http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/ a journal of whimsy and hope Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/#comment-759 purple motes » presence for you Wed, 19 Jul 2006 02:02:37 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/#comment-759 [...] That may well be true in business situations. But communication is not just about information transfer, and non-business communications is a huge field of value. [...] [...] That may well be true in business situations. But communication is not just about information transfer, and non-business communications is a huge field of value. [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/#comment-758 purple motes » text messaging is unnatural Tue, 30 May 2006 00:35:13 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/#comment-758 [...] The design of text and the design of the human body disadvantage text messaging for presence-oriented, personal communication. Experts in the field assure me that their teen-aged daughters find great value in text messaging among their friends, value that voice communication does not provide. I respect this expertise. The research discussed above, however, at least indicates the importance of considering carefully how text messaging creates value relative to voice communication. [...] [...] The design of text and the design of the human body disadvantage text messaging for presence-oriented, personal communication. Experts in the field assure me that their teen-aged daughters find great value in text messaging among their friends, value that voice communication does not provide. I respect this expertise. The research discussed above, however, at least indicates the importance of considering carefully how text messaging creates value relative to voice communication. [...]

]]> http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/#comment-757 purple motes » spineless gene contributes to smell, taste, and color vision Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:31:01 +0000 http://purplemotes.net/2005/12/05/three-business-visions/#comment-757 [...] As an FCC bureaucrat, I'm intrigued by a recent discovery about the spineless gene. I'm trying to understand better the demand for communications services, particularly across sensory modes. A leading researcher on the spineless gene in fruit flies explained: "Spineless plays a key role in the antenna and maxillary palp, the two major olfactory organs of the fly," said Ian Duncan. "It's also important in mechanosensory bristles and in the taste receptors of the legs, wings, and mouth parts. There has been a sensory theme to the gene, and now we learn from Claude's work that it plays a key role in color vision." [...] [...] As an FCC bureaucrat, I’m intrigued by a recent discovery about the spineless gene. I’m trying to understand better the demand for communications services, particularly across sensory modes. A leading researcher on the spineless gene in fruit flies explained: “Spineless plays a key role in the antenna and maxillary palp, the two major olfactory organs of the fly,” said Ian Duncan. “It’s also important in mechanosensory bristles and in the taste receptors of the legs, wings, and mouth parts. There has been a sensory theme to the gene, and now we learn from Claude’s work that it plays a key role in color vision.” [...]

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