tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3212136146524114352024-02-20T13:34:10.286-08:00MergingPotThis is the blog of MergingPot, an innovative web social app which strives to put people in touch and help them merge on the basis of real interests sharing.Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-25236246537179029982011-10-17T09:19:00.000-07:002011-10-17T09:22:21.234-07:00An interview on Social Web Apps<div>An <a href="http://www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/2010/12/04/news/netnografia-9645149/">interview</a> on intelligent social web apps, mentioning Tweeteretica, the next tool of the MergingPot's project</div>Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-81207648948515142632009-07-25T14:45:00.000-07:002009-07-25T14:51:35.097-07:00MergingPot Presentation at Focus2010On August 5th, 2009, we will present MergingPot at the <a href="http://www.dtic.mil/dticasd/docs/HSCB-news-spring-2009.pdf">HSCB Focus 2010 </a>in Virginia.<br />If You are there, do not miss us!Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-40801726889568989142009-06-23T07:43:00.000-07:002009-06-23T07:47:03.794-07:00MergingPot Alpha 1.0 is Out!MergingPot Alpha 1.0 is OUT! Visit MergingPot <a href="http://mergingpot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />A few features are still missing, and others are incomplete, but it is out there and running. Please register (it is FREE), and play (follow the instructions in the AboutUs link at the bottom of the entry page).<br /><br />News on updates, bug fixes, intiatives, will be posted regularly on this blog.Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-63929736932514802002009-05-22T08:17:00.001-07:002009-05-22T08:18:58.288-07:00MergingPot Pics on FBIf u visit the MergingPot 's group on FB, you can take a look at some of the pics for Alpha 1.0, included the so-called Pot FB Connector.<br /><br />PS Alpha 1.0 is already out on the web, but still password protected. It will be opened asap.Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-84097905629725658562008-12-01T05:32:00.000-08:002008-12-01T05:34:51.204-08:00Mergingpot Group on FaceBookAs the day of Alpha release gets closer, a new group on MergingPot has been opened on FaceBook.<br /><br />If you are a FaceBook user (and you should be one, FB is terrific!), please join !Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-58766927424785542162008-09-25T08:51:00.000-07:002008-09-25T09:09:39.492-07:00The Web as an Ocean of InterestsAt the physical level, the WWW is nothing more than a bunch of servers linked together.<br /><br />We are used to think of the net a bit more abstractly, as content hyperlinked. Interconnected data, of heterogeneous type (text, images, video,...). But, the abstraction layers can (and will ) go up, lending to this spectacular creation of the human mind a more "anthropomorphic " face.<br /><br />One possible direction is the following: think of <span style="font-style: italic;">interests, topics</span>, hyperlinked to one another.<br /><br />What are their link?<br /><br />People are their links.<br /><br />By sharing different interests, they glue them together in a vast semantic network.<br /><br />That ocean of topics of (possible) interest is <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Interest Space</span>.<br /><br />People live in Interest Space like aquatic creatures, they swim and quite often aggregate by sharing with others an endlessly growing variety of topics.<br /><br />Fascinating, right?<br /><br />It is about time we learn how to navigate this vast ocean with some good compass..Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-90882733864596302812008-09-08T11:19:00.000-07:002008-09-08T11:20:37.991-07:00An Augmented Social Cognition Tool for Web 3.0A few years ago I participated in a fascinating effort sponsored by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DARPA</span>, known as <a href="http://www.augmentedcognition.org/">Augmented Cognition</a> or AugCog.<br /><br />The idea was not entirely new, especially to SF aficionados (it is enough to think of Vernor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Vinge</span> for a remarkable forerunner of related speculations). When I started thinking of web social nets, it occurred to me that there should be a branch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">AugCog</span> entirely devoted to social intelligence. Well, there is, and is called, surprise!, <a href="http://asc-parc.blogspot.com/">Augmented Social Cognition </a>(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">ASC</span>).<br /><br />Now, there is probably no better definition (albeit a bit technical for most folk ) than saying this:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MergingPot</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> is a </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ASC</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> web 3.0 tool, that strives at once to speed-up and enhance the quality of social interaction on the Net</span>.<br /><br />Why is it needed?<br /><br />1) because we all need a little help on the social intelligence side, don't we? Not many amongst us are blessed with a social IQ of a great leader, a great showman, a great actor<br /><br />2) because it is sad to see the vast amount of social information on the web vastly untapped, at least from the point of view of users.<br /><br />I just wish to conclude with a personal statement: Web 3.0 will be characterized by its preponderant usage as an arena for a new level of intelligent social interaction. It is already getting there, it only needs a little kick...Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-321213614652411435.post-66712522352684960952008-08-15T08:14:00.000-07:002008-09-01T09:25:41.249-07:00Welcome to MergingPot's BlogThis is the blog for a new Social Web Application, <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">MergingPot</span></strong> (TM), <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">developed</span> by <a href="http://www.holomathics.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">HoloMathics</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">LLC</span>,</a> which will soon be available in Alpha.<br /><br />What is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">MergingPot</span>?<br /><br />In life, you have friends, you belong to communities. Those friends, those communities, are based on <em>real interests you share</em>, common viewpoints and outlooks on life.<br /><br />The majestic experience of Web 2.0 has put all of us in touch with millions of individuals, with virtually endless <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">possibilities</span> of social interaction.<br /><br />But, there is a big but: if so-and-so is to become your friend, a <em>real friend</em>, not just a face on your list, the same sharing must take place.<br /><br />We know it all, having hundreds of "friends" on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Facebook</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">MySpace</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Flickr</span>, etc., and asking ourselves: are they really friends?<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">MergingPot</span> is an attempt to bridge this gap, by helping you find your kin, your groups, your communities, and also by letting you enter a new yet familiar world:<br /><br /><strong>Interest Space</strong>, a vast universe of topics you may decide to explore. Imagine yourself <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">navigating</span> through topics and islands of interests, and meeting cool people along the way...<br /><br />Very well, say you. But....how?<br /><br />Stay tuned. The countdown to a new social web has begun...Polymathicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16426274720342994480noreply@blogger.com0