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susie: i know i've complained about this before. susie: but i miss your writing. cloud8: yeah? cloud8: i write still susie: all i get now are links to articles, random songs you're listening to, and your photography. susie: i was just rereading an entry i wrote

I’m not tired of technology and it’s usefulness.  I’m a bit worn out by the constant talk of widgets, apps, social advertising, market share, social graphs, UGC, who bought who, I was talking to so-and-so and didya know she-used-to-be-part-of-xyz’s?

Part of me, the ex-banker, understands the stuff above.  The other part, the one who left that behind, calls bullshit.

For me as someone who loves to consume inspirational content, the worth of participation in a creative-weighted community outweighs the size of more content-dispersed communities.

Will: can tomorrow be here yet???? half day bitches Josh: yeah i am super tired Will: baaaaaaahhhh what can i do on my 3 days off fool? Josh: dunno Josh: beach? Josh: surf? Josh: mexico? Will: mexico sucks Will: uve been there Josh: hahahah Josh: yeah Will: those ethnic ppls

Through machine tags, Dopplr places now have visual girth and Flickr gets more meta data. As more data is added (Zagat reviews, similar visits, etc.), the usefulness grows.