Lee Stacey - Musician / Geek / Thinker
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December 3, 2009

Confused By Google Wave?

It appears that most people are.  What I'm going to attempt to do for you here is not a review or a how to...  That would be pointless.  It's not a released product yet so it could change drastically and suddenly at any point.  What I shall be doing is giving you my take on what Google Wave is in it's most basic form, what it can be used for and the concept of the wave it's self.

NOT A Social Network

Whenever I'm helping someone get to grips with Wave, one of the first questions they ask is how they find other users or friends.  Well, you don't.  I'm not saying you "can't" because there *is* a social aspect to it but it's not a social network, it's a communication tool.  You don't trawl around the email network looking for email addresses to add...  Think of Wave as being email 2.0.  Email with benefits.  If you're a web forum user you can also see it as being like a forum on demand!

Collaboration

Sure you can use Wave to talk to an individual, just like email but it really comes into it's own when you want to collaborate on something as a group.  If a person has an idea they can start a wave about said idea and invite other contacts into the discussion.  Just like CCing someone in an email but again better.  It's better because they can be brought into the conversation at any point and see the whole conversation as it happened.  Using the "Playback" feature, they can also see how the conversation evolved post by post.  Particularly useful if a conversation has multiple threads.

Threads

Real life conversations are not perfectly linear.  They have multiple threads.  Something said earlier in a conversation might be revisited later etc.  By having a threaded view you can respond to anything and interject at any point in the conversation but unlike real life conversations, this need not cause the main thread to go off topic.  By using playback, you can see when and how various subtopics were started.

That's All...  For Now

I'm not going to say any more.  The purpose of this article is to de-confuse.  If you want to learn more, Google it.

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November 9, 2009

Lee Needs A Job

Now that we're firmly planted in November I can officially announce that after two good years working as an IT Manager for a prestigious property development/investment firm based in London's Mayfair district I too have become victim to the dreaded economic downturn and find myself seeking employment.  Usual story, the company needed to downscale considerably and that meant downscaling IT also; so here I am, looking for work!

I'm unemployed but not unhappy

I could get rather upset and wallow in misery but that's not how I roll.  I see this as an opportunity to find a nice new challenge to sink my teeth into and I'm rather keen on finding a role in digital marketing and/or community management as these are things I've actually been doing for a number of years but more as a hobby or a bolt on to previous employment roles.

Social media maven (tongue in cheek :p)

I think it's fair to say that I have a rather good understanding of social media and it's associated tools and techniques.  Amongst other things, I have over 12,000 followers on Twitter, a very well read blog and I'm not a spammer so that's got to mean something, right?

Are you looking for a job too?

This blog post actually has a dual purpose.  Obviously my main objective here is to promote myself and find some work; preferably something I WANT to do.  The other purpose is that I firmly believe that in the current climate anyone in my position (and there are quite a few) needs to stand head and shoulders above the rest so now is a good time for polishing that personal brand!  If like me you're looking for work, get out there and shout about it!  Get blogging, get tweeting and get engaging (does that work in that context?).  Of course if you do nothing but shout about needing a job you won't get much of a following so you'll need to do a bit of work.  You've probably got some time on your hands now so start creating content that interests you and I can guarantee that it will interest others too.  If you're writing about things you enjoy, it's actually pretty easy.  Try it.  Out of that your personal brand will be born, you will gain a following and opportunities to network.  Don't go follower crazy either.  There are various techniques for gaining followers quickly and I advise against all of them.  The best thing you can do by far is be yourself and engage with other people sharing your interests.

Hire me... Please...

At the moment I'm collaborating with a professional copy writer on my CV (resume) using Google Wave, which in it's self is pretty exciting but I can send you a draft version if you're desperate to employ me right now. (I'm being positive here, OK?) 

If you know of any positions currently vacant that might fit someone like me, please contact me by one of the means listed below:

Email: me@leeneedsajob.com
Twitter: @LStacey
MSN: msn@leestacey.com
Skype: pilchardmusic
GWave: lee.a.stacey@googlewave.com

Thanks for reading and...

Giz a job!  :D

Lee Stacey - Musician / Geek / Thinker

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December 8, 2008

True Open Metadata

Google seems to be leading the way in personal metadata but what about all the other stuff like when a band posts a gig listing to MySpace or someone posts an event to Facebook?  What about all these status updates?


Can there really be an all encompassing standard for ALL of the data we create/consume on a day to day basis?

I think there can.

Come on Google.  You must show us the light.

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December 5, 2008

Life Changing App Combo

Need to create a Vlog about how the following combination has changed my life:

  • Google Gears
  • Google Apps
  • Remember The Milk
  • Google Reader
@pilchardmusic me on Twitter if you happen to read this and agree/disagree.

Ta Luvvies.

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