Ten years ago last November, we released the first version of Elgg. An open source social networking platform originally designed for higher education, where it was used by Harvard and Stanford, it spread to organizations like Oxfam, Orange, Hill & Knowlton and the World Bank, as well as national governments
But I'm intrigued about the dolphin teeth.
Just over four years since I permanently moved to California, I'm beginning to understand the differences in work style between the US and Europe. America still has a largely time-based view of productivity, even in Silicon Valley. But with tech industries in other nations catching up fast,
We just released Convoy, an add-on service for Known that lets you use our servers to more easily share content with social media. Previously, self-hosted site owners needed to create individual developer accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc, and manage API integrations with each one. It was a
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There was one conversation I used to hate more than any other. I used to brace myself for it; grit my teeth in anticipation. Here's how it would happen. "Where are you from?" someone would ask, detecting that my accent wasn't quite British; something
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Celebrating ma's birthday, now with added lactose. #ma #dad #family
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We've all been there: you're standing by the washing machine, about to start a load, and you realize you're out of laundry detergent. Or you're getting ready for bed and you realize you've forgotten to buy more mouthwash. Less often,
This was the result. We were tasked with writing about the Ark of the Covenant; I wrote a graphic novel. I wasn't expelled, and all in all got in less trouble than that time I wrote a story about Jesus going on a shooting spree. I was not
Marc Benioff, the CEO at Salesforce, is cancelling all programs in Indiana: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he doesn’t want his employees subjected to discrimination as part of their work for the San Francisco-based company, and he is cancelling all required travel to the state of Indiana following
Earlier this week, it emerged that Facebook was in talks to host the content from publications like the New York Times, Buzzfeed and National Geographic. Today, it "opened up" their Messenger app into a platform that can be incorporated into a host of other apps and services, as
Known is my second open source startup. I've spent over a decade working with free and open source software, and have been producing it in a startup context for most of that time. I've had a lot of time to think about the realities of doing