"‘Early services, such as CompuServe, Prodigy or AOL, began as “walled gardens” before they opened up to become websites. The early e-mail services could send messages only within their own walls (rather as Facebook's messaging does today). Instant-messaging, too, started closed, but is gradually opening up. In social networking, this evolution is just beginning.’" - John Lam
"Gee, 'tis nice to have one of my favorite writers about Web 2.0 tip her hat to me for a tumblelog still trying to find its voice and yet still get first mention in the list! Might i attribute this to the power of the enigmatic?
Imagine my surprise to see you follow me at Linkriver and to see the notification arrive in my mail. As a stream of less personal posts, i hope it doesn't disappoint.
Thank you for the mention, Sarah, and keep up the awesome reporting and writing!" - John Lam
Jaime Lerner, architect and urban planner became three-time mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, created a bus rapid transit system, taught adults to recycle through their children, and turned the capital city into the greenest city in the world. - John Lam
wow, a $550 swimsuit. "When I put it on, I feel like some sort of action hero, like I'm ready to take on the world," says American swimmer Ryan Lochte. - Jess Lee
After reading the article, duh, i realized it should have occurred to me in high school: use tensegrity and padding to create a more streamlined suit, in addition to the sharkskin texturing. - John Lam
