Now here's a first for me. I'm sitting on the tarmac at Boston's Logan airport in a United 737. Chicago is on a groundstop and we won't hear anything new for awhile. They've let us turn on laptops, cellphones, etc while we wait.

Turns out I have connectivity via wi-fi somewhere over in the D terminal off to my right. I figured I had to post something just because I could. Ain't technology grand?

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Redefining the notion of stickiness? Looks like a useful reference to know about

Tangled Up in Glue.

IDFuel has nice introduction to those substance most often needed after dropping a gadget to the floor (as opposed to the substance that caused you to drop it): glue. The trick to glue, of course, is to discover what types of surfaces you will be adhering together; after that, all you need is some deft swearing and some luck. I would also toss in to the mix a favorite link of mine, "This to That.com," a simple webform that helps you pick what adhesive to use to glue two different (or the same, I guess) surfaces together.
Read - Stuck on You [IDFuel]
Read - This to That (Glue Advice) [ThisToThat]

[Gizmodo]

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It may be a bit over the top but it's worth thinking about anyway. I suspect the most unrealistic aspect of this animation is the attentiveness and friendliness of the customer service rep.

Your Personal Data, Out of Control. The American Civil Liberties Union has created a clever animation about how personal data is spreading via linked databases to create the most detailed dossiers on all of us. The scenario, a call to a pizza-delivery service, is exaggerated. But it's clearly the direction in which we're heading. The ACLU offers specific suggestions on how to slow this rampaging privacy invasion. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

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More efforts to dig into the connections between blogs and organizations.

MBA Student Suvey Project: The Blog as a Meaningful Business Tool.

Matthew Lin wrote me and asked to help publicize his survey. If you leave your email addy at the end, he'll share his report. Here is his email:

Dear Nancy,

My name is Matthew Lin, an MBA candidate at University of New Brunswick at Saint John, Canada. I am currently conducting a research on how weblogs are being used as business tools, and their particular implication for small and medium enterprises. I have designed a questionnaire in order to survey individuals who publish weblogs or can describe the reasoning behind their company’s weblog. The survey will be posted online for one month, starting next week. I am seeking your assistance to promote this survey to your readers, in hope of gathering a good cross-section of business weblogs. Please spread the word!

The survey is available at: http://business.unbsj.ca/bblog/

Additional information about this project (e.g., objectives, hypotheses) are available upon request.

Thank you for your consideration. If you are aware of others who might also be
interested in posting this questionnaire URL, please feel free to forward this email to them.

Sincerely,

Matthew Lin

[Full Circle Associates Online Interaction & Community Blog]

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