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Scratch @ MIT 2010 Day 2 and 3

August 17, 2010

This is a picture of the the Event Space, the main presentation space. Besides the obviously very high ceiling, the room is laid out diagonally. It works. A simple idea. Brilliantly executed. The building really is designed (by Fumihiko Maki) with function in mind.
Loneliness is failed Solitude

I find the most value at the conference not [...]

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LinkedIn Group Management Problem

May 23, 2010

LinkedIn is one of those sites that you hate but use. It is boring. It has horrible user interface. But it is useful as a secondary professional network — to loosely stay in touch with professional acquaintances.
There is however one ridiculous problem with how it support groups. You can setup a group for managing communications [...]

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Mobile Camp Boston 3

April 3, 2010

Went to Mobile Camp Boston 3, now part of Mobile Mondays. This was the first mobile event I attended. I love the location, MIT Tang Center, easy parking, 1/2 away from Starbucks. Was it useful? Not too bad. Found out there is life beyond the iPhone/iPad. (Not a lot, but a little bit..). The camp [...]

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My Accidental Connection with Senator Ted Kennedy

August 28, 2009

Being Chinese in Boston, I always hear positive stories about the late Senator Ted Kennedy helping immigrants. In addition, I agree with most of his political views, he seemed like a good Senator. After learning of his death, I felt we had lost a great man. I added one of his biographies to my Amazon [...]

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Can We Separate our Online Personal and Professional Lives?

August 12, 2009

Went to PodCampBoston4 this weekend. Everyone is working on the “next big thing” -what is “social media”? What does it mean? How is it affecting all of us? How far should it go? This weekend helped me answer a question – when social media enters the arena, should we keep our personal and professional lives [...]

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