Twitter’s @anywhere and Why it May Be Too Techie for Their Audience
In just one day, we’ll all be sitting in front of Ev Williams and Biz Stone as they announce Twitter’s new Facebook Connect competitor, @anywhere. This is Twitter’s big statement in the developer ecosystem, stating that they are shifting from a script and backend-focused model of developer integration, to a very front-end, javascript-centered focus that […]
Read more...What is Your Core?
In a typical Lego set, there is a core set of building blocks that make up the core of the object you are building. My son just got a new Star Wars Tie fighter Lego set. It relies on a few common objects, such as little flat Legos you might see in other sets, but […]
Read more...Recurly Recurls Pricing – New Entrepreneurs Not Happy
Up until now I’ve been preparing a raving review about how much I love the recurring payment service, Recurly. Previously, at simply a fraction of the price of each payment on the service, it was very simple for any entrepreneur to get set up with the service and have an out-of-the-box solution for recurring payments […]
Read more...Changing the World Quite Literally Through Social Media
The rumor is out – I thought I’d make it official. This week I have started as the new Social Media Architect for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In summary, I am in charge of the architecture and integration of Social Technologies for the Church. I will be in charge of finding […]
Read more...Google Re-Enables Adsense on RSS Feeds in Buzz
Some time in the last hour or two it appears that the Google Buzz team has re-enabled AdSense ads in RSS Feeds in Google Buzz. Recently I wrote about this, criticizing the service for stripping out ads a blog author was including and importing into Google Buzz. This included both RSS feeds directly imported into […]
Read more...Facebook Goes After Their Trademark in Popular Domains
It’s common practice, and perhaps necessary for large companies to protect their Trademark. I’ve written before about Google going after an incorrect spelling of their own Trademark, on http://googleappsengine.com, because it resembles one of their products. Twitter is known to also go after domains with not only “Twitter” in the name, but “Tweet” and even […]
Read more...Facebook Starting to Test Fan Page Notifications
My wife just got an interesting e-mail notification from Facebook about a Facebook Page she is a fan of. The notification was a summary of the activity on the Page for the day. The text of the e-mail goes as such: “Here is this week’s summary for the Facebook Page: ************** 0 Fans this week […]
Read more...Not Using a Service Any More? Here is the Polite Thing to Do:
The Social Web is full of Nomads. We try out a service, set up camp, and constantly move from place to place as we discover new and better places to settle down our social presence. I’m no stranger to this myself. I’ve given up my share of services in the past, and I am far […]
Read more...BoomStartup Brings TechStars-like Seed-Capital and Mentoring Program to Utah
I’ve talked often about Utah’s tech scene. While it doesn’t always get the publicity it deserves, there is an incredible booming tech scene happening here in the Salt Lake City area right now. Just last Wednesday I attended a Launchup event, where about 100+ entrepreneurs, investors, and bloggers all conjoined in this monthly meeting to […]
Read more...Brazen Careerist Launches Site for Job Seekers That Gen-Y-ers Can Actually Enjoy
Generation Y, those that grew up with the web and many of which probably know of no life without it, is prime target for those looking for fresh blood in the Job Marketplace. It is this generation that is just entering the marketplace, and which Employer after Employer is fighting to gain access to. These […]
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