Difference between revisions of "Michael's Projects"
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| − | I'm [[User:Michael|Michael Slattery]]. Below is a brief description of some of the projects I've been working on or would like to work on. | + | I'm [[User:Michael|Michael Slattery]]. Below is a brief description of some of the projects I've been working on - or would like to work on. |
==Convivial Tools== | ==Convivial Tools== | ||
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However, my projects in the field of Convivial Tools got bogged down in the mechanics of fleshing out the several websites that I created on the subject. My attention is now focused instead on the personal discovery of Internet tools. As a friend observed recently, I was diverted from my project of making reparable washing machines to a project of making easily reparable machines for the processing of information flows. | However, my projects in the field of Convivial Tools got bogged down in the mechanics of fleshing out the several websites that I created on the subject. My attention is now focused instead on the personal discovery of Internet tools. As a friend observed recently, I was diverted from my project of making reparable washing machines to a project of making easily reparable machines for the processing of information flows. | ||
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| + | Another dimension in which to develop Illich's vision of Convivial Tools would be the realm of customer service. The application of Illich's ideas to commercial customer service implies [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_June_30/ai_n27874517 customer empowerment], which is a growing trend in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Customer_relationship_management Customer Relationship Management]. | ||
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==Cooperative Social Network== | ==Cooperative Social Network== | ||
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This social network could be based on the same business model as existing social networks: free accounts for the majority of users, paying accounts for premium users, and operating revenues from advertising and data mining. | This social network could be based on the same business model as existing social networks: free accounts for the majority of users, paying accounts for premium users, and operating revenues from advertising and data mining. | ||
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