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I Miss My Skype

August 17th, 2007 | 3 Comments | Posted in Aside

Skype’s still down. Unlike many people, I don’t people are going to lose their confidence in VoIP or Skype but it’s still frustrating not to be able to use Skype. For many people, the outage illustrates just how valuable Skype has become - something you can’t say about a lot of other Web-based services.

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Why Bloggers Stop Blogging

August 14th, 2007 | 5 Comments | Posted in Aside

Hugh Macleod gets a sense that some veteran bloggers are writing less these days. Truth be told, writing is hard work - harder after the initial flame of enthusiasm begins to burn lower.

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WebbAlert: Readers Digest for Blogs

August 10th, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Aside

WebbAlert is a relatively new service that offers a daily video show featuring - surprise, surprise - a pretty reader, Morgan Webb, with a sense of humor (aka the new Amanda Congdon). I guess it’s not a bad idea and a way to make blogs more accessible to the masses.

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Loren Feldman Rants Large

August 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Aside

You want to see passion? Take a look at Loren Feldman’s rant about Facebook, social media, etc. You might want to check out some of the videos he’s done recently to queue up his latest video.

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Treehugger Hugs $10M

August 1st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Aside

Who says environmentalists don’t like money? Treehugger.com, which attracts 1.4 million unique visitors a month, has apparently been acquired for $10-million by Discovery Communications - a sweet score for founder Graham Hill, who happens to be Canadian (Ottawa).

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mesh Videos

July 31st, 2007 | No Comments | Posted in Aside

If you’re interested in taking a look at some of the videos from the recent mesh conference, Rob Hyndman has links to the keynotes (Michael Arrington, Richard Edelman, Jim Buckmaster, Tom Williams and Austin Hill) and 15 Minutes of Fame winners.

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Got a Web Host!

July 30th, 2007 | 7 Comments | Posted in Aside

Just an update on my search for a new Web host for a new - and terribly exciting! - Wordpress blog I’m launching soon with my brother, Sean. After a lot of great suggestions, I decided on A Small Orange. ASO users were impressed with its customer service, and its prices are extremely reasonable. Thanks to everyone who left comments! The blog will be unveiled in a week or so.

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Milk 2.0?

July 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments | Posted in Aside

Is there anything more frustrating than pouring milk into a steaming cup of morning coffee only to discover the milk’s gone bad? You’d think a milk maker looking for a competitive edge would offer technology that would let you know how long your milk has left before it goes bad. I mean, if Coors can come up with technology that lets you know when your brew is cold enough to drink, the milk industry can get on the high-tech bandwagon too.

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RSS Salvation?

July 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment | Posted in Aside

For anyone who reads a lot of RSS feeds, there has to be a better and easier way to consume them unless Robert “I Read More than 600 RSS Feeds a Day” Scoble starts giving seminars. A new too you should check out is AideRSS, which has developed a cool tool that analyzes blogs to quickly determine what blog posts are worth reading. It’s definitely work checking out.

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Wanted: Good Web/Blog Host

July 18th, 2007 | 9 Comments | Posted in Aside

I’m looking for a reasonably-priced Web host with good customer service. If they support/offer Wordpress, that would be even better. Any suggestions?

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