So if you meet an early adopter have some courtesy, have some sympathy, and some taste. To be an early adopter of new web applications and specifically Web 2.0 social networks and User Generated Content (UGC) based sites like Norg, Twitter, Brightkite etc means that you come in before that site or network has reached critical mass. In fact - you join up when they're still handing out single ... Read full entry

Thanks, Gutenberg - but we're too pressed for time to read The rise of print "technology" had far more profound consequences than many of us would think. At the time Gutenberg invented the print press in the 15th century, there was no easy way of recording and sharing ideas and information on a mass basis. Once a method of producing large quantities of print material became available, social and intellectual change, ... Read full entry