Facebook, Play the Higher Ground
I was wrong. On Twitter, Buzz, and on Scoble’s blog I was insisting there was a way to retrieve Email addresses via Facebook‘s API. That’s because I truly thought there was. In fact, I had this scathing blog post ready criticizing Google on playing games with Facebook (which I think is wrong and evil, too) […]
Read more...You Don’t Own My Family History – I Do
I think I’ve rebuilt my Family Tree about 20 or 30 different times throughout my lifetime. The process usually starts with me entering in the names I know on sites like Ancestry.com or FamilySearch.org or OneGreatFamily.com. I usually hit a stopping point where I can’t remember any more, then I start doing searches. I’ll usually […]
Read more...The Next "Facebook Platform" for the Modern Web, and Why Twitter’s Running the Wrong Way
I’ve talked previously about “the web with no login button”, a vision of the Building Block Web that follows the user where they go, knowing who they are and adapting as they move. With the advent of mobile, entire operating systems running on the browser, cloud-based personal information stores and APIs such as Kynetx to […]
Read more...Loud Noises Be Gone! Mute Posts by Source in Google Buzz
I’ve long said that in good social networks, it’s not how you give, but how you receive that makes the social network powerful. This is why I like Facebook – I can hide the types of applications I don’t ever want to see, or I can just hide individuals. I liked FriendFeed even better because […]
Read more...Apple is Creating a "Social Network" the Right Way
Today Apple did one of the most powerful things they have done since the launch of the iPod. Notice that I didn’t say “revolutionary”. There’s nothing new about it. Note that I didn’t say “innovative”. There’s nothing unique about it. Today Apple launched, quite simply, a “Social Network for Music”. What’s so powerful is that […]
Read more...How the Little Guy Can Get Published – an Autobiography
As I just wrote, we live in an era where having a voice is much easier than it used to be. Getting published is actually quite simple if you’re willing to work for it. In fact, I’m living proof. Just 3 years ago I was working a 9-5 job as my sole source of income […]
Read more...Google Reader is Behind the Times – Here is What They Can Do to Fix That
As anyone who knows me can attest, I’m a huge Google Reader user and fan. Despite users like Robert Scoble and others declaring RSS Readers dead, I still find utility from being able to finely adapt my reading experience by selecting what I want to subscribe to on the web. As a blogger, it’s one […]
Read more...Breaking Down the Signal – The Android, iOS, and WebOS Comparison
There’s no shortage of criticism, complaint, or praise of the various mobile operating systems. The iPhone, Android, the Pre, or even Blackberry and Windows Mobile – no matter which phone you review you’re bound to find someone who either absolutely loves the device they own or completely hates those that do. I tried to make […]
Read more...The Virtuous Cycle of Choice and Momentum
Here we go again. We’ve been here before. History always repeats itself. In the early days of the desktop computer, it was the Wild West. No computer was dominant because they all simply had not been around long enough. The movie, “The Pirates of Silicon Valley”, described this era well, and was a time of […]
Read more...When the Choice is Mobile, My Choice is "All of Them"
The web is a competitive landscape. It’s an environment with lots and lots of type-A personalities all competing to be the dominant players. It’s full of opinionated people, entrepreneurs, and bloggers, who all have their opinion on a subject. Everyone wants to be right. That’s why, when you see a landscape, such as mobile, where […]
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