I have been thinking a lot lately about the increasing importance of the “public data layer” — meaning, data that we will need (“we” applied broadly, meaning the general public, NGOs, government, scientists, journalists) to make sense of what’s going on in and increasingly busy, but increasingly quantifiable world. First, some of the drivers here.… Continue reading
Category: Wanted
Wanted: email apology bot
Maybe we all live in the email anti-Lake Wobegon, where we’re all “worse than average” at email, in our own minds. One problem with email is the giant guilt pile it creates — the psychological consisting of the number of emails you know are in there that you have forgotten about, ignored, or missed. My guess is… Continue reading
Wanted: Partychat for Google Hangouts
I’ve been a remote or semi-remote worker for a long time now. Which has a boatload of pros (flexibility) as well as cons (distance from “the watercooler”). Over time, I’ve tried lots of things to help forge a stronger connection among my distributed or semi-distributed teams. As you would expect, it’s always a lot harder… Continue reading
Wanted: Partychat for Google Hangouts
I’ve been a remote or semi-remote worker for a long time now. Which has a boatload of pros (flexibility) as well as cons (distance from “the watercooler”). Over time, I’ve tried lots of things to help forge a stronger connection among my distributed or semi-distributed teams. As you would expect, it’s always a lot harder… Continue reading
Wanted: A Dashboard for Internet Citizenship
One thing I’ve wanted for a long time now is a dashboard that helps me track the wide array of tech policy issues I follow. One place where I could check, every morning, to get a sense of what issues are trending & developing, what longer-term issues are brewing, what specific milestones are approaching, and… Continue reading
Still looking for a smarter inbox
I am bad at email. Maybe everyone is. But I feel like I’m worse than most; or at least worse than I want to be. I feel like my inbox should do a better job helping me find emails that are important. I use Gmail and Priority Inbox, so I don’t mean “important” in that… Continue reading
Wanted: Highrise Chrome Extension
Update: I built it. I’ve used Highrise as a lightweight CRM for a few years now. It’s fine for my needs — basically keeping track of people who I meet on email. The thing that really made Highrise start to work for me is integration with Gmail, via Rapportive. Being able to add someone to… Continue reading
Wanted: The Self-Hiding Alarm Clock
This morning while cleaning up my office, I came across an old sketchbook from one of my design classes in college, circa ~1999. In it was a gem of a product idea (if I do say so myself). Without further adieu, here it is: The Self-Hiding Alarm Clock: So, who’s with me to set up… Continue reading
Wanted: An Open Commonplace Book
I’ve been reading Steven Johnson‘s new book, Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation. It’s an enjoyable read, in large part because of Steven’s ability to draw connections across seemingly unrelated subject areas to tell a unified story. I’m only about halfway through, but in a nutshell: innovation is a natural phenomenon;… Continue reading
Wanted: Strategic Networking Tool
I’d like to make an addition to my internet wish list for 2011: a Strategic Networking Tool. Here’s what I mean: Online networks of all kinds are very good at telling you who you’re already connected with. Who your friends are, who your professional contacts are, etc. This is great, but it’s all looking in… Continue reading
Wanted: Aggregated Group Playlist
I love music, but I am really bad about keeping up with new stuff. My iTunes library is only so-so, so I spend most of my time listening to playlists on 8tracks. This is good for variety, and great for finding the right background music for a BBQ or party, but there’s something missing: my… Continue reading
Wanted: Awesome web designer
Here at The Open Planning Project, we are currently looking to add to our talented design team. If you’re a web designer with visual design talent, rock-solid production skills, and a strong intuition for user experience, we want to hear from you. Download the full job description. Life is good at TOPP — we work… Continue reading