Meriblog: Meri Williams' Weblog

“The big “P” word in technology these days is “participatory.” But I’m increasingly convinced that a more important “P” word is “presence.”"

(tags: analysis twitter smart presence community socialsoftware social web2.0)

“Ambient intimacy is about being able to keep in touch with people with a level of regularity and intimacy that you wouldn’t usually have access to, because time and space conspire to make it impossible.”

(tags: twitter adoption behaviour ambientintimacy greatterm conversation community social socialsoftware)

“Whatever their reaction, the code of conduct is the same. Girls are meant to make themselves as appealing as possible, and wait to be asked. Boys are meant to ask, and if they are turned down, keeping asking around until someone says ‘yes’.”

(tags: diversity speakers speaking genderpolitics gender discrimination equality social attitudes)

Interesting article about slowly changing your career via refactoring.

(tags: advice business career development entrepeneurship freelance ideas jobs work)

My friend Mili is a crazy person and is running the Race for Life. Sponsor her if you have a fiver to spare.

(tags: charity sponsorship running crazy mili)