I'm pleased to see the ever continuing evolution of PodCamp as a community gathering. It's amazing to see how people adapt PodCamp to fit what's appropriate in their communities and local cultures, and I hope we continue to see new innovations. I wanted to clarify something that occurred to me on the drive into the office this morning:
Here is a dead simple solution for foreclosed houses: offer these at cut rate auctions to affordable housing developers like CASCAP in Cambridge, MA. These agencies can use the properties, otherwise fated to decay, for affordable housing for the poor and homeless.
Jeff Pulver's hosting Spring VON.x in San Jose the week of March 17. While I can't make it, if you have any interest in voice or video online, you should.
Joseph Jaffe was kind enough to send me a review copy of his latest book, Join the Conversation. It's a really, really LONG book, weighing in at 300 pages. I managed to get through it in about two weeks of sporadic reading.
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Valentine's Day doesn't rank highly on my list of important days. As CC Chapman said, if you need a holiday to show someone you love that you care, you have serious issues you need to address in your relationship.
Worth watching, on the housing crisis.
I've got a post on the work blog about beer money, and would LOVE your thoughts and comments on it:
