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Listed below are comments made by Think4Yourself between Tuesday, 19th August 2008 and Thursday, 4th December 2008.

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Mumbai, Twitter and live updates 4:43pm on 04 Dec 2008 I think you're battling against two separate cultures. Regardless of the context, it's going to take time for the use of these tools to formalise and for people to recognise conventions.

Those more comfortable with traditional media will inevitably be able to point to weaknesses in the employment of new technology and they will raise points worth taking on board. Those aware of the the power of these tools should support you in your efforts to use them and collaborate with you on getting it right.

As new media channels and novel mediums develop, mistakes will be made but that is not an argument for shying away. Keep working, keep learning and eventually we'll come to be as comfortable with this media arena as any other.

Innovation requires committment, failure and success. Only those who don't innovate don't recognise this.

(At no point did I find this article or your coverage incomprehensible.)
New ways of linking 5:09pm on 19 Aug 2008 Embedded links are useful and your choice of material is good. I'm not sure that it's necessary to introduce pop-up windows though.

The introduction of Apture may be an over-engineered solution to a simple problem. Adding tech to solve a problem is only useful if the problem exists otherwise it's just a resource-eating, user-frustrating bell or whistle (which this feels like).

Just embed the links and let users choose whether to open them in a new tab or a new window. I manage my off-site browsing by opening new tabs. The addition of an integrated pop-up just frustrates me and it brings you closer to the style over content approach. 2.0 is the nuts but let's only use it when it's needed otherwise we devalue it by frustrating users!

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