Comments on: Local Stuff

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:31:01 +0000

Good point. I know what it is so I kind of forget Austin hasn’t been publicizing much.

By: heri

heri — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:18:25 +0000

I would have mentionned akoha in the upcoming apps, near standoutjobs and kakiloc if I had a hint of the service is. Even Austin Hill doesn’t even describe what akoha is and he doesn’t publicize it.

I also hope Pecha Kucha will have another edition. good for the design community (like barcamps)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 20:06:27 +0000

re Akoha: I was thinking it should have been included alonside Standoutjobs (Gamma / research / mission stage) and Kakiloc (early beta) not in the actual apps list but I didn’t make that clear. Oups.

By: Mat

Mat — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:56:37 +0000

Good roundup of local happenings Patrick, and thanks for the pointer to the stuff Carl and I are working on.

Not sure I agree about including Akoha in the “Top Canadian Web Apps” piece though. Of course, it has much buzz, and from the little I know it sounds like a valuable concept, but it can hardly yet be called an “application”...

Props to Heri for putting that piece together – it’s always good to remind ourselves, and everyone, that innovation will flourish wherever, and whenever it can. It just so happens that a goodly amount is happening north of The border these days. Fun to be a part of the wave…

By: hugh

hugh — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:24:15 +0000

very important to note that datalibre.ca is meant to be a group blog, so I do hope others interested in this issue will come on board.

i have been, er, criticized for not trying to get more buy-in before the launch, but my philosophy seems to be “launch it, and let it evolve,” which has worked on some things but not on others.