The Inquisitr:
If there is one thing about the tech blogosphere it is its predictability. Just as you could predict the almost breathless press that surround Google’s announcement that yes they were working on an operating system, yes they were going to open source it (in other words free), and yes everyone can now get excited but you’ll (Read More)
TechCrunchIT:
The Gillmor Gang debated the virtues and otherwise of the smartphone’s latest pretender to the iPhone crown: Droid. Michael Arrington led the Droid’s faction, with a QVC-like enthusiasm for the power of Any Phone That Runs Google Voice. Of course, he keeps his iPhone and iTouch a handy arm-grab away, but with Droid he may f (Read More)
Submitted by Gregbd
from Google Reader:
Data extracted from 500 million Twitter messages was released today by a tiny Texas startup company that forward-looking geeks have been watching for a year. Austin-based Infochimps announced this afternoon that it is now selling two important and very large sets of Twitter data. Limited samples of the data are available (Read More)
Doug Haslam:
Photo Credit: The List! Jonathan W on FlickrThis article was originally published on MediaBullseye.com.I love how the unveiling of Twitter lists has put some people in a tizzy. From Chris Brogan worrying that lists make people feel left out to Robert Scoble overreacting to Brogan’s post and Justin Kownacki being his very re (Read More)
The Next Web:
We all have too many business cards. Too many of our own, and too many from other people.CloudContacts solves the problems by scanning your cards, spitting out a perfect .csv file, and exporting the contacts to your email or favorite CRM application.All that and it’s even cheap to boot.CloudContacts lets you get your cards (Read More)
In the Mind of Damond Nollan:
Special Note: I have to start this article by thanking Mark Essel, Shari Weiss, Myrna Weinreich, AJ_Kohn, Jesse Stay, Robert Scoble, and Louis Gray, who helped me see the light. THANK YOU!Everyday is another opportunity to learn. In my most recent lesson, I have come to understand the value of engaging my readers. I'm sure (Read More)
In the Mind of Damond Nollan:
This past week, many of us were introduced to Twitter lists. As with all new things, we are trying to figure out how to use the tool. For those who have not yet had the opportunity to play around with Twitter lists, take a moment to read, "Twitter Rolls Out List Feature".As of this entry, I have created only one list. The l (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Twitter Lists have rolled out to a majority of users on the site now and the uptake has been remarkable. Things will get truly interesting when lists can by turned into columns in 3rd party clients like Tweetdeck and Seesmic (one small client says it's shipped list support already and Tweetdeck says it's coming soon), when (Read More)
Copyblogger:
There’s a new version of Thesis out that has our customers excited, thanks to some really cool new features. And it occurred to me that there are a lot of new Copyblogger subscribers who might use WordPress, and yet not really “get” what this Thesis thing is all about.So in this post I’ll tell you what’s brand new in Thesis (Read More)
Submitted by Scrappinmichele
from Google Reader:
Recently, Robert Scoble – well known technology blogger, evangelist and author- visited Seattle. His goal was to visit up and coming start-ups in the area to learn more about their technologies. We were thrilled to have the opportunity for him to visit Pelago and have our CEO, Jeff Holden, provide an overview of Whrrl. As a (Read More)
Submitted by Robdiana
from Google Reader:
Back in July, I had just about hit the absolute limit on the amount of fawning over the Posterous platform I could take, from the likes of Steve Rubel, Robert Scoble and Wayne Sutton. All of them indicated that they were “platforms of the future,” and Steve Rubel even said that it, as a lifestreaming platform, was the natu (Read More)
Submitted by Fruchter
from Google Reader:
I truly enjoy Robert’s perspective on Technology and Social Media, not too mention he is fun to follow on FriendFeed & Twitter too. Robert is very helpful if you approach him the right way, I find him to be respectful, approachable, a solid resource and entertaining. In May of this year (2009) Robert Scoble posted an ar (Read More)
The Social Networker:
The panel, comprised of Wayne Sutton, Robert Scoble, Amber Naslund and Patrick O'Keefe, will be focusing on seven trends: The unforgiving nature of the loud minority - the quick posting in social media allows for quick responses. We all listen to critics more than those that like us. Criticism is more public than ever be (Read More)
Submitted by Mahendra
from Google Reader:
So, you have a normal 9 to 5 job. You are also addicted to social media like FriendFeed, Twitter and the rest. How do you balance your activities so nothing really suffers?The first thing you must do is figure out what type of commitment you want to make to your social media sites. You can pick a few of your favorite social (Read More)
Submitted by Robdiana
from Google Reader:
RepostTim O’Reilly is well-known not only for his successful publishing company (which I have written for), but also for his definition of the term, “Web 2.0″, in summary defining the web as a platform, moving from the desktop to the cloud. I’d like to propose we are in the process of taking that one step further, perhaps e (Read More)
: Clouds...Building Blocks...whatever, won't it all come down to who owns the Toys with which we develop engagement addictions? Thanks for weaving all this web 3 babel into something comprehensible.