Comments on: A conversation with Tim Spalding about LibraryThing http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/03/31/a-conversation-with-tim-spalding-about-librarything/ Strategies for Internet citizens Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jim Yates http://blog.jonudell.net/2008/03/31/a-conversation-with-tim-spalding-about-librarything/#comment-122995 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:50:56 +0000 http://blog.jonudell.net/?p=356#comment-122995 Librarything does a marvelous job of mining the different connections on the Internet relating to books. It highlights the value and opportunity (or read that frustration) of the data represented within all the applications. From text messages like this one and the one below left on librarything.com to the lists of stuff that serve as profiles only the surface has been scratched.

“I subscribe to the RSS feed of you blog as jmyates. This is an exploration based on your librarything items. There are so many opportunities that it is hard to pick an entry point. The first is do you ever look here for messages? Or should I go to Facebook, linkedin, your blog or too many other places to mention? Think on social networking, data creation against a fabric of centralization and standardization. It is a dizzy experience.”

For me this highlights the value and the curse of the information age. It is the crux of the focus of every application. There is so much to explore and accomplish. It is hard to conceive of any subject that is not touched by the core of your simple discussion here. You hide its simplicity and complexity with the word ‘deep’ above.
Let the designing continue.

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