Chris Brogan's Attention Upgrade: cbvlog

Internet Video Isn't Dead

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:42:19 -0500

Social conversation has taken the place of Internet TV shows as the prime driver for video. Sites like Magnify.net, Seesmic, Utterz, and other places promoting Internet video as "conversation" are suddenly important and interesting. Different than our original plans, but definitely of note. Sorry for that weird crunch sound. Not sure where that came from.

Stay Tuned

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:53:43 -0500

We're going back on the air shortly, with a new focus: no, not kid ukulele tunes. Instead, we're going to talk about empowering individuals with your life. Coming soon.

Tis the Season- Giving

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:30:02 -0500

Today, we talk about charitable giving, to http://frozenpeafun.com , to http://laptopgiving.org, and also we point you to http://grasshoppers.ning.com, a social network that points out ways to be helpful. Finally, if you're a twitter user, add @SantaCause, to hear about all the great charitable causes out there. Swing by my blog at [chrisbrogan.com] to see what else is on my mind. Thanks for stopping by, and hello TechCrunch types.

Interface Gets the Finger

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:00:11 -0500

Why do we just have a mouse still? Why are we simply clicking? There are many more gestures and body parts and bits we can get into the game. Why isn't the future of interface here already? No, not Microsoft Surface. More at [chrisbrogan.com]

Riding a Horse to Look at the Flowers

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:19:36 -0500

Too many things have had my attention, and I'm skimming too many things. How do we manage all the various social networks and platforms we're spending time on? I'm finding that there's too much skimming and not enough going deep. (Don't be dirty). What are YOUR ways of dealing with this?

Job Hunting 2.0

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:27:32 -0500

Thinking about job hunting, and which tools can be used for this. I had a great conversation with someone asking me what tools people are using for finding jobs, and I said that folks are using LinkedIN, Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks to start, instead of the more traditional Monster.com. What do YOU think? Swing by http://chrisbrogan.com and say hi, too.

Working on an Attention Aggregator

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:58:14 -0500

I'm working on a new project that once it works out, I'll share the guts and nuts of how we did it. Working on how to use a small network of friends to bubble up the most interesting information you need instead of sifting through blog after blog after blog. Could we all take a bite of the pie and make the information come faster/easier/smoother? That's the plan. Swing by http://chrisbrogan.com to see recent posts that relate to this.

Working On This Show

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:17:07 -0500

I'm working on revitalizing this show. I'm sorry I was gone a few days. But I'm going to ramp this thing up even more. Stay watching, but please, if you're not yet registered (sorry if it's a hassle..it's how the site's built right now), please register and leave me comments on what you wish I'd do better. : )

Let My Data Go

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:08:32 -0500

I want data to move more freely between sites and applications. Why is it I have to fill out forms over and over and over again. Yes, I understand the OpenID project, but why isn't this a business tool, too? How come my employers can't just transfer a file and know who I am, where I bank, how I like my exemptions, etc? Crazy.

YouTube is My Kids TV

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:17:58 -0500

My family is in the background watching YouTube. Not TV. They're finding things they think are funny and they're having a hell of a time with it. No TV network involved. I'm saying that there's a value to having an attention aggregator or curator, and that provided we find a way to share the revenue with all the people involved in creating good stuff, I think there's something there still. (Not officially shilling for Magnify.net, but this is their model at present: finding the good stuff and letting you curate it). Once we find a way to compensate creators along the way, it might prove to be a good model. Swing by the blog at http://chrisbrogan.com

Social Graph vs Social Network

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:04:39 -0500

Thinking about this term "social graph," partly because of an article by Tim Berners Lee (getting the hell linked out of it), and because Stowe Boyd over at /Message was saying that he's wearing down on NOT using the term, because people are showing good reasons to use it. My take: social graph is all the meaning and the guts of information. Social network is the container. Meaning, what MATTERS is the graph not the container. Right? Who knows. I blogged a bit about it here.

Mobile Internet- Where Is It

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:58:19 -0500

I want better mobile access to the Internet. Seems like media is the biggest hole in the process right now. I can't watch YouTube on my BlackBerry Curve (yes, I've heard of the iPhone). I want something that feels a lot more mobile and usable. What do you think?

Is Advertising All There Is

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:07:10 -0500

Why are all the business models advertising? Why can't we have OTHER ways to make money off web apps and this new world of ours? How ELSE can we make money? This episode has me looking all over the place. That's because I'm reading off my laptop screen instead of staring into the camera. Swing by my blog at http://chrisbrogan.com .

Amazon Kindle Book Reader-Why

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:47:58 -0500

Wherein which I tell why I don't really like the idea of the Amazon Kindle book reader. I don't like the Sony book reader either. I like gadgets, and have plenty, but I just can't see wanting yet another gadget for this. I read books in paper, sometimes online, and often times in audio. What IS the right solution? Not sure. Do I need this solved? Well, I probably wouldn't have thought I needed an iPod, until someone showed me how to get hundreds of CDs in one tiny rectangle. I get that, at least. Swing by the blog at http://chrisbrogan.com

Wild Hair and Should We Be Here

chris@attentionupgrade.com (Chris Brogan...) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:59:44 -0500

Should we even do AttentionUPGRADE on the weekend? That's just my question for you. What else has my attention is how can we manage all these various social networks. How do I keep up with Twitter, Utterz, Seesmic, Facebook, and everywhere else? What are YOU doing? And swing by http://chrisbrogan.com