So I’ve been playing with Google Buzz some today, and here are some of my initial thoughts. What exactly is Buzz? Google is great at building compelling products. They often struggle, however, on finding coherence between there offerings. Google Apps is a great example of them building a coherent solution around multiple applications (Gmail, Docs, [...]
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Tagged: Facebook, FriendFeed, Google, Google Buzz, social network, Twitter
Ever since the conclusion of this morning’s iPad introduction I’ve been trying to 1) figure out what I think about the new device without ever having seen it with my own eyes, much less held in my own hands, and b) how do I articulate said thoughts. So, here goes. I think Apple set out [...]
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Tonight I saw this status update — or a variation of it — from a number of my friends on Facebook: If you don’t know, as of today, Facebook will automatically index all your info on Google, which allows everyone to view it. To change this option, go to Settings –> Privacy Settings –> Search [...]
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Tagged: Facebook, Google, scare tactics, security
@timage bloged today about Figuring Out The Benefits Of Twitter. Here’s what he has to say about how Twitter can add value: Like I said earlier, there are more things to post on twitter than your current status. I’ve read post links to all kinds of interesting articles. I’ve seen people ask questions. I’ve seen [...]
Categories: Technology,Web
Tagged: Twitter
I’ve been busy recently, and haven’t been blogging much (obviously). You may be wondering what I’ve been up to. Well, this is what I’ve been working on. In case that doesn’t quite make sense, I’ve been working on a web redesign for the Yearly Meeting. It’s not completely done yet, but we’ve gone live with [...]
I’m in the process of starting up a new blog venture, and I’m having some good fun getting it up off the ground. A few months ago Sarah stopped by my office at work, and we had a great catch-up conversation (she lives in Boise and does missions work, so we only see each other [...]
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A coworker sent me a link today, and my immediate thought was of Minority Report. Watch this video and you will understand. Here’s a YouTube video of Jeff Han, one of the developers of this new multi-touch screen technology, given at the 2006 TED conference. On a smaller scale, this is similar stuff to the [...]
Categories: Mac,Technology
The band known for their apple logo appears to be in talks with the company known for their apple logo. This could be a huge coup for Apple Computers, and the iPod/iTunes market, given the recent release of the Zune. I would be one of the crazies looking to pony up the cash for a [...]
It is official. VHS is a thing of the past. Variety [via SilverMac] [tags]VHS[/tags]
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