'"My friends, family and acquaintances are all on Facebook, where they add up to a bustling community I enjoy being part of. More than any particular feature that Mark Zuckerberg and company have cooked up, it’s the people in my life that make Facebook, well, Facebook. The conversations are less warm, personal and interesting. MORE >>

'Peter Suber points out that FaceBook, Yahoo, Elsevier and Yahoo have joined the NetChoice.org lobby that has issued a clarion call against open access that blurs the line between lies and gibberish. Peter blows the statements apart, leaving nothing but clean air and a whiff of ozone. But they have it all bollixed up. MORE >>

'After six years on the VRM case, it seems obvious to me that individuals need to be the points of integration for their own data — and of data about them, held by companies. So, to help with that, here are a few starters: Quantified self data. The list goes on, and can get very long — especially when you integrate it with the other stuff below. MORE >>

'Just in time for graduation season, Johnny Bunko  is here to remind you of the 6 essential lessons of any satisfying, productive career: 1. There is no plan. Make decisions for fundamental, not instrumental, reasons. Think strengths, not weaknesses. What do you consistently do well? What gives you energy rather than drains it? Leave an imprint.  . MORE >>

'Ryan Carson [twitter: RyanCarson ] of Treehouse at the Mesh Conference is keynoting the Mesh Conference. He begins his introduction of himself by saying he is a father, which I appreciate. Treehouse is an “online education company that teaches technology. We hope we can remove the need to go to university to do technology.” Really? MORE >>