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A Web Beyond Ego (and a simple request)

Posted on Apr 21st, 2007 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

We live, as Madonna aptly put it, in a material world (although unlike her protagonist, I happen to be a material boy). Although that world has brought humanity many benefits, we now must make the... More »

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A generic example of AgreeLive

Posted on Sep 17th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

Open-sourcing our contract "technology," for all the good people at Zaadz to use! Just sign up at Writely... and keep me posted on how you're using AgreeLive! AgreeLive tm An emergent, living, interdependent agreement between... More »

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AgreeLive - an emerging concept for contractual agreements

Posted on Sep 13th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

Using Writely, a very cool collaborative writing app, we are beginning to explore a new way of making contracts. Here’s what I wrote in the contract itself: AgreeLive tm is a new kind of agreement,... More »

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Laughing... and... learning?

Posted on Aug 24th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

I’m LMAO, as they say, at Bob Wright’s new “diavlogging” website, BloggingHeads.tv . It’s the first political commentary site I’ve come across with reasonably intelligent talking heads (they think, too!) who combine deeper political insight... More »

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Peer Production Tools: Writely and Basecamp

Posted on Aug 19th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

For collaborative writing, use Writely . It’s how we peer produce with all of our partners and clients. The documents don’t always convert well into PDF and Word files, but hey — that’s why there’s... More »

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Web 2.0 Video from TechCrunch

Posted on Aug 19th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

Lots of folks ask about Web 2.0. Here’s a pretty definitive video - and it’s just 24 minutes.

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Uplift Academy Workshop Summary

Posted on Aug 19th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

The workshop was a resounding success. Brilliant, caring people, and hopefully connections made for life. I got to meet Frances Moore Lappe , who wrote Diet for a Small Planet and Democracy’s Edge, the latter... More »

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The Importance of Trust

Posted on Aug 19th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

It’s easy to act impetuously in our hyperlinked (and hyperactive) environment. In the days of old, you had to think before acting on impulses. If you wanted to send a communique, you had to sit... More »

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The Mystical Internet

Posted on Aug 19th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

A lot of people think of the internet as mystical. That once you set up your blog, rss feed, newsletter, and podcast, you’re suddenly going to receive a swarm of traffic without putting in creativity... More »

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DoTheChange.com - Pioneering Conversations Launched!

Posted on Jul 27th, 2006 by Sam : Verticality Evangelist Sam

We just started DoTheChange.com 's Pioneering Conversations Project, an evolving series of discussions about, as Don Beck says, "doing the change the world needs done." The first two we recorded are: (1) Emergent Web Working... More »

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