Picking panels for SXSW 2010

SXSW was good but some of the panels weren’t – too many sessions were the result of concerted ballot stuffing by well-connected and determined groups of people (especially that one about the LA tech community). However, this year I’m aware of various friends and acquaintances who have panels shortlisted in the Panel Picker – SXSW […]

Better living through commenting

Not many people, percentagely-speaking, comment on blogs.  A bit of Jakob Nielsen research showed that: In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action. I write a lot of blog posts every week and it’s nice […]