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Monthly Archives: October 2007
It’s Bubble Time, Baby!
Yup, it’s now official; we’re in the midst of another dot-com bubble. It was something I was desperately trying to avoid suggesting given the last one was so painful to watch but it’s now probably upon us.
The final straw? On the heels of the Facebook-Microsoft deal last week, Read/WriteWeb has a post in which PlentyofFish’s [...]
Posted in Web 2.0 7 Comments
The Slow Demise of (Traditional) TV
A couple of interesting reads this morning:
1. TechCrunch touting the launch of Hulu. an online joint venture between NBC and News Corp. to distribute television shows, movies and short clips.
2. A story in the Globe & Mail looking at how interaction is apparently the way to encourage people to keep watching television.
Either way, traditional TV [...]
Posted in Media 3 Comments
Thinking About Wordpress Themes
You may be able tell that I’ve been experimenting with a number of Wordpress themes since moving my blog to a new host, A Small Orange, a couple of weeks ago. It’s been fascinating to see how many themes are available – many of them for free – and the wide variety of resources such [...]
Posted in Blogs 2 Comments
The Wrap of the Week (Leopard, Craigslist, Microsoft, Facebook)
A new feature – drum-roll, please! – looking at things that caught my eye this week.
1. Do you have your copy of Leopard yet? Is it wonderful? Lots of people are impressed, including Walter Mossberg, David Pogue and Engadget.
2. I sort of understand Craigslist’s strange approach to business – make money but not too [...]
Posted in Main Page 2 Comments
Apples’ (and Microsoft’s) Big Day
It’s been a long time for the MacNation since the last major OS X release – 30 months – but today is finally the day for Leopard to be set free. In less the 12 hours, the ca-ching of cash registers around the world will be heard as people plop down $129 for the “biggest [...]
Posted in Apple/iPod, Microsoft 1 Comment






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