Flickr被Yahoo收购之后，不但在国外，而且在国内的VC界，也都引发了对社会性软件的关注。尽管很多人还不知道什么是社会性软件，但是有关社会性网络服务(SNS)和一些已经非常流行的软件已经让他们大概知道了这是一类新兴的软件(服务)。而转眼间,一些创业者也早已经把Social Software的一些特性融入到自己的服务中，从音乐、语音、视频、图片甚至到其他数字物品，预计将有越来越多的服务走向“社会性”。而投资商，也将会热追能够快速发展的服务，让这个领域升温到烫手为止。
Douban，图书评价网络，是国内的团队近期开发的一个不错的社会性软件，虽然在商业模型上还有很多模糊的地方，但是从团队对社会性软件的理解来看，已经颇有可看好的潜力了。
M$’s bloglines
I just tested Microsoft’ online RSS aggregator, started at start.com. Slow and no fun. Microsft still repeats it’s old model of software market strategy, copy but no innovation.
Though they have employed a lot of javascript code in this online aggregator to make it more accessible and ease of use. I can’t actually accept the other functions I guess the next step is to integrate this service with their MSN Spaces service. The world of blogosphere in Microsoft’s eyes will thus become more and more close. Just like other paradoxes we talked between centralization and decentralization, i’m afraid MS is losing and will lose this game eventually. Too early to conclude? Maybe….
留意DIY书签由来已久，虽然动手不多，但可以经常当作娱乐来欣赏。这个为穷人考虑的WIFI加强天线就不错，颇有娱乐性，比从前介绍那个更强劲一点。
朋友寄来CD欣赏，竟然也用了我推荐的DIY光盘套子，娱乐外加成就感，:D
别忘了，DIY就是LBD(Learning By Doing)。
MIT的媒体实验室在Negroponte的带领下，正在尝试创造更加廉价的笔记本电脑，争取低于100美元，让全世界的孩子有更多机会接触到数字知识世界。这是个BHAG(Big Hairy Audacious Goal)，虽然还有很多社会性因素远远超过技术的可行性，但是值得为其中的可行性而努力。记得春节前采访Ilya的时候，我们也讨论了Simputer的创意，也许全功能的廉价电脑更有吸引力。“数字鸿沟”需要实际的填补，即使是精卫填海也未必无益。
Negroponte 说：“Davos的年会上我的演讲获得了更多的支持…”。看来每年的Davos世界经济论坛还是有点儿成效的，至少让一些梦想得到了公共关注，只是别浪费钱财多出成果才是。
所有的创业团队都肯定会经历一个各自不同的艰苦过程，但是有一个共同的真理：创业团队经历的任何错误总会在一个新的团队中完整重复一遍。这个真理已经屡试不爽，好的情况，团队可以尽量降低错误的代价，或者缩短纠正的时间；而比较糟糕的是，这些问题给某些团队会带来不可预测的影响，甚至是快速地夭折。
Talks with Rebecca
Rebecca asked me several questions on recent event about BBS and web site registration by China government. She posted it the script on the Global Voices blog. Hopefully, more oversea’s bloggers can understand the situation of Chinese bloggers from the short coversation.
In a small seminar yesterday in Shanghai Normal University. I was invited to talk to dozens of educational bloggers. I encouraged them to make more communication with bloggers around the world that they can learn more, know more and do more from global collaboration. Actually, educational bloggers are a big part of the whole blogosphere in China. We should pay attention and do more support to such group in the future.
Our non-profit organization, Social Brain Foundation(SBF), is working on serveral frontiers to improve grassroots culture in China. The educational web site, oedu.org, is also a project supported by SBF.