Posted by mikocoffey on July 31st, 2007
A few days ago I posted my own definition of the semantic web on the NESTA blog. I tried to explain what the next generation of the web will be like, in terms that even my mother could understand. I guess I did a pretty good job of it, because as of today it has been linked to several times, and translated into Italian and Portuguese. People seemed to particularly like this handy diagram I did:
If you’ve never understood what this term means, have a look at my definition and let me know if it makes sense to you. Because I predict you’re going to hear a lot more about it soon.
Posted by mikocoffey on May 31st, 2007
I can’t believe it, but I am going to link to Microsoft…
A post I wrote on the NESTA blogs about the winner of Microsoft’s Design IT competition, which is a screensaver created by user-generated content designed to help Alzheimer’s sufferers store their personal memories:
The screensaver is a simple application with the “why didn’t I think of that” factor: a carer and person with dementia can upload text, video and photos to the screensaver to help them remember important people, moments and facts about their lives. It’s great when an existing technology like this can be adopted and put to good use…
Read the full post & comment here on the Making Innovation Flourish blog >>
Posted by mikocoffey on April 14th, 2007
My personal favourite moments from NMK’s Goodness 2.0 event, written for the NESTA blogs. Goodness 2.0 was all about how charities, non-profits and NGOs can make use of 2.0 tools and techniques. My main take-away from the event was about the power of the social web to share with the world some truly amazing stories, like the one about a violinist who wanted to give directly to the people who needed it most, rather than giving indirectly through a charity (links below). It moved me to tears.
… there was one big takeaway for me: Steven Buckley’s intro with the water buffalo story. Check the NMK blog for details, or watch the video yourself…
I love stories like the water buffalo story. It’s things like this and the Free Hugs movie that make all this social web stuff worthwhile.
Read the full post & comment here on the Making Innovation Flourish blog >>
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