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Monthly Archives: June 2008
The Digerati’s Love Affair With Friendfeed
First, I’m not a regular Friendfeed user.
In theory, I get the idea of having everything (RSS feeds, Twitter, blog posts, comments, etc.) aggregated in one, convenient place – something described as social media aggregation. It makes sense as the digital world becomes busier and more scattered.
In practice, Friendfeed is just too busy and loud. There’s [...]
Posted in Web 2.0 6 Comments
The Week That Was
After a short absence, my weekly review of the week that was is back. Here’s some of the news, views and other stuff that caught my attention:
- Are Twitter users finally ready to abandon ship?
Michael Arrington suggests Twitter users – tired of Twitter’s technical woes – are moving their conversations to Friendfeed, which has become [...]
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Rogers Unveils iPhone Pricing
With the iPhone finally making its official appearance in Canada in two weeks, Rogers has unveiled its underwhelming pricing packages – see the chart below.
While Rogers proclaims its iPhone voice/data packages start at a reasonably-sounding $60, its entry-level plan makes no sense given you only get 150 voice minutes/month during the day.
This means you [...]
Posted in Apple/iPod 22 Comments
.mark, anyone?
As much as the ongoing Yahoo-Microsoft soap opera and Microsoft’s apparent acquisition of Powerset are dominating the headlines, a particularly fascinating development is ICANN’s decision to radically liberalize the “top-level” domain structure.
Since the Web emerged as a mainstream vehicle, there’s been a lot of back and forth about who controls the domain landscape, and which [...]
Posted in Main Page 4 Comments
Sorry, the Mouse is Not Dead
A few weeks ago, my mouse died so I purchased a new, wireless one made by Logitech.
In browsing through the different models, which range from $10 to $100, it struck me that the mouse is the under-appreciated workhorse of the personal computing industry. It’s an essential piece of equipment that gets little or no glory.
I’ve [...]
Posted in Main Page 5 Comments






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