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Wikileaks Research Project–Final Report: Background and Methods

Posted onDecember 31, 2010AuthorCorbettLeave a comment

The Motivation https://twitter.com/#!/corbett_inc/status/11049922849673216 https://twitter.com/#!/corbett_inc/status/11050551278051330 https://twitter.com/#!/ario/status/11053875767279616 Check my Wikileaks Research Project midpoint report out for more details but a bite sized background piece quoting from the blog post is as follows: A week ago I hatched a plan to educate myself in a more structured manner on what exactly Wikileaks stands for, its history, and its Read More …

Kliq app field testing in Columbus, Ohio

Posted onDecember 25, 2010AuthorCorbettLeave a comment

The Kliq beta application has recently been submitted to the iPhone app store. Kliq allows you to schedule a meetup with nearby facebook friends or a friend-of-friend at a nearby location in three thumb taps. A tech nugget and anecdote: Kliq uses SimpleGeo to go from the user’s GPS location to a set of possible Read More …

The future of the internet

Posted onSeptember 30, 2010AuthorCorbettLeave a comment

It may not yet be a widely known fact but computer chips have stopped getting faster. But what if the average user doesn’t need all that performance? If desktop chipmakers are going to stay afloat there’s got to be a huge market for chips which scream. So what’s going to drive the CPU market? Read More …

Foo Camp 2010 Redux

Posted onJuly 13, 2010AuthorCorbettLeave a comment

Tim O’Reilly describes it better, but I’ll do my best: Foo Camp is an invite only free event at tech publishing mogul O’Reilly’s corporate headquarters. Being invited meant a great deal to me. My biggest source of inspiration has always come from people, and a new friendship with someone who has an infectious spirit and story to tell can give me fuel–literally–for years. I’ve tried to do my best to give back some of the inspiration I stole from the pool to others while stocking up on protein packed chunks for exciting new projects. Foo was the perfect venue for this. Definitely life changing! Read More …