我旅行的时间很长,旅途也是很长的。
天刚破晓,我就驱车起行,穿遍广漠的世界。在许多星球之上,留下辙痕。
离你最近的地方,路途最远,最简单的音调,需要最艰苦的练习。
旅客要在每个生人门口敲叩,才能敲到自己的家门,人要在外面到处漂流,最后才能走到最深的内殿。
我的眼睛向空阔处四望,最后才合上眼说:“你原来住在这里!”
这句问话和呼唤“呵,在哪儿呢?”融化在千般的泪泉里,和你保证的回答”我在这里!”的洪流,一同泛滥了全世界。
吉檀迦利，第二节，冰心译本。
星期日, 八月 27, 2006
这不公平，先生：）
过去几天的时光，Blogger Rajesh Setty 和在班加罗尔认识的几个“棒极了”的家伙一起度过。其中一个无与伦比的家伙叫Jnan Dash，Jnan 不失幽默地分享了大把的关于技术趋势的行家观点，其中一个关于“权利”的故事，实在是可爱极了。
现本人翻译如下：
每天早上，一男的都会把他的车停在一个特定的地方。此君出手阔绰，每次都付给帮他看车的管理员10美元。几年之后，这个男的结婚了，但他继续把车停在那个地方。然而，稍有变化的是：婚后的他只付给看车人5美元了。
又过了几年，此君育有两子。他仍旧每天把车停在那地方。然而，现在的他只付1美元了。
一天，那车辆管理员叫住此君，询问钱从多到少的原因何在。他想知道，为什么现在那男的只付给他1美元——只有几年前的十分之一那么点儿了。自然，那男的对其行为变化自有一番说法。他说此一时彼一时，他现在开销巨大，必须留意如何分配自己的钱财。
那汽车管理员摇着脑袋抗议道：“先生，这不公平。你这是在花我的钱养活你的家啊。”
原文如下：
Everyday morning a man would park his car at a particular location. The man was generous and paid $10 to an attendant to take care of his car. A few years later, the man got married but continued to park his car everyday at the same location. However, something changed. He paid only $5 to the attendant.
A few years later, the man had a couple of kids. The man continued to park his car at the same location everyday. However, he paid only $1 to the attendant.
One day the attendant stopped the man and asked him about the change in behavior. He wanted to know why he only paid him a dollar - a mere 10% of what he used to pay him a few years earlier. The man, of course, had a good explanation for his change in behavior. He said that things were very different when he was a bachelor. Now, he had a lot more expenses and he was careful how he spent his money.
The attendant shook his head and quipped "Sir, this is not fair. You are using my income to take care of your family."
现本人翻译如下：
每天早上，一男的都会把他的车停在一个特定的地方。此君出手阔绰，每次都付给帮他看车的管理员10美元。几年之后，这个男的结婚了，但他继续把车停在那个地方。然而，稍有变化的是：婚后的他只付给看车人5美元了。
又过了几年，此君育有两子。他仍旧每天把车停在那地方。然而，现在的他只付1美元了。
一天，那车辆管理员叫住此君，询问钱从多到少的原因何在。他想知道，为什么现在那男的只付给他1美元——只有几年前的十分之一那么点儿了。自然，那男的对其行为变化自有一番说法。他说此一时彼一时，他现在开销巨大，必须留意如何分配自己的钱财。
那汽车管理员摇着脑袋抗议道：“先生，这不公平。你这是在花我的钱养活你的家啊。”
原文如下：
Everyday morning a man would park his car at a particular location. The man was generous and paid $10 to an attendant to take care of his car. A few years later, the man got married but continued to park his car everyday at the same location. However, something changed. He paid only $5 to the attendant.
A few years later, the man had a couple of kids. The man continued to park his car at the same location everyday. However, he paid only $1 to the attendant.
