Techdirt
Early on, we predicted that Apple's walled garden approach to apps for the iPhone would lead to developer backlash. Even if it was successful at first, the obvious trajectory was that it wouldn't just lead to problems that drove developers away, but it would eventually limit application innovation, just as other competing (Read More)
The Register
Spooks likely watching with interest
Skype's proprietary scrambling technology is purportedly the bane of electronic spies at the NSA and GCHQ, and now in a move sure to spark conspiracy theories, eBay has quietly revealed it could rip out and replace the code at its core.…Offloading malware protection to the cloud. (Read More)
Louis Gray - FriendFeed
Well, it took several days, but I finally got the new Facebook homepage. With this redesign, Facebook realized the battle is for conversation. Conversation makes a site more of a destination for people, and the new redesign is completely targeted towards this. As much as sites like Twitter and FriendFeed have been battling (Read More)
: I preferred the previous style, but I'm much more of a Twitter/Friendfeed user than Facebook in any case, so for me personally, it's not a big issue, as I don't spend long in there
Engadget
We've heard the details and watched the bits fly in person, and now representatives from Agilent Technologies Inc. are saying that test specifications for the SuperSpeediest standard ever will be fully ratified by the end of June. Sure, you probably don't care much about the internal workings of the USB Implementers Forum ( (Read More)
: @Billso HDMI can be a pain sometimes but most people get it. The DTV transition isn't too bad since where I am located most people can't get TV over the air with an antenna but we still get those people who insist on trying to get some stations even though we tell them they won't get anything and they are wasting their time.
: Weak. I'm so sick of technology advancing in ways that require more money spent. I foresee a lot of people sticking with the older technology since our economy will prevent most folks from upgrading. Oh yeah and I still come across people who think HD=DTV. I try to explain to them the difference and their eyes glaze over.
Google Operating System
Five years after its release, Gmail is still a beta application. Gmail continues to add significant features, but most of the interesting ideas are now in Gmail Labs: tasks, offline Gmail, sending SMS or adding iGoogle gadgets.It makes sense to add experimental features in the Labs section and remove the "beta" label from G (Read More)
: "Just last week, Real Clear Politics put together a list of the "Top 10 Newspapers in Trouble." Already, one of the papers on the list, the Rocky Mountain News, abandoned its presses.
That's impressive prognostication. So who else was on RCP list of the doomed?"
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With today’s outrage over Facebook’s newly altered Terms of Service at its peak, I figured I’d do a quick comparison of their terms of service as regards user-uploaded content to the terms specified by other social networking sites, just to see if said outrage is fully justified. It looks as though the fin (Read More)
ToMuse.com
I’ve been looking for an easy way to add HTML based signatures to Gmail for a while now. There’s been several workarounds created using Greasemonkey scripts and the Better Gmail and Better Gmail 2 Firefox add-ons but until recently it was still quite a hassle. Yesterday, thankfully, I came across a great littl (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
SlideShare is the most popular social site for presentations on the Web. Microsoft PowerPoint - despite its detractors - remains the most popular presentation software around. What if those two had the power to work together? What if sharing new PowerPoint presentations was as easy as clicking a button?Now, it can be. Today (Read More)
Submitted by Skizzlizzit
from Google Reader:
When friends push friends onto Gmail, it usually involves talking up the seemingly limitless storage space, the fast-moving interface, or its inter-connectedness with other Google applications, like Calendar. Those features are all fine and good, but Gmail does a lot of helpful things that some users never get to dig into. (Read More)
Submitted by Louisgray
from Google Reader:
I am still surprised when many of my friends bring up the fact that they cannot use social media (Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIN, etc) in their offices. Most of them work for corporate America and their bosses still view Facebook as playtime.Jason Falls has a great post today on How To Be The Social Media Champion At Your Offi (Read More)
: "I am still surprised when many of my friends bring up the fact that they cannot use social media (Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIN, etc) in their offices. Most of them work for corporate America and their bosses still view Facebook as playtime."
: Productivity comes from keeping employees engaged and happy anyway. You can block websites all day and the fact is if people aren't motivated they will find another way to be unproductive, like conversation.
Submitted by Jasongoldberg:
socialmedian users can now add their Flickr pictures to socialmedian. Just go to Site > Flickr and connect your feed. . (Read More)