http://mrinal.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Everthing Social About Us Offline, Online. en Vox Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:44:18 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-increasing-social-deficit-offline.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-increasing-social-deficit-offline.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-increasing-social-deficit-offline.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:44:18 -0700 The core theme of this blog is social behavior offline, online. I have written a few posts in the past comparing the online and offline social behavior with The Cat, The Dog and Web2.0, The Online and Offline Social Disconnect, Gordon Gekko's Soci... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-increasing-social-deficit-offline.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00fa9681c9650003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> community neighborhood relationships social networks neighbors nytimes social issues online and offline social intelligence social connections http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/linkedin-my-alma-mater-raises-53m-1b-valuation.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/linkedin-my-alma-mater-raises-53m-1b-valuation.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/linkedin-my-alma-mater-raises-53m-1b-valuation.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:51:35 -0700 [Update]: Some cool media coverage of this funding today by Becky Buckman in The Wall Street Journal and Brad Stone at The New York Times I could not be more excited for the team at LinkedIn. If there is any social network that delivers a no-bra... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/linkedin-my-alma-mater-raises-53m-1b-valuation.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00fad69273ea0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> venture capital startup social networking vc social networks social media linkedin funding http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bill-detwiler-demonstrates-crossloop.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bill-detwiler-demonstrates-crossloop.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bill-detwiler-demonstrates-crossloop.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:53:21 -0700 For some quick context - Bill is the Head Technology Editor of Techrepublic, a CNET company, a CBS company... phew...and here is his demonstration of CrossLoop personally. Its the first online video I have seen with bloopers - a very neat creative... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bill-detwiler-demonstrates-crossloop.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00fa967fefda0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> help software windows work at home cnet download marketplace professionals freeware utility experts crossloop remote support techrepublic http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/impossible.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/impossible.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/impossible.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:25:35 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22522f185549d00e398f507bc0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e398f507bc0005-50si" alt="We Are Marshall" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have had a few posts on charactertics around facing adversity, challenges and playing David like 300, I Like It Rough and then my last post recently on (Pride), Determination and Resilience. You can imagine how excited I was to read an article ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/impossible.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cf36fa40003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> quotes social disney failure social networks happiness jordan impossible churchill success possible wsj self-efficacy edison rowling online and offline henry ford melinda beck http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/do-you-have-the-pdr-gene.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/do-you-have-the-pdr-gene.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/do-you-have-the-pdr-gene.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:21:15 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cf2b1540002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cf2b1540002-50si" alt="Pride - Trailer 1a" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I recently saw another Terrence Howard movie called Pride and the swimming team he coached was PDR - The Philadelphia Department of Recreation. He goes on to coach a bunch of kids playing basketball on the street to win a major league but only af... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/do-you-have-the-pdr-gene.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00f48d1169e70001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> startups social startup people movies oscars pride behavior terrence howard pdr http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/imazine.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/imazine.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/imazine.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:35:59 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22522f185549d00f48d0d055e0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00f48d0d055e0001-50si" alt="The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures" /></a> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22522f185549d00e398efde2c0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e398efde2c0004-50si" alt="Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool&#39;s Guide to Surviving with Grace" /></a> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22522f185549d00e398e3bf100005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e398e3bf100005-50si" alt="Swimmy" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Needless to say, having a wee bit of imagination is a good thing. Unlearning to learn some visual tools and skills seemed appropriate so here is what I have just picked up and reading currently. More on it when I get through it but I can tell you... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/imazine.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cee5a000003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books book visualization learning imagine stripes learn orbiting the giant hairball imazine unlearning swimmy http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/my-linkedin-journey.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/my-linkedin-journey.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/my-linkedin-journey.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:32:25 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522f185549d00e398efea4e0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e398efea4e0005-50si" alt="LI 2 M Users" /></a> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cee47bc0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cee47bc0002-50si" alt="LI 5M Users" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> LinkedIn always had a tradition of celebrating its milestones when a significant number of users had signed up. They just celebrated 20M users and a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the much newer and larger team. See all the fun pictures on their blog po... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/my-linkedin-journey.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00f48cee57580003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> social social networking social networks facebook social media linkedin behavior online and offline http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-caterpillar-the-fish-and-now---the-horse.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-caterpillar-the-fish-and-now---the-horse.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-caterpillar-the-fish-and-now---the-horse.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:14:54 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/book/6a00c22522f185549d00c22522f386549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00c22522f386549d-50si" alt="The Alchemist (Plus)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have talked about caterpillars Stripe and Yellow, then the fish Swimmy so I thought a horse would be a nice addition.Here is a great Sufi legend about a Horse I picked up from Paulo Coelho's (If you have not read The Alchemist - drop everythin... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/the-caterpillar-the-fish-and-now---the-horse.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00e398ee41820004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> fish people creativity horse imagination behavior paulo coelho stripe alchemist caterpillar conventional wisdom social intelligence swimmy wisdom of the crowds http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bloggers-ask-stripe---whats-at-the-top.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bloggers-ask-stripe---whats-at-the-top.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bloggers-ask-stripe---whats-at-the-top.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:22:50 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522f185549d00e3989b25db0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e3989b25db0001-50si" alt="StripeII" /></a> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522f185549d00e3989b46a20005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e3989b46a20005-50si" alt="StripeI" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Matt Richtel has a very neat article in the New York Times here called "In Web World of 24/7 Stress, Writers Blog Till They Drop" Some quotes from his article: "Two weeks ago in North Lauderdale, Fla., funeral services were held for Russell Shaw,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/bloggers-ask-stripe---whats-at-the-top.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00f48d0a6f570001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> rock books people book life social networks blogosphere bloggers nytimes stripes techcrunch social media stripe hope for the flowers entrepreneurs trina paulus richtel erick schonfeld http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/you-are-the-new-media.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Mrinal) http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/you-are-the-new-media.html?_c=feed-rss http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/you-are-the-new-media.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:58:13 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522f185549d00e398ec14580004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e398ec14580004-50si" alt="Viral_social marketing" /></a> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522f185549d00e398ec146b0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22522f185549d00e398ec146b0004-50si" alt="Viral_social marketing1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The latest special print issue of MIT's Technology Review has an article on visualizing "Better Friends" by Erica Naone. Apart from the visuals of the blogosphere, Twitter and others, the one that caught my eye was the visual on viral marketing -... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/you-are-the-new-media.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522f185549d00e398ec218c0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> media tv friends print internet radio social networks blogosphere facebook new media social media behavior beacon twitter online advertising online and offline collateral success social ads social connections