Google Friend Connect. What is it really? A bunch of independent Gadgets? I dont think so. I think its a really smart play by Google to create a social network outside the walled garden..out in the open. Without all the baggage of saying they are directly competing with the social network leaders (Facebook is going after the same space with Facebook Connect) Google is trying to build an open web social network running on our blogs and websites. Its really smart. Why do i need to go to facebook or myspace when i gt the same connectivity and interaction through my own site?

Watch the video, what do you think?

Social media is a crazy world, its ever evolving and moving forward. I often wonder what the “always on” culture is doing to us as a species. I met with a good friend of mine Peter Diemer and some of his clients last night, he runs a company call Hip Digital. We all had our Blackberrys on the counter and it was amazing to watch the light flashing. With regularity and like some modern tech dance of the swans we would each check our messages whenever the conversations gave pause.

This is the new world and it take thought and thoughtfulness to navigate it. Boundaries have to be set and limits defined. I have a family, music to make, 2 bogs to write, a start up that’s taking more and more time (im loving it btw). We really do live in the attention economy. For all of us, somethings gotta give.

How do you manage your digital life? your real life?

Seth talks about his new book tribes, radio and “the most important person to me, is me”…its a good listen

the interview