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Are you finding it easier to get work done today? Are you plagued by fewer distractions? Perhaps you should thank Amazon. It turns out Amazon had a little hiccup this morning with its cloud services that some pretty big customers use. Those customers include Foursquare, Reddit and Quora, among others. I have to thank Chanel Lee of FanStuff for alerting me to the story. I read up on it over at The Next Web. I’m sure some users have felt a moment of panic — I’m one of them. How can I hope to maintain my status as Foursquare mayor of HowStuffWorks.com if I can’t check in?
Austin, Texas is known for its live music — the city calls itself the live music capital of the world. The city’s unofficial motto is “Keep Austin Weird,” a phrase promoted by some of the quirky small businesses in the area. One private company in Austin has gone above and beyond to bring focus on the city: SXSW, Inc. Every year, the company produces a huge event that encompasses music, film and interactive exhibits, events and panel discussions called South by Southwest. And the party grows larger every year.
This morning, I read an open essay on Wired UK written by Andrew Keen, author of The Cult of the Amateur. Keen’s argument is that the Internet in general and social networking in particular is destroying privacy and that this, in turn, is erasing part of what it means to be human. I found Keen’s argument to be interesting but flawed. Part of my objection is that I think a few of his premises are faulty.
Yesterday, Facebook unveiled a new feature called Places. It’s another online check-in service that lets you post your location to your Facebook status. If that sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve heard of — or even use — one of a dozen other check-in services on the Internet. Perhaps you’ve earned badges in Foursquare, rely on Google Latitude or you get your virtual passport stamped on Gowalla. Many of these services use Facebook’s API to allow you to post your location to Facebook. But now Facebook is cutting out the middle man.
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