http://disqus.com/people/sjgoldie/enMon, 19 May 2008 08:53:41 -0000http://www.shootingatbubbles.com/2008/05/18/the-tech-blogosphere-is-a-closed-circle-feeding-on-itself/#comment-489348Excellent post and you make some good points. I have a question: Is it possible that the web is not the tool for change that people think it can be? When the majority of problems faced are physical things such as hunger, poverty, and war, maybe it's not possible to change the world with the web beyond creating tools to raise awareness and raise money. The traditional role of 'old media' was just this ... a newspaper will not feed a family of 5 in Africa but a well written article may raise awareness of their plight. Perhaps the greatest benefit the web can give society is the ability to share information with greater speed and reach, for example enabling geographically dispersed scientists to work together to come up with a better, cheaper way to grow rice. There just may not be many more possibilities for the future of the web other than streamlining the exchange of information.sjgoldieMon, 19 May 2008 08:53:41 -0000http://www.loiclemeur.com/english/2008/05/why-i-have-acce.html#comment-414235<a href="http://www.fblocalmail.com" rel="nofollow">www.fblocalmail.com</a> may help you with your Facebook messages. It's a desktop app that lets you send and receive Facebook messages via any email client. Loic, please send me an email if you would like a free license or any more information.sjgoldieSun, 04 May 2008 17:37:56 -0000