I’m finally giving Twitter a go. I’ve avoided it for a long time now, not feeling the need for everyone to know what I’m feeling/doing and not needing to know what everyone else is doing. I felt there are more important things to do.
But my new stance is that collaboration and communication is important and valuable, and Twitter may be a good tool in this regard. So I’m giving it a go, let’s see how long I last.
Update
I tried it. I think I made about 5 updates total. I have more important things in my life to do at the moment. Maybe some other day. Yammer is working for me though, maybe I’m just too work focused?
We live in fascinating times. The internet is changing our lives and our environments at a phenomenal rate and on an amazing scale. I think this period of humanity will be looked back on as a significant progression in human evolution. And this video gives a really interesting insight into what’s currently occurring:
As most of my friends are aware, I read (and love) the publication The Monthly. It’s contains well researched articles and commentary on topical social and political issues and most importantly I find it’s really well written. In the June 08 issue, in the essay ‘Living in the age of noise’ by Robyn Davidson, the following prose really stood out for me as beautifully written:
The logic of bureaucracy is to grow, mycelia-like, through life’s fabric, stifling free impulse, bringing everything and everyone under it’s control. It often appears to act in the interest of ‘the public good’. Or ‘for the community’. But at the root of the bureaucratic mindset is a hatred of the individual. And it is now inescapable. Our actions leave traces in the great fungal mat – in computers, on film – so that, should it be necessary, the bureaucracy can send out a tentacle and haul us in.
We pride ourselves on being ‘free’ – free democracies in which all are allowed to choose. But really, we can only choose between a few kinds of sameness. We cannot choose to reject, to live outside of, the gargantuan administration that is modern life.
Over the past few months the usability/design lab at Sensis has undergone some major upgrades. It is almost there with a few finishing touches to be done but it’s looking and working very nicely indeed. Check it out:
Design Lab
Observation room
Well done to Chris and Fiona who have put in a lot of hard work and time to get it setup just right. I had the pleasure of using it just the other week and it made life so much easier.
And while I’m bragging about my wonderful work place, if anyone is interesting in working for the Sensis design team please drop Chris a line. We are always looking to bolster our talented pool of designers.