One day the attendant stopped the man and asked him about the change in behavior. He wanted to know why he only paid him a dollar - a mere 10% of what he used to pay him a few years earlier. The man, of course, had a good explanation for his change in behavior. He said that things were very different when he was a bachelor. Now, he had a lot more expenses and he was careful how he spent his money.
The attendant shook his head and quipped "Sir, this is not fair. You are using my income to take care of your family."
星期六, 八月 26, 2006
公共思想的交流
Third Monday 是渥太华一个聚会的名字，Third Tuesday 是多伦多一个聚会的名字。这两个聚会是由一大群Blogger和社会媒体爱好者发起的月度论坛。他们主要通过公共关系（Public Relations）的视角来讨论社会媒体（Social Media）的各种相关问题。
为什么选择PR作为切入点，发起者之一的Joseph Thornley 写到：
We believe that public relations practitioners have a unique perspective on social media. We look at social media as an extension of the conversations we have always had with journalists and stakeholders to now include a much larger group of citizen journalists and interested people whose online conversations lead to the formation of communities of interest.
他们讨论的主题摘录如下：
First Monday and First Tuesday will provide us with the opportunity to talk about social media framed as a public relations challenge.
We will be able to focus on its potential for and impact on our profession.
How we can extend our capabilities by embracing social media.
How we can enhance our careers.
How we can better serve our clients.
And how we can then take our best thoughts forward into the broader discussion with others.
Ensuring that public relations is well represented.
Ensuring that public relations is in a leadership position in exploring and applying social media.
这些话题对中国同样有着深远的意义，可是国内的Blogger以及媒体界、舆论领袖（且这么称呼那些在互联网以及公共领域一呼百应的人们）对此似乎关注甚少。
刘韧发起的5G讨论是一个很好的范例，可是似乎什么都讨论，缺乏中心点，其成效大概也会只是止于讨论而已，在延续性和专精性上都值得忧虑。
也曾经看到有Blogger们、国内Web2.0初创公司的创始人们在杭州做他们成为“捣浆糊”的讨论，但这似乎有某种小圈子的感觉，远不足以作为一个公共思想交流的平台。
这方面，许知远那一群人在单向街书店举行的每周沙龙，其意义会更为深远。只是，其主题还远不够宽广，其对互联网的应用和认识还有待扩展。
随着时间的推移，国内互联网的成熟和精细化发展，目前的窘境或许可以得到解决。
为什么选择PR作为切入点，发起者之一的Joseph Thornley 写到：
We believe that public relations practitioners have a unique perspective on social media. We look at social media as an extension of the conversations we have always had with journalists and stakeholders to now include a much larger group of citizen journalists and interested people whose online conversations lead to the formation of communities of interest.
他们讨论的主题摘录如下：
First Monday and First Tuesday will provide us with the opportunity to talk about social media framed as a public relations challenge.
We will be able to focus on its potential for and impact on our profession.
How we can extend our capabilities by embracing social media.
How we can enhance our careers.
How we can better serve our clients.
And how we can then take our best thoughts forward into the broader discussion with others.
Ensuring that public relations is well represented.
Ensuring that public relations is in a leadership position in exploring and applying social media.
这些话题对中国同样有着深远的意义，可是国内的Blogger以及媒体界、舆论领袖（且这么称呼那些在互联网以及公共领域一呼百应的人们）对此似乎关注甚少。
刘韧发起的5G讨论是一个很好的范例，可是似乎什么都讨论，缺乏中心点，其成效大概也会只是止于讨论而已，在延续性和专精性上都值得忧虑。
也曾经看到有Blogger们、国内Web2.0初创公司的创始人们在杭州做他们成为“捣浆糊”的讨论，但这似乎有某种小圈子的感觉，远不足以作为一个公共思想交流的平台。
这方面，许知远那一群人在单向街书店举行的每周沙龙，其意义会更为深远。只是，其主题还远不够宽广，其对互联网的应用和认识还有待扩展。
随着时间的推移，国内互联网的成熟和精细化发展，目前的窘境或许可以得到解决。
星期五, 八月 25, 2006
Who Killed the Newspaper?
