Look who just got Flickr to auto-blog! Be warned. Soon there will be a camera phone and then it will be all over. Trouble is a-brewing because i started playing with new technology. (And yes, this means that i’ll be able to auto-Flickr-photo-blog SIGGRAPH.)

SIGGRAPH (computer graphics) was my original academic community. I first attended the conference as a student volunteer in 1997 and have attended most years since, always with a role ranging from speaker to party press. (Yes, i managed a legitimate pass once to cover the party circuit… it was the web era.)

Last month, i got CCed on a conversation about social software and SIGGRAPH. Not surprisingly, i opened my big mouth and shouted off my opinions. Of course, as with all academic communities, the moment you start giving suggestions, you’re told to just implement it. So i did. And it’s official. SIGGRAPH is using social software and the links are live on their main page.

* SIGGRAPH 2004 BLOG

* SIGGRAPH 2004 WIKI

I will be blogging live from SIGGRAPH (and hopefully moblogging). This is a fantastic moment of blending my current life with my past life. I’m ecstatic.

[Oh, and if you’re planning on attending, add yourself to the list of attendees at the Wiki.]