Topics Nnamdi joined

• • social networking

  My belief is that there will be 2-4 *massive* networks that a lot of people will use (Fb/myspace/bebo/friendster) and a lot of niche…  more

  My belief is that there will be 2-4 *massive* networks that a lot of people will use (Fb/myspace/bebo/friendster) and a lot of niche networks will smaller, more focused audience.

  The next wave of large network will likely have a significant mobile component...

  all conjecture, or course.

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• • happiness

  No. But it can be learned.

  No.

  But it can be learned.

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• • rails

  overrated? It is certainly not a pancea. For the right kind of app, I believe you save in development time, ideally mitigating risk…  more

  overrated?

  It is certainly not a pancea.

  For the right kind of app, I believe you save in development time, ideally mitigating risk of sustained development only to find the product/market fit isn't quite right.

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• • How to create a topic on yabb that lots of people then join?

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• • Was facebook a better user experience before it introduced "applications "?

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• • Web 2.0 - what can/should it give us?

  for individuals: efficient allocation of our attention....and some reward for it.

  for individuals: efficient allocation of our attention....and some reward for it.

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• • Why are people bad at predicting their intended behaviour vs their actual behaviour?

  not yet refined an articulated discussion on this yet, but I will in time for a skype conversation. There is a great book…  more

  not yet refined an articulated discussion on this yet, but I will in time for a skype conversation.

  There is a great book on this in behavioral economics called "predictably irrational", by dan ariely.

  Well worth a read.

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• • design patterns for social software

  what are the the consistently important design patterns in successful social web apps? and what are the best examples?

  what are the the consistently important design patterns in successful social web apps? and what are the best examples?

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• • What can be done to speed up the adoption of Ruby on Rails?

  does the adoption of rails needs to be sped up at all?

  does the adoption of rails needs to be sped up at all?

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