the hours of discovery

24 Feb, 2009 • posts i've written • 2 comments

The internet never closes. It never shutters its doors to load the shelves full of content again. And for that matter, the internet operates outside of traditional timezones, too. But I’ve noticed certain behaviors amongst myself and my friends and followers. I’m particularly interested in the hours of before we all slink into bed. Those hours we meander. Those hours we discover.

Here are some random links I got some tweeps to send tonight:

• robksawyer: @bud_caddell I’m checking this out http://is.gd/gznm
• Jennyleepenny: @bud_caddell just learning to use gimp…here’s my hound http://tinyurl.com/buru2o
• carlastephanie: @bud_caddell http://www.theselby.com/
• meadball: @bud_caddell best three minutes of your day http://tinyurl.com/cnufjp
• pheezy: @bud_caddell Preparing for the witching hour with Cage’s Norton Lectures: http://bit.ly/7nAGq
• astrogirl: @bud_caddell flickr photos from Bonhams Urban Art Auction that happened today – http://is.gd/kLHP
• Jennyleepenny: @bud_caddell aside from working the gimp, I am groovin’ on where I’ll be tomorrow night…http://www.vinylatlanta.com/index.asp
• astrogirl: @bud_caddell sending out the SANER announcement to press, calendars, etc, etc….takes forever. http://www.galleryAD.com
• scribblegurl: @bud_caddell http://tinyurl.com/we3zd, because it came up at dinner tonight. Otherwise, it would totally be http://tinyurl.com/5bfeo5

My followers are mostly from the US, so that does help create these shared hours. Interestingly enough, I’m building a secret little project (codename: AYSS) that operates on discovery and mystery. It’s a system that requires involvement to play, so I’ve gotten a fair amount of feedback asking for more ways to lurk. After tonight, I’m curious about only making that content available during a brief window late in the evening. I want to catch people during this time of invested browsing.