May
4
Microsoft might merge with Yahoo.
Now that is big news, and it dominates Techmeme today like only a revolt on Digg could.
I don’t really have much of an informed opinion about this yet, but my gut feeling is that a) it isn’t going to happen and b) I would prefer it not to happen. Putting […]
May
4
I don’t usually watch TV on the TV anymore, but my wife does, so I was sitting there tonight, watching Gray’s Anatomy. I usually liked the show, but today’s episode just sucks so badly, I walked away from it in the middle.
There is just no compelling storyline (besides some rather trashy who-slept-with-who BS).
The writers are […]
May
3
What’s so Special About Yahoo’s Webmessenger?
May 3, 2007 | 4 Comments
I was just reading about Yahoo launching a web based version of its Messenger IM application .
Maybe my memory is really hazy, but I clearly remember using a web version of the Yahoo Messenger somewhere in the late 90s. As far as I can remember, it did everything this new version does.
Is my memory totally […]
May
3
Endless Joost Invites
May 3, 2007 | 28 Comments
If anybody still needs an invite for Joost - just leave a comment here and I will send you one (don’t put yor email address in the comment text, just put it into the form so that I see it but the spammers don’t).
Looks like I have 999 to give away now.
May
3
Techcrunch today reports on a study from Motorola saying that 45% of Europeans no watch TV online.
A new study from Motorola has found that an amazing 45% of Europeans now watch television online.
The survey covering the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain found that the French lead Europe in terms of online television consumption […]
May
3
Earlier this week, SplashCast released the MyPodcastNetwork service. The problem with the service was that it highjacked podcasters’ RSS feeds and repurposed them - which is probably the greatest crime known to podcasters.
Marshall Kirkpatrick today addressed some of those issues on the SplashCast blog:
*Individual, original feeds now exposed in the player.
*Direct links to podcasters’ sites […]
May
3
The Cool Tech Zone says Apple should Acquire AMD. Why?
Yes, I know it sounds way too radical to be taken seriously. However, Apple could drop Intel altogether and adopt AMD for its Macintosh PCs. Sure, the transition is going to take sometime, and it would probably make Apple announce a brand new line of PCs. […]
May
3
Liz Gannes is asking if a user revolt similar to the one seen on Digg yesterday could (or will) happen on other sites. She is writing for NewTeeVee, so she is focusing on video sites, but I think her reasoning holds true for any site.
Of course, most video sites don’t have such a homogeneous and […]
May
2
(Via the Scobleizer) Google Reader, Google’s RSS reader, now features an nice function that allows users to easily email stories to those who haven’t jumped on the RSS bandwagon yet.
The mail function uses the address book from your Gmail account.
Clearly Google’s idea here is to increase the number of people using RSS and the Google […]
May
2
I was blown away by the reaction on Digg and in the blogosphere around the posting and removal of the HD-DVD code on Digg.com yesterday.
Have a look at Techmeme as of 8am PST today. Most of the page is taken up by stories about this. Even the iPhone didn’t create that kind of reaction. […]
May
2
Digg HD-DVD Story Blowing Up in the Blogosphere
May 2, 2007 | 2 Comments
Wow - not only is every frontpage story on digg about the HD-DVD encryption code again (with the code featured inside of every single post right now), but the story has taken over Techmeme as well.
Matthew Ingram is asking the right question, I think:
Just another weed in the garden of social media? Perhaps. A test […]
May
1
Looks like Digg is facing an outright user rebellion righ now…
After taking down an article about the HD-DVD encryption key (with the key published in the headline, I think) and banning users who dugg the article and commented on it, things are getting pretty ugly right now.
If you wonder how just how upset the digges […]
May
1
SplashCast Highjacks RSS Feeds
May 1, 2007 | 3 Comments
You would guess people had learned from the Podshow feed highjacking fiasco from last year, but it looks like SplashCast is doing the same thing.
Todd Cochrane was the first to point this out:
At the time of this posting If you looked at my splashcast aggregated show profile here then look at the RSS button on […]
May
1
I have been thinking about Clear Channel’s initiative to create a social network for its radio listeners a bit more.
Mashable thinks is is a good idea:
While many of these radio stations and their personalities have touted profiles on popular sites such as MySpace, having a dedicated niche network of their own is obviously a more […]
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