Comments on: I bet you think this blog is about you, don’t you?

By: Gudmundur Thorisson

Gudmundur Thorisson — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:31:05 +0000

Thanks Duncan. it was great seeing you and others at the conference. I’m definately planning to come next year!

@draust – regarding linking identities: you’re right, and this is precisely the reason why any over-arching framework needs to enable the *user* to be in charge of which things are linked and how. So, a national ID card style approach forced on people is doomed to failure in my mind. If people want their alter-egos or even complete anonymity, let them.

By: draust

draust — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:00:55 +0000

Thanks for the link, Duncan. Sorry I didn’t get the chance to say Hi (and comment on your radical hair restructuring since last time). I missed Maxine too, and probably several others. I notice Martin Fenner was suggesting a two day meeting next year on his blog, and he might have something there. There definitely seemed to be some appetite for more than just the Saturday, judging by the Friday night “prequel”, or Unconference, or whatever we are calling it. Of course, that may also have reflected the amount of free alcohol sloshing about…

Re the linking of all one’s online identities, there is the counter view (speaking as a pseudonymous blogger) that sometimes one may not want the various identities to be too easy to connect.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:38:45 +0000

Hi Maxine, we didn’t have enough time to discuss the issues either, but I liked your question about “do all these systems work together”. Answer, not really, not yet. But it was good to raise the issues, which as Geoffrey said, are beard-strokingly tricky (even for those without beards!)

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:36:39 +0000

Hey Mo, I think I’d drunk too much beer at that point, but I’ve corrected my alcohol induced memory blip now!

By: Maxine Clarke

Maxine Clarke — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:21:16 +0000

Thanks for the mention, Duncan! I liked your presentation, sorry that time was so pressed that I did not get chance to say hello on Sat.

By: Mo

Mo — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:33:17 +0000

Well, I’m vain enough to have a blog, and we spoke (sort of) in the pub afterwards, but I’m not listed, so that *must* mean you don’t like me!

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:38:44 +0000

It’s a deal.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:04:16 +0000

Hi David, didn’t get the chance to speak to this year *again*… hopefully next year…

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:36:25 +0000

Nice one Duncan! Thanks for the link. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to say hello on Saturday.