“媒体中最有用的部分正在消失。这份讨论出于关切，而不是慌乱。”——The Economist 一篇文章讨论了报纸这个媒体的衰落及其影响。
文章大意是：
报刊行业近年来发行量大大衰减，读者，尤其是15岁到24岁读者越来越习惯于从互联网获取信息。
但是，不用担心报纸新闻业曾担起的社会良心，民主喉舌等重要作用后继无人。Google News等信息聚合服务正抓取着世界上各地的信息，信息源再也不会只局限于当地报纸或者被检查过的报纸；另一方面，全球的Blogger们正在成为一股新的力量，最近Dell笔记本着火和劣质服务的影响，可以作为极好的范例。
Arthur Miller1961年曾写到：“我认为，一份好的报纸，就是一个国家在和自己对话。”现在，种种迹象都表明，这种对话正在变得越来越大声。
摘录：
“A GOOD newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself,” mused Arthur Miller in 1961.
...there is every sign that Arthur Miller's national conversation will be louder than ever.
In future, argues Carnegie, some high-quality journalism will also be backed by non-profit organizations. Already, a few respected news organizations sustain themselves that way—including the Guardian, the Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio. An elite group of serious newspapers available everywhere online, independent journalism backed by charities, thousands of fired-up bloggers and well-informed citizen journalists: there is every sign that Arthur Miller's national conversation will be louder than ever.
文章大意是：
报刊行业近年来发行量大大衰减，读者，尤其是15岁到24岁读者越来越习惯于从互联网获取信息。
但是，不用担心报纸新闻业曾担起的社会良心，民主喉舌等重要作用后继无人。Google News等信息聚合服务正抓取着世界上各地的信息，信息源再也不会只局限于当地报纸或者被检查过的报纸；另一方面，全球的Blogger们正在成为一股新的力量，最近Dell笔记本着火和劣质服务的影响，可以作为极好的范例。
Arthur Miller1961年曾写到：“我认为，一份好的报纸，就是一个国家在和自己对话。”现在，种种迹象都表明，这种对话正在变得越来越大声。
摘录：
“A GOOD newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself,” mused Arthur Miller in 1961.
...there is every sign that Arthur Miller's national conversation will be louder than ever.
In future, argues Carnegie, some high-quality journalism will also be backed by non-profit organizations. Already, a few respected news organizations sustain themselves that way—including the Guardian, the Christian Science Monitor and National Public Radio. An elite group of serious newspapers available everywhere online, independent journalism backed by charities, thousands of fired-up bloggers and well-informed citizen journalists: there is every sign that Arthur Miller's national conversation will be louder than ever.
Where Are All the Mobile Internet Users?
eMarketer writes:
According to a new report from Telephia, 34.6 million US mobile phone subscribers accessed the Internet from a wireless device in June 2006. With eMarketer estimating the US mobile phone population at approximately 213 million in 2006, that equates to only 16% of mobile phone subscribers. Considering the widespread use of mobile data and Internet services in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, 16% seems remarkably low and once again confirms the US as being very much a PC-centric Internet market.
同时，这篇文章还对mobile internet 使用者的年龄情况（18-24居多），经常使用内容（Email和天气预报），所用浏览器（Openwave 占绝大多数）做了图例的比较分析，值得一看。
According to a new report from Telephia, 34.6 million US mobile phone subscribers accessed the Internet from a wireless device in June 2006. With eMarketer estimating the US mobile phone population at approximately 213 million in 2006, that equates to only 16% of mobile phone subscribers. Considering the widespread use of mobile data and Internet services in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, 16% seems remarkably low and once again confirms the US as being very much a PC-centric Internet market.
同时，这篇文章还对mobile internet 使用者的年龄情况（18-24居多），经常使用内容（Email和天气预报），所用浏览器（Openwave 占绝大多数）做了图例的比较分析，值得一看。
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