Silicon Valley Musings

Here are a couple ideas for RSVP and BuddyBuzz.
Mail
Reading mail on your phone would is currently very difficult. A RSVP/BuddyBuzz-based email reader would is an obvious improvement for some people.
Dual Camera Phones
I noticed recently that the phone manufacturers are starting to build “dual camera” or “frontal VGA-camera” phones. The second camera is lower resolution and […]

For the last six months I have been working with the Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab on a project called BuddyBuzz.
A SiliconBeat article on the project can be found here.
UPDATE: The article also appeared on May 9th in the Mercury News.

I have been following Jeff’s coverage of Les Blogs.
One of themes that seemed to be overlooked is the Weblog as tool for consumer advocacy.
A while back I had difficulty with my refrigerator and was charged what I felt was an unreasonable amount for the repairs. I documented the service call and my frustration on […]