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Posts Tagged ‘social apps’

This is Post #1 in what will be a continuing commentary on people using technology to make important changes in the world. Not necessarily the bleeding edge or the app du jour or where the big investments are going. More like who’s making the most difference using social apps or mashups of different apps.

I’m big on blogs. To me, they’ve become the “anchor app” for everything else – social net platforms, wiki, twitter, IM/SMS. They anchor around a point of view, a personality or a topic while most other applications serve as peripheral communications channels.

At this time, I’m finding the smartest, most concise information in blogs. They allow good and intelligent individuals and small teams to get the exposure they deserve. At the same time, they are also the soapboxes for the most inane and insane voices on the Web. You make your choices…