Bookswap

I went to one of those bookswapping sites today to find a Thomas Frank book.  I searched for stuff that I’d have to trade in order to get it.  I figured with the amount of books I have, there’s bound to be someone who wanted to trade with me.

How many books showed up in my search?  None.  Only video games, and really expensive ones too.  Maybe the people getting rid of the books don’t like

Posted at 11pm on 10/07/08 | no comments | Filed Under: Uncategorized read on

Idea: Facebook Introductions

As a follow up to my post on LinkedIn, I have an idea for a cool Facebook Application.  You select two or more of your friends that don’t know each other and dump them into a shopping cart of some sort.  You’ll write info about how they will be relevant/useful to each other, and hit submit.  All of the selected friends will get an email “introducing” them to the others, and they’ll see your little

Posted at 3pm on 09/29/08 | 1 comment | Filed Under: facebook, ideas, introductions read on

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I work as a consultant for IBM, and none of the views reflected in this blog necessarily reflect the view of IBM as a company.  (I have to say that for legal reasons; I’m not an authority figure on this stuff, just a fan).

I write a lot about usability, systems, and technology.  I’m very interested in looking at non-digital systems and improving processes.  You can contact me at skeetervalentine at google’s mail service.

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