Archive for November, 2009
Unfriending the New Oxford English Dictionary this Year
“Unfriended” is 2009’s word of the year? Not on our watch.
Sh*t My TV Says – Coming to a Living Room Near You
This season two Twitter memes, Sh*t My Dad Says and Texts from Last Night, have been picked up by broadcasting networks to be aired as half-hour mainstream television series. While the creators of these memes are likely overjoyed with the amount of money they have the potential to make, how excited is the rest of [...]
Twitter Can’t Figure Out Retweets, Posterous Can
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Twitter can’t seem to get their act straightened out with an integrated retweet function. Granted, retweeting was not an official feature and came from the community. Still, after countless 3rd party applications found a way to integrate retweeting into their apps, Twitter gave it a try last week.
And then they removed it.
I’m not [...]
What’s Brewing at Google Caffeine?
As seen on Matt Cutts’ blog, Google Caffiene is set to be deployed full-scale right after the holidays.
Mozilla Firefox This Year’s Most Vulnerable Web Browser
No browser ever wants to find themselves at the top of the Internet vulnerability heap, but it appears as if that dubious distinction falls this year on Mozilla Firefox, which beat out Apple’s Safari browser by 9% (44% to 35%). Last year it was Microsoft’s Internet Explorer that topped the list, edging Firefox 43% to 39%.
Making Sense of Murdoch’s Mess
Rupert Murdoch insists he can implement paid subscription plans for his myriad of news outlets. Now he’s saying he doesn’t want a hand from Google. Can the man of all media make one final stand?
Twitter Lists Now Widgetized
http://twitter.com/goodies/widget_list
The Ballad of Google and Apple
Can’t we all just get along? The brass behind Google and Apple just can’t seem to work things out. Where, oh where, did things go wrong?
Play that Funky Music, Google
Type a song into Google these days and whaddya get? It’s not just lyric sites and links to YouTube videos anymore.