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Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
The only thing certain about Twitter may be its uncertainty. The microblogging service is booming, but more than 60 percent of users quit Twitter after a month. Partnerships are rumored, as are acquisitions, but so far these remain mere gossip. … Continue reading
In this era of social media, companies have made headlines (for better or worse) by way of their social media policies. With respect to this trend, I say Netflix should take Best in Show. Netflix has posted its entire quasi-employee … Continue reading
Today, Peter Rojas and Ryan Block – the masterminds behind Engadget and Gizmodo – launched gdgt, “a place for you to engage with your devices and hang out with people who are as passionate about their gear as you are.” … Continue reading
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Sunday, November 16th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
After posting more than 1,800 videos to YouTube during his campaign, president-elect Barack Obama will post weekly “fireside chats” to YouTube, TechCruch reports. According to Wikipedia, the original fireside chats were a series of thirty evening radio speeches given by … Continue reading
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Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Google today announced voice and video chat for Gmail to compete with IM services like Skype and ultimately improve IM as part of its email services. This announcement begs the question of when real-time voice and video will be prevalent … Continue reading
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 at 9:05 am
Peter Whitehead, digital business editor at the Financial Times, calls Twitter a “road to ruin.” In a column published Oct.21 on ft.com, Whitehead chronicled his initiation with Twitter — The simple sign-up process for Twitter, his immediate connection to Barack … Continue reading