links for 2009-03-10

Immanentize the eschaton already.

Who fans rejoice and say, "I told you so."

Have warned for some time now against turning Web 2.0 into the new Internet or Construction boom. "Social media can and does work, when it’s used as a tool to help you get work done, not when it's used as an excuse to get out of work, or not do work at all. Social media should make you more productive, more efficient, and more profitable … [it] should not be used to waste time and money on awareness and branding exercises broadcasting messages that are unremarkable to the uninterested masses."