January 2011
32 posts
CHART OF THE DAY: Microsoft Incinerates ANOTHER... →
Microsoft has lost $2.5 billion online over four quarters. Yikes…
Banksy Is Willing To Accept His Oscar →
Interesting. If Banksy wins the Oscar, he’s willing to collect. Now… doesn’t that mean he’d have to be on the premisses as a nominee in order to find out?
WatchVery impressive facial recognition technology used to bring more realism to the video game L.A. Noire. How long until we can do this kind of thing at home and bring ourselves into the game? I don’t think very…
A meme that has 'everything'. →
A funny list of tweets poking holes in the everything bagel (pun well intended). Who says a bagel can’t have it all? (hint: these folks)
The city gets a chief digital officer: Rachel... →
The City of New York created and filled the position of “Chief Digital Officer.” I don’t hold out a lot of hope that this could happen in Toronto anytime too soon, but you never know.
“A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its...”
– Mark Twain - Wikiquote
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Eric Schmidt Out As Google CEO, Larry Page Takes... →
I look forward to reading more about this as the story unfolds. It can’t be all happy and comfortable as there have been some recent hiccups for Google, increasingly evident as they try to fight ad dollars shifting to Facebook.
Five Emotions Invented By The Internet « Thought... →
For example: “A vague and gnawing pang of anxiety centered around an IM window that has lulled.” I’m sure the same can be said of BBM… via Kottke.
Daring Fireball: The Leave →
On Steve Job’s absence. Well thought through (and supportive), as always. For those looking for background, the stories linked to in this piece are worth a read, otherwise, see this thread over at Techmeme.
“With The Daily, Murdoch is doing something rare in his long career: building a...”
– The Opinion section in Murdoch’s ‘The Daily’ - As an avid consumer of media on my iPad, I’m looking forward to seeing “The Daily” as well as what others do as a response. I’m hoping it helps to accelerate innovation in this area.
Facebook And MySpace Schedule Joint Announcement... →
This should be interesting. Although not impossible, I doubt MySpace will jump right on the social graph although they might just open the door a bit more to Facebook – if they were to totally dump their ‘social platform’ why not do it as part of the redesign they’ve just launched and go for a bigger-bang re-launch?
Jimmy Wales to Announce Wiki 2.0 →
Integration of social tools would be a given, but I’m most interested by the stated “new opportunities for brands to get involved in the conversation with their fans.” This seems like a a bit of an editorial departure, depending on how it’s implemented. I don’t have a formed opinion as of yet, but I can imagine that masses might have an issue with brands having any ability to engage in the...
HUGE: Facebook Testing Places Powered Deals... →
I have heard this was coming, but would be interested to see the details and how it would compete with things like Groupon or SCVNGR. Those speculating whether Facebook would acquire either of them might note that they frequently state that integrating external code/programs is cumbersome and not designed to be social the way a Facebook developed application will be.
What Mobile Apps do the Affluent Use? (Hint: the... →
Somewhat interesting to think about, yet, shows the obvious results of news and weather apps are most frequent. I was most interested by a point tucked away at the end that said developers are seeing more revenue from in-app purchases than from advertising. More on that here.
Search Gets Social: Facebook To Appear At... →
It’ll be very interesting to see if