Wonderful tale of persistence from some early Apple (ex-)developers: "There were plenty of empty offices. We found two and started sneaking into the building every day, waiting out in front for real employees to arrive and casually tailgating them through the door."

Man's hour: "Snow said he was particularly impressed by Goldie Lookin' Chain"

The iPod as a social networking tool: "Well, their iPods have allowed them to create personal playlists that they carry along as a soundtrack to their lives. When they publish their playlists to Rendezvous networks in their dorms, other students surf those playlists to get an idea what people are like."

Another part of this article really reminded me of LifeBlog: "Using the touch wheel, they scroll through the whole collection in a couple minutes, presenting a kind of time-lapse view of their lives. It lets them share in a few minutes a lifetime of experience and discover things in common."

I find it weird that, despite the increasing availability of bandwidth, having your stuff with you physically is compelling. I suspect a generation that grows up with 3G may feel differently.

Lovely photo of airtexting...

Virtual trade is a tough nut to crack: "The problem, say some virtual world experts, is that many players see the objects they earn or build through countless hours of play as property. And property has value."