautifully simple email newsletters." 3 minute screen cast shows how simple this is to use. Play in FULLSCREEN mode. Screencasts and videos online FULLSCREEN VIEW---------------------MOUSEOVER BOTTOM RIGHT---^ http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/06/09/finetuna-achingly-easy-collaborative-fine-tuning-of-designs-online/ See the demo I always used to believe that there is nothing as powerful as an idea whose time has come. Now, I'm not so sure. Now, I'm beginning to think that there is nothing as powerful as a simple demo. If you have not seen this yet. Go and look ... http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/05/14/wolfram-alpha-daring-to-believe/ Flashmob = For Ad hoc fun. In public places. Just gather a mob together in a flash. 3 easy steps. 1. Tell everyone you know. 2. Draw a circle on your hand. 3. Turn up. Here's a taste of what they did in New York. In London. A massive free-for-all spontaneous pillow fight. In Dublin... Tonight ... http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/04/18/quick-spread-the-word-flashmob-8pm-today-stags-head/ Twitter almost solves the biggest baddest puzzle of our time. But its not there yet. And I think Twission is the final piece in that puzzle. So what is the biggest baddest puzzle of our time. In short, too much of a good thing. Information overload. We live in an age where we ... http://www.niall-larkin.com/blog/2009/04/09/twission-is-the-final-piece-in-the-twitter-puzzle/