Simon Phipps: from “hub and spokes” towards a “mesh” society

I just listened to another fascinating edition of Floss Weekly. They had an interview with Simon Phipps, Sun's Chief Open Source and Open Standards Officer. His outlook on the way that the Internet changes society and how this will affect business is inspiring and thought provoking: If you look at what is happening in society … Continue reading Simon Phipps: from “hub and spokes” towards a “mesh” society

Why we should stop using Twitter and switch over to Laconica

A lot of my colleagues at Stoas Learning including myself are having a lot of fun using the microblogging service Twitter. It has changed the social interaction between some of the team members and we have gotten to know each other better through a very simple service delivering 140 character messages at a time. I … Continue reading Why we should stop using Twitter and switch over to Laconica