Trawling quickly through that defunct blog of mine (previous post), I came across this and the next item and wanted (for very different reasons) to "rescue" both. This was posted originally in February of last year.
Matt Webb, speaking at ETech, mentions in passing Ambient Orb and Dangling String.
Fascinating, particularly when seen from the vantage point of his talk.
I find Matt Webb, whose Mind Hacks (website here) I am just about to start reading, amongst the most stimulating of 'new technology' writers on the web. The talk linked to above is about Glancing ('an application to support small groups by simulating a very limited form of eye contact online'). Originally given at ETech 2004, it's stayed in my imagination since I first came across it as relatively few things on the web do.
