tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15362612912876742352024-03-13T09:41:20.921-07:00Botgirl in Chronological OrderBotgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.comBlogger265125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-47678928166712785542009-02-11T08:31:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.274-08:00Mixed Reality Art Show and Dueling Tag CloudsI've recently accepted an invitation to participate in a mixed reality art exhibition. I'll be leading one of five teams creating 1/2 sim installations in Second Life that will be captured via machinima and still imagery for presentation in a number of RL galleries. My topic is "The Ambiguity of Identity." I'll provide more details here soon.<br /><br />Here's the latest snippit from some of the research I've been doing on the expression of my own identities across social networks. These images were created in <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a> and reflect <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a> tags. The first is Botgirl's ; the second is Human's. It seems Human is a bit more well-rounded!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3272350120/" title="Tag Cloud for Botgirl's Delicious Accoutn by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/3272350120_b47e2e87ce.jpg" alt="Tag Cloud for Botgirl's Delicious Accoutn" height="326" width="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3271529697/" title="Tag Cloud for Human's Delicious Account by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3271529697_97b9203beb.jpg" alt="Tag Cloud for Human's Delicious Account" height="325" width="500" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-81814610409459745972009-02-10T09:32:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.280-08:00Having Genius vs. Being GeniusMy experience of giving birth to a creative work typically includes long stretches of concerted effort punctuated by periods of both blissful rapture and excruciating despair. In the video below, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Pray-Love-Everything-Indonesia/dp/0143038419">Eat, Pray, Love</a> author Elizabeth Gilbert shares some thought-provoking insights on how we might reframe our perception of the creative process to reduce its personally-destructive aspects.<br /><br /><object height="326" width="446"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/ElizabethGilbert_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=453"><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/ElizabethGilbert_2009-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ElizabethGilbert_2009.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=453" height="326" width="446"></embed></object>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-70444961029903414922009-02-09T11:25:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.289-08:00Twitter Lemmings Fall Over Cliff of Dalai Lama Stories<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3266728467/" title="dalai lama twitter - Google News by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/3266728467_02964364bf.jpg" alt="dalai lama twitter - Google News" height="353" width="500" /></a><br /><br />The verdict is still out about whether the Twitter identity attributed to the office of <a href="http://www.dalailama.com/">His Holiness the Dalai Lama</a> was created by an authorized entity. Although it's been <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iPC3EetHJJfkiyc-t8HxO8xziFcQ">reported</a> that the account was closed by Twitter today because it was created by an impersonator, there is no official information from Twitter or H.H. Could be Chinese misinformation to thwart the 20,000+ followers. Or could be a total fake to start with.<br /><br />I'm just going to sit on the edge of the cliff and wait to make any conclusions.<br /><br />(An hour or so later)<br /><br />Okay, looks like it was an <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/02/twitter-dalai-l.html">impersonator</a>. But it was a good idea. Maybe the real H.H. will sign up.Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-36716176448127492572009-02-05T09:44:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.293-08:00Plurk Goes Crazy for Fake Lindens Today Thanks to ArminasX Saiman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://storage.koinup.com/081201x98643/98643-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 244px;" src="http://storage.koinup.com/081201x98643/98643-6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://secondeffects.com/">ArminasX Saiman</a> started a micro-fad on Plurk today by changing his display name to Armi Linden. Chaos erupted as Second Life Plurkers began channeling fake Lindens and posting all kinds of ROLF messages.<br /><br />A few were displeased and one notable person whose name I won't mention here dropped all of the participants from his timeline.<br /><br />Here's a shot from my December <a href="http://botgirl.blogspot.com/2008/12/meet-botgirl-linden.html">post</a> on creating a Botgirl Linden identity on OpenLife.Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-80034256754162852142009-02-03T10:46:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.297-08:00Original Concept Sketch For Botgirl vs. Human ComicI recently found a number of misplaced sketches that were behind the <a href="http://botgirlvhuman.smackjeeves.com/comics/408940/botgirl-vs-human-01/">Botgirl vs. Human Comic</a> and some other projects. Here's the first:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3250467121/" title="Botgirl vs Human Original Sketch by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3066/3250467121_408dd52742_b.jpg" alt="Botgirl vs Human Original Sketch" height="881" width="625" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-85854799881597373912009-02-02T17:19:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.303-08:00I'm #2 in The Metaverse on the Twitter Elite List<a href="http://twitter.grader.com/location?Location=The+Metaverse">Twitter Grader</a> has some secret-sauce algorithm to create a list of <span style="font-style:italic;">Twitter Elite</span> in each region. On a whim, I queried "The Metaverse" and I came in at #2. I don't know quite what to make of this, but it makes for a fast blog post. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3248507563/" title="Second in the Metaverse by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3248507563_1555d98225_o.png" width="625" height="714" alt="Second in the Metaverse" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-7861748660457816442009-02-02T07:23:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.309-08:00BOTGIRL VS HUMAN: Twitter Follower's Word Clouds<a href="http://www.twittersheep.com/">Twittersheep</a> creates word clouds based on your Twitter friends' profile text. As you can see, there's a definite difference between Botgirl and Human. <br /><br />I've set up an open Avatar vs. Human <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/avh/">Flickr group</a> for people to post their own "avh" images. Feel free to add visualizations from social networks, results of psychological tests, or actual snapshopts of your human and avatar selves.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3245973563/" title="Followers' Wordclouds: Botgirl vs. Human by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/3245973563_136294bc1b_o.png" alt="Followers' Wordclouds: Botgirl vs. Human" height="1166" width="624" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-80969682794991710782009-01-30T10:18:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.319-08:00A Quick Survey of Gods on TwitterI'm not sure what led me to check, but here are Twitter pages from some currently worshiped deities. According to Twitter, you can follow God, but you can't follow Jesus because he doesn't exist. Allah has protected his updates and Krishna is working with Wordpress. And Satan? <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3238725873/" title="Gods on Twitter by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3238725873_5e5225caf9_o.png" alt="Gods on Twitter" height="1947" width="625" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-64070183976291102902009-01-29T17:50:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.325-08:00Why I'm Happy Nightflower Left Second LifeMy good friend and comic collaborator Night(flower) <a href="http://nightflowerblossoming.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/01/graceful-departure.html">decided</a> to commit virtual seppuku last week and is gone, gone, gone. I am very proud of her for taking that step. Like many people I know, Night had kept her virtual life secret from her spouse (and Night had a BIG virtual life.) Having spent many hours discussing the topic with her over the past year, I take her decision to leave and "finally unite the two halves " of herself as a giant step of integrity. So I'm very happy for her.<br /><br />Here's a page from the <a href="http://issuu.com/botgirl/docs/nightvshuman">comic</a> we co-created back in September that prophetically foreshadowed her current action.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/2865712617/" title="Night vs. Human 04 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/2865712617_50b5449f3e_b.jpg" alt="Night vs. Human 04" height="937" width="625" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-30019558096689616332009-01-28T20:30:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.332-08:00Plurk adds Second Life as Country<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3235144883/" title="Plurk Adds Second Life as Country by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3459/3235144883_4b8127c93c.jpg" alt="Plurk Adds Second Life as Country" height="366" width="500" /></a><br /><br />Does this foreshadow an acquisition of Plurk by Second Life or just pandering to a large avatarian population. Or is there more as ArminasX <a href="http://www.secondeffects.com/2009/01/we-are-real.html">writes</a>? Time will tell.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-64892378104430619882009-01-27T17:45:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.337-08:00Newest Addition to Social Sharing Etiquette ComicHere are the latest three images plus a link at the bottom to the full in-progress e-book from issuu.com. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3232220213/" title="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 07 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3426/3232220213_d70f88e590_o.png" alt="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 07" height="433" width="650" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3233068440/" title="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 08 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3369/3233068440_18b082367f_o.png" alt="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 08" height="433" width="650" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3233068630/" title="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 09 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3233068630_753114ff14_o.png" alt="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 09" height="433" width="650" /></a><br /><br /><embed src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/viewers/style1/v1/IssuuViewer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" flashvars="mode=preview&previewLayout=white&username=Botgirl&docName=socialsharing&documentId=090128161141-ef2bf049d7114fc79d90ac0b5c02295f&autoFlip=true&backgroundColor=ffffff&layout=grey" style="width: 425px; height: 156px;" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width: 425px;"><a href="http://issuu.com/" target="_blank">Get your own</a> - <a href="http://issuu.com/botgirl/docs/socialsharing?mode=embed&documentId=090128161141-ef2bf049d7114fc79d90ac0b5c02295f&layout=grey" target="_blank">Open publication</a><a href="http://issuu.com/embed/guide?documentId=090128161141-ef2bf049d7114fc79d90ac0b5c02295f&width=425&height=301" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.issuu.com/webembed/previewers/style1/v1/m3.gif" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-74298091648887313562009-01-23T16:45:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.342-08:00The Last Vid & Testament of Botgirl QuestiIt's time to take a break from actively blogging and creating content as Botgirl Questi...at least for the foreseeable future. This video provides a glimpse into how I've been feeling trying to keep all of my atomic and virtual balls in the air. I will continue to post once in a while and also pop inworld from time to time. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lLkqyc8sfp4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lLkqyc8sfp4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-56030811941474989032009-01-22T10:22:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.348-08:00Are We Ants or Are We Avatars?Something about Twitter recently has made me feel like a minuscule and insignificant ant scurrying from data crumb to data crumb in the semi-aware hive-consciousness of social networking. Perhaps, like the ants who created the artifact discovered in this video, there is some greater whole that is being created. Maybe not. In any case, this glimpse under the surface is a very humbling look at the work of "mere" ants.<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ozkBd2p2piU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ozkBd2p2piU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-3889077892553439172009-01-19T08:00:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.354-08:00Social Sharing: Who Cares?I'm going to pull a <a href="http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/">Dave Gray</a> with this comic and post small sets of images that will eventually be part of a larger and more coherent work. This continues from the introduction posted a couple of days ago <a href="http://botgirl.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-comic-series-botgirl-questis-guide.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3207987991/" title="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 04 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3207987991_3e647698fb_o.png" alt="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 04" height="433" width="650" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3207988113/" title="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 05 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/3207988113_fdbc155382_o.png" alt="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 05" height="433" width="650" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3207988243/" title="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 06 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3207988243_99e053ae78_o.png" alt="Guide to Social Sharing Etiquette 06" height="433" width="650" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-45076475239980294732009-01-16T08:45:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.360-08:00NEW COMIC SERIES: Botgirl Questi's Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette (sneak preview)Here's a preview of the first few pages of a comic series starting next week that will sum up my weeks of digital navel gazing on social sharing. Should be pretty fun and hopefully of some practical value.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3200746740/" title="Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette 01 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/3200746740_c891d2a5b0_o.png" width="650" height="432" alt="Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette 01" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3199901095/" title="Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette 02 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3199901095_7978a06847_o.png" width="650" height="432" alt="Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette 02" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3200747024/" title="Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette 03 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3502/3200747024_d2ef4c5e5f_o.png" width="650" height="432" alt="Guide To Social Sharing Etiquette 03" /></a><br /><br />Next Week: Issue 1 "Diagnosing Post-Dramatic Share Disorder"Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-60187931298144708692009-01-14T13:19:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.365-08:00Comic Cover: SLayers<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3196889471/" title="SLayers by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3196889471_e6ca4e1fd0_b.jpg" alt="SLayers" height="990" width="650" /></a><br /><br />Created on a Plurkish whim from Marvel's <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.marvel.com/create_your_own_superhero">Create Your Own Superhero</a><br /><br />Featuring from left to right:<br />Botgirl, (the diminutive) Jacek, Michele and LannaBotgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-48201840914185755482009-01-13T12:21:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.374-08:00We interrupt this sharing thread for Ted Talks video of "Understanding Comics" author Scott McCloud<object width="334" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/ScottMcCloud_2005-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ScottMcCloud-2005.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=432" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="334" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talks/embed/ScottMcCloud_2005-embed_high.flv&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ScottMcCloud-2005.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=320&vh=240&ap=0&ti=432"></embed></object>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-23309697218276865812009-01-12T07:45:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.381-08:00Sharing FlowchartHere's an image that captures a portion of the flow of my shared items. A share can begin at any box.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3190570656/" title="Sharing Flowchart by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3190570656_f690122ba8_o.png" alt="Sharing Flowchart" height="608" width="650" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-45755129668869583292009-01-12T06:15:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.388-08:00The What, Who and Where of SharingStill VizThinking through the process of sharing. This image is related to the decision process of figuring out where to post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3189725073/" title="What Who and Where of Sharing by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3189725073_2a43a8c82d_o.png" alt="What Who and Where of Sharing" height="800" width="650" /></a>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-11602030989173243282009-01-10T09:57:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.395-08:00The Sharer: Projection and Reflection<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3184620307/" title="I SHARE by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3477/3184620307_53b6dc30e8_o.png" alt="I SHARE" height="924" width="650" /></a><br /></div>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-82067193309083932002009-01-09T09:10:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.400-08:00Snapshot of my Onion Peel<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3181969453/" title="Still Thinking by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3181969453_cb15e47bc8_o.jpg" alt="Still Thinking" height="666" width="650" /></a><br /><br />Thinking through social network sharing is like peeling a digital onion. Here's a glimpse at one little piece of my puzzle. Hope to report back in greater detail within a few days. If not, send the bloodhounds.Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-88647690175277782832009-01-06T15:37:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.406-08:00My Sharing UniverseJust so you know I wasn't exaggerating yesterday, here is a depiction of the sharing-related sites I'm registered with. I'm sure I forgot a few. I'll continue the narrative in the next post.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/botgirlq/3176509523/" title="Botgirl's Sharing Universe 2 by botgirlq, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3415/3176509523_c800c90199_o.png" alt="Botgirl's Sharing Universe 2" height="439" width="650" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(Revised 1/7 - Combined "Video Sharing" and "Photo Sharing"into "Media Sharing" and added Koinup)</span>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-41833351053564893772009-01-05T15:27:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.411-08:00Discovery may be the new cocaine, but deciding where to share is a buzzkill.High on THC* I cruised along at 100 feeds-a-minute racing against the ever-widening gap between the world's ability to generate information and my better-than-mere-human but depressingly finite capacity to gulp it down. The urgent rush of the chase was a continuous craving punctuated by fuck-you've-got-to-see-this moments tweeted just ahead of the black hole of an endlessly retreating road behind me. Followed and Followers were one.<br /><br />That's how it used to be. Not any more. The previously simple seamless flow between find and share is now disrupted by the complexity of a social landscape fragmented in an explosion of blogs, microblogs, tumblogs, social networks, bookmark sharing, photo sharing,video sharing, business networking and whatever the hell will be the next best sharing paradigm. So when I have some bright idea or link I want to pass along I can't just be in the flow and click-and-go.<br /><br />It's even more of an enigma for those of us with co-existing virtual and human identities. The question is not only who to post to, but also who to post from.<br /><br />Next up. The visual side of my story.<br /><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />* Techno Hunter-Gathering<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-36758739314859252262009-01-02T07:15:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.416-08:00Art and EgoI feel best when my creative expression is a private dance between me and my emerging work. The intimacy of the process and the authenticity of the eventual work is diminished when my attention is drawn to an imagined audience. <a href="http://www.twylatharp.org/">Twyla Tharp</a> <span>shares a few thoughts on the topic in this brief video clip.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zLzl6D8kYuY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zLzl6D8kYuY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1536261291287674235.post-52260792912325307512008-12-31T19:14:00.000-08:002009-02-13T21:23:14.422-08:00Happy New Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFdViyUktfk/SVw1U05WFqI/AAAAAAAAAX0/WgpzBOMniGo/s1600-h/Happy+New+Year.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JFdViyUktfk/SVw1U05WFqI/AAAAAAAAAX0/WgpzBOMniGo/s320/Happy+New+Year.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286158694538942114" border="0" /></a> Although it beats me why you're still using the Gregorian calendar, I wish you all a very happy imaginary new year. <br /><br />I've been really, really enjoying my vacation. Have you missed me? I've missed me too. Be prepared to have some silly human assumptions challenged in 2009 because I've got that old-time Botgirl feeling back again. I'll return officially sometime next week but I wanted to pop in so as not to give you-know-who the last word on <span style="font-weight: bold;">my</span> blog in 2008.<br /><br />Be safe in your celebration and remember it's never a good idea to IM old flames when you're loaded.Botgirl Questihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01707252228872837054noreply@blogger.com3