Entries Tagged as 'Web/Tech'
Yahoo! in Play
All the talk about Microsoft or News Corp. acquiring Yahoo has to do with maybe creating a Twitter or Pownce clone (among other things). I am not sure why they would not just buy Twitter or Pownce. But with Yahoo you are getting a lot of stuff that Microsoft cannot seem to do well (Sell ads, get serious traction in search and IM, etc.).
Interesting development in yahoo ordeal.
Also News Corp is more information-based and think will play to Yahoo’s strengths a little bit better. Even if it is MSFT I think strategic partnerships make more sense.
eBay is not social?!?
I find it very odd that eBay is not more social (see Why eBay Isn’t More Social - Forbes.com). It seems like they are almost doing too little too late. However, I am not sure that it is too late. There does seem to be a little bit of correcting going on there. With taking the charges for the Skype acquisition (suggests that they not integrated as much as they would like). They have added the home “pages” that buyers and sellers can create, and also the Neighborhoods (areas that people can discuss on similar subjects). I would think they would have been much farther along at this point. Maybe they can get it in gear and try getting more community focus and sharing both inside and outside the company.
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The Face(book) of the future
Facebook seems to either sparking a trend or is at least on the beginning of one. It is the creation of a framework for apps. I suppose Ning and some others; the gadget frameworks (Google, Yahoo, Mac, Vista); and the start pages (Netvibes, Pageflakes) might be the beginning of this. However, Facebook has really seemed to spark some energy. Thomas Power of Ecademy made a comment (on Facebook) that it was kind of like a videogame for adults. It at least seems to be more of an adult version of MySpace. I cannot tell if Facebook is just the darling of the moment or whether it has legs. But for the moment it is definitely capitalizing on a trend.
Tags: gadgets, apps, applications, facebook, myspace, ning, yahoo, google, mac, vista, netvibes, pageflakes
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VOIP and Vonage
I have had Vonage for a few year now and it has been Ok. But I am hearing about some issues they are having (stock, patent infringements, etc.) and I was thinking of moving elsewhere. Phone number mobility is important to me as is quality, uptime, etc.
Tags: voip, vonage, phones, telecom
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Which Programming Language are You?
Not sure it would have been the one that I would have thought…
Tags: small talk, programming, languages
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Death of the Renaissance Man
It seems to be that there is the death of the Renaissance Man. If you are skilled in many areas it seems much harder to get a job these days. Searching through a job board does not do it. Unless you get so vague that you get thousands of items to mull your way through.
Matt Mower and I have been discussing this lately, and it is getting quite frustrating — Maybe we should jump to the Startup we have been talking about (Metaxio).
We are two great guys that seem to be languishing away to oblivion.
Tags: jobs, careers, startups, renaissance, resume, matt mower, docmartin, martin hall, metaxio
Privacy and PAOGA
I might find myself blogging more on privacy, security and other stuff. I have always had an interest in this. But now, my girlfriend, Svea has just started a MS IA at Norwich University (online degree). And my amigo, Matt, has been working for PAOGA which focuses on helping individuals to maintain control of their privacy but letting the ‘right’ people access the ‘right’ stuff.
Matt some interesting things to say on translucence, privacy and identity management. It is a bit of a long post, but worth it, you can fins it here.
Tags: security, paoga, privacy, information assurance, identity, identity management, translucence
Windows Live Writer
I suppose I am just a sucker for some of the new blog clients. The latest is Windows Live Writer, it is the one that Microsoft is promoting through their Windows Live line of services and products. It defaults to wanting to post to your Windows Live Spaces account. But it is pretty smart about connecting you to your own blog service/software or give you access through one of the blog APIs. The WYSIWYG seems pretty good has a kind of pared down version of Word feel to it. It is definitely a worthy competitor to the other clients (Performancing, Qumana, etc.).
(Update: I am finding it less than easy to add tags, and other things. There is a plugin for tags, flickr. If you want to add tags to two different services (say Technorati and del.icio.us) I am not even sure how you might do this.