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A short piece I wrote for AOLnews about why Peep culture trumps privacy online. http://bit.ly/bQECsC
2009,
18:08 GMT
Blogging from CorkAngel’s and Report from Google
Posted by: Hal
We’re in the Easy Bay area with the lifecaster CorkAngel76. You can watch and comment on our doings all day and night by going here. We’re going to talk to Cork aka Sean about what he does and how/why he does it. Sean is also going to take me up in his !!plane!! and he’s hosting a dinner party tonight pacific time you might want to check out.
Yesterday we spent the day at Google headquarters. We did three interviews and I think they went okay, at least the first two did. The day got longer and we got more and more behind schedule. The Google people got more and more antsy. By the time we got to the third interview everyone was tired and tense. I was talking to a Google Search project manager and was having trouble keeping my focus. I asked a few convoluted questions that went nowhere. I kept up a running gag referencing my own supposedly checkered past as represented by Google searches for “Niedzviecki” and “poodle sex.” These weird asides were maybe funny the first time. Maybe.
While it wasn’t a total disaster and some of the conversation was really interesting, I was frustrated and defensive afterwards. Maybe I’m just not cut out for documentary filmmaking. Maybe I’m being too hard on myself. I feel weirdly emotional. Going away again so soon after the long book tour trip is tougher than I thought it would be. E has announced she is missing daddy and has taken a picture of me to put on her night-table.
Well, it’s time to stop whining and get right back to it. Being part of this is a privilege, not something to whine about. I’m really looking forward to our day with Sean — a lifecaster, entrepreneur, wine enthusiast, and pilot. I’ve got a million questions for him. We’re stuck in set up mode right now, the length of which is something else I’ve got to start getting used to.
Join us and talk to us throughout the day. Be kind people, I’m feeling fragile.
2009,
16:36 GMT
Google Latitude Experiment
Posted by: Hal
So as of today, I am providing my approximate location to anyone who cares to know it. I am doing this by using a google service called Latitude. To see my location, go to the main page of peep and look at the map.
I’m curious about this, I don’t know how people will use it. Will anyone drop in on me randomly in the course of my wonderings? I have a lot of travel coming up in the next two months so it might be fun for people to see where I am at any given moment.
Anyway, if you see I’m near you and have the urge, definitely come on by!
And if you’re staying at home watching me going about my business, let me know, because that’s interesting too.
I first learned about this service when me and the doc crew were out in San Francisco at Google headquarters. I’ve been eager to try it ever since, but had to hold off as we were working on other aspects of Peep. So now’s my chance!
The Bloggist
Hey, I’m Hal Niedzviecki. I’m a writer/thinker who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with my wife and daughter. Up till now I’ve always considered myself a private person. But at the same time I’m fascinated by people who effortlessly open themselves up to the whole world. So I’ve… more...
A short piece I wrote for AOLnews about why Peep culture trumps privacy online. http://bit.ly/bQECsC
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