middledigit.net | jonathan hopkins

So, someone tried to stake a claim as to what the official definition of web 3.0 is. And it’s all kicked off. Raises a lot of questions, main one being when will we stop going up in numbers. Thats all a bit “Windows 98″ isn’t it?

Go here. I’ve just signed up, but if it’s anything like the other lists, should be really useful if you like that sort of thing.

I’ve added a link to my member page at Zopa in the sidebar over there to the right, who I’ve been working with here at Bite since about April last year (I think). If you click on it to go and check out Zopa, which I suggest you do if you are currently looking to borrow some money and indulge your passion for all things 2.0, and go on to lend over £500 then we both get £30. Nice touch and a great excuse to big-up Zopa.

As well as working with Zopa, I’m also an active Zopa member. I’m now on my second loan, having borrowed some money last year to help buy an extra special engagement ring (see the whole story here - note to self, remind Zopa to update this bit of the site) and some more money this year to help fund the wedding and sort out a new kitchen. (Not that the two are related . . . new wife/new kitchen . . . ha ha, evil laugh, not, promise.)

Also, there’s a nice little guide to lending up on the site now too. Check it out.

Gawker media revels new functionaliy that allows people to select their favourite commenters and track them on their own version of their homepage.
Via PSFK and Wired.

This is doing the rounds - nice idea. A load of internet parodies and humour all in one place. Enjoy.
Thanks Yacco.

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Scoble is live Twittering the birth of his son. Blimey.
Via Hugh. If only he called him Twitter, or Meebo, or Ning or something like that.

UPDATE: Still in labour as of midnight Thursday.
2nd UPDATE: Milan has been born ! Welcome to this crazy earth.

Haven’t read and digested yet. Sure it will will be a sensible summary of plain old common sense but it’s always nice to have. Full post about it with lots of extra links here at Digital Influence Mapping Project. Wonder what Tom Coates thinks?

I’m not the only one feeling this. I commented about this on the Bite blog a while back.

Also, I’ve been looking at this report from JupiterResearch that says social networking sites are having little impact influencing online retail sales and this (via Jonny) which talks about advertising on Facebook and the low click-though rate they are apparently experiencing.

The internet really is like a big blender really isn’t it? Everything is being chucked in and all sorts of stuff is cropping up - good and bad.

I submitted comment for this article in Profile magazine ages ago and it has just come out. I still agree with what I said, which is good . . . . (!)

Interesting article on Murketing about a company called Subvert & Profit that get paid to Digg stories to try and get them on the front page. More of this to come, blatently. Can it be called Figging I wonder?