Stories

Kin Lane

My Information Storage

When I am asked to save something on the internet when using an web application or desktop application I want to asked where?I want to save it to a public location as part of my profile.I want to save it to a privation location as part of my profile either in my online environment or in a local environment. A local logical drive.This should be part of everything I do on the Internet, I sho
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Track My Comments

I have had this discussion with a few people at different times. I have also seen other people talking about getting information on their commenting. I would like all comments I make on public sites to tracked as part of my history. I want to know what I am saying out there. Just like my search history I want to see each and everyday what I say to the general public at large. Should of course be able to search this information and post cloud views of I ...
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Usage of My Public Profile Information

Since everything with my public profile is accessible to the general public in some form, there should be a easy profile page get at my bio and display links to all my public information. You should be able to see my photos, videos, comments, social networks, etc. Of course the ones I want you to see. You should be able to review my resume and work / project history. You should know if I am looking for work or not. All of this without reall...
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Social Working and Job 2.0

If I want a job or some project work, why do I have to look on so many networks. Sure I can find all the places I want to look these days and accumulate some RSS feeds and monitor these channels.However why should I? I should just turn on the available light and based upon my resume, work history and profile the work just comes to me. It knows how many hours I want and what sort of situation I am available for.Employers can submit to talk more with me and begin an inte...
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Social Networking Profile Aggregation

I have seen a lot of discussion about the use of multiple social networks and how difficult it is to maintain your profile across these networks.I don't want a different profile at each of these networks. I want my one profile and these networks to come to me.I don't want to have go through a lengthy sign up process. I want to be instantly evaluated upon arrival and either let in.....or what?Every application should treat me like this. I don't have to fill...
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Analytics for my Profile

I have this great public profile showing all my stuff.Now of course I want analytics for all of this. I want to know who is looking at what. What is most popular and what is not.Show me which images were looked at today, what audio people heard.I want to be able to do this all without having to grab a piece of code from my Google analytics and paste it on a site.I just want to know.
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Gadgets vs. Browser Add-Ons

While working more and more with my Google Home Page, gadgets and apps I have found that not quite everything I need in my daily operations is available in a gadget or part of the Google Application Pool. This is alright, it will happen. In the mean time I am working to build an arsenal of Firefox Add-Ons that help me accomplish my goal. So I am starting this blog to help gather my thoughts on this topic. Maybe some things aren't mean to be a widget...t...
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Moving on From Outlook

This topic got me blogging again on my personal blog at least. I recently migrated from Outlook...for good. This doesn't seem like much, but I have been using outlook since I think 1998. It has been the cornerstone of my online communication for years. I have each year in a PSD back to 2002. I finally just wanted to get machine independent and I've made the jump to Gmail full time. We'll see where it goes, so far so good.
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Wikinomics and the Future of the Web

Need to share my thoughts on an amazing book that has really changed and accelerated...
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Birthday Wishes

I got 3 birthday wishes today from sites that I have signed up for. Birthdays do not mean much to me, I really do not hold it against anyone for forgetting my Birthday.I really do not look to celebrate my Birthday. However it does stick in my mind when someone wishes me a Happy Birthday. It is just one of those subtle little items that I remember.3 different software services I have signed up for using the data I signed up with sent out a Happy Birthday to me....