Name a Better Phone
Let’s put all partialities aside. Currently, I own an iPhone, an Evo (which I’m borrowing through work for testing), and a Pre (my work phone). I have been a Windows user most of my life, and spent 2 or 3 years with Linux on my desktop. In the PDA days I ran a Palm Pilot, […]
Read more...Review: The MINI Microphone for the iPhone and Android
I’m a sucker for good sound. I actually have a pretty nice Microphone I use with my computer for production use in podcasts, or when I get interviewed, and I love to have a good sound to go with the things I create. That’s why when I saw Chris Pirillo promote the MINI Microphone for […]
Read more...The iPhone AT&T vs. T-Mobile Comparison
I am an original iPhone user, but I only did so on condition that I could remain on T-Mobile. I unlocked and Jailbroke my first generation iPhone, and loved every bit about it! Now that the new iPhone is out and my T-Mobile contract is approaching its end, I decided to buy the new 3G […]
Read more...Facebook Announces Developer Integration Points to New Design, New "Publisher" Feature
While still vague in regards to details, Facebook today released some important information regarding their new design that is sure to excite those users that are considering leaving for other networks. The first of such features seems to be a slap in the Face (and maybe a token from former Google Execs) to Google Employee-founded […]
Read more...Wanna win a copy of the book?
Beth Kanter and I met over at Graphing Social Patterns this year. I was running late to the lunch and happened to sit down at a table I saw Rodney Rumford at. I introduced myself and Beth happened to be at the table. She asked if she could give a book away on her blog, […]
Read more...Five Real Reasons Vista Beats Mac OS X
I’m going to step away from my normal focus on Social Media because the inner-geek in me just couldn’t resist. Recently Chris Pirillo posted a challenge that I just couldn’t help taking on. In it, he criticizes a post by Preston Galla of ComputerWorld stating “5 Reasons Vista Beats OS X”, and he makes some […]
Read more...Facebook Launches "" Tag
I swear, this is no joke! Facebook just released a new tag on its developers wiki called, “”. In line with the “” tag (a real tag!), it displays the enclosed content only if it is April Fools day. Such content would be used as such: April Fools!!! It’s not April Fools day, silly!
Read more...Well Done Guy! Chris DeVore is a Cheapskate
I just caught this article from Mashable and I just had to pipe in. In the article, Mashable’s Kristen Nicole claims Guy Kawasaki paid too much for the development of AllTop, at $10,000. They compare it to Askablogr.com, claiming Chris DeVore only paid $7500 for the development of Askablogr, with its rich feature-set. I was […]
Read more...Facebook Getting the Vote Out – but is it Good for Developers?
You’re seeing it here first folks – this morning Facebook announced a new tag on its wiki called . I imagine an announcement from Facebook will come soon on their purposes for this. From the wiki, : Displays a Rock the Vote widget inline in your application. The text inside the tags is formatted as […]
Read more...Facebook Works to Reduce Spam Further With "Feed Forms"
Today, a new way of posting to the News Feed in Facebook appeared on the Facebook Developer’s wiki. Facebook introduced “Feed Forms”. To use a Feed form, you simply create a regular form as you would any other form, but add a special “fbtype” attribute to the form. The only documented value listed thus far […]
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