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Alexander van Elsas

Alexander van Elsas

I write about (social) media technology, the human factor and anything else I care about. Currently CEO of www.glubble.com
@mgloerich Maybe, but I don't mind decentralization honestly. Conversation should always be set free.
Blogging isn't dead but the interaction wrt blog posts is definitely decentralizing. and moving away from the blog to other places.
@mdekruijter Als dat toeval is dan ben ik Barbapappa ;-)
Wtf @Socialsarah14 through 20 are retweeting my blogpost half naked? Sigh. http://tweetphoto.com/gikladih #asomewhatobviouspamscam
new blog post: The human factor in social media (revisited): http://vanelsas.wordpress.com/2009...
The human factor in social media (revisited) - http://vanelsas.wordpress.com/2009...
Not a surprise: Apple may have 100K apps in it's store, but most of them are hardly used: http://www.pcworld.com/article...
Bad luck? I'm looking at a beautiful sunset and all I have with me is a crap iPhone that refuses to capture its beauty
I really dislike the iPhone camera and it will become an increasingly important factor to look at when selecting a new phone.For me the most important elements are: 1) Call quality and easy of use when calling/SMSing (yes folks I use my phone as a phone). 2) The camera quality (I find myself in need of a good, always around mobile camera 3) Web browsing/ mobile apps - Alexander van Elsas
While the iPhone scores best on 3) it scores poor on 1) and 2) for me, and they are more importnat to me. I have my hopes set on (An) Droid. How about you? - Alexander van Elsas
This one from Santorini worked out pretty well: http://friendfeed.com/bhc3... - Hutch Carpenter
Nice one Hutch :-) I do have some (occasional) success with it, but most of the time it's just a frustrating experience. - Alexander van Elsas
@stoweboyd To me it seems he just uses a different context (depth) :-)
@stoweboyd @sethgodin isn't wrong. Neither are you. Its the diff between a depth or breadth view. Sadly we've become a snack generation
about to block this digg-bot for spamming me all the time. Digg is highly overrated imo
being able to register/login using openid is actually very nice, we're almost done :-)
Just read work from Jonathan Harris, one of my favorite artists. Unlike most things read he got me silent and thinking. http://number27.org/worldbu...
he has done a great job at writing things down that I care and have written about. Makes me realize that writing is an art. I'll post a few quotes although quotes aren't the way to go. Take your time and read it all, slowly! - Alexander van Elsas
he Internet is causing mass homogenization of human identity, making us all look the same. We use the same tools and social networks, fitting into the same templates, designed by companies to maximize page views and profits (with some notable exceptions like Craigslist). "Most online experiences are made, like fast food, to be cheap, easy, and addictive: appealing to our hunger for... more... - Alexander van Elsas
"As we fill in the same boxes, answer the same questions, and express ourselves in the same generic ways, we might think this convergence of identity is a good thing, leading to some kind of global unity or mass empathy. But true empathy comes not from forcing people all to be the same, but from helping people to appreciate their differences." - Alexander van Elsas
"We cherish our capitols, cathedrals, museums, monuments, and parks, but who will build structures of this stature in the digital world?" - Alexander van Elsas
@kyleplacy You are too kind, thanks for the compliment :-)
Can we not talk about twitter lists anymore for like the next couple of years or so. It's not a disruptive technology, just a freaking list
Google disrupting the (mobile) map market using the less than free business model: http://abovethecrowd.com/2009...
@StevenHodson I never would have expected it coming to that ;-)
I do not recommend that you read this - http://vanelsas.wordpress.com/2009...
@AlexSchleber They obviously know things about me I didn't ;-)
@PhilBaumann thanks :-)
I do not recommend that you read this: http://vanelsas.wordpress.com/2009...
Just blocked a few morons that thought I would have interest in some Halloween test. SPAM idiots
@mellieReed Thanks, appreciate it :-)
Simplicity is complicated http://avdi.org/devblog...
It's great to see that the 'early adopters' are jumping to build lists in Twitter. Me? I don't think I'll put in the effort. Too many bots.
Privacy? We do not need e-mail addresses or names to identify people on the web. http://www.nytimes.com/auth...
@eliotfrick thanks ;-)
My last post got retweeted by many bots, 3 porn stars (one has a foot sex fetish), and a dating site. I'm ready to give up on social media
@pratikks I suspect 90% is not human anymore. I am even beginning to doubt myself now ;-) Twitter has become the online bot paradise
@gherlein Thanks, appreciate it
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