Is it about me or about You(-hoo)!
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…I am working with a parents’ group which insists on using Yahoo! Groups to manage an email list rather than use Google Groups. Now I am one who vigorously shuns…
2009
Why all these short URLs?
…I’ve been using a service that takes a long URL and turns it into a size that’s compatible with Twitter. (For instance the unruly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdFSXRgiJlk becomeshttp://cli.gs/zuLYT3 which is much easier…
Did the world need a new browser?
…I’ve used them all. I used Lynx when the Worldwide Web was young. I used Mosaic when it was cool and exciting. I used Netscape, then later IE (reluctantly, until…
Tipjoy! I think not yet…
…I enjoyed learning about a money transfer service called tipjoy! The intention is that they make it easy for people to pass small amounts of money, and for people to…
Clearer Vision
…here’s what’s needed now in the “fabric of the social media platform.” (Hark! Consultant speak afoot.) We need control over the portion that we see. It’s like we need focal…
Why not Yahoo!?
…I had to ask myself, why do I have this “thing” about Yahoo! I remember when I first came to this valley, they were the darling of the industry and…
What’s so hot about gmail?
…look, I’ve been using email since 1985. There were proprietary systems on BBSs and Compuserve, there were clunky big iron mainframe systems at work, and at first there was mailx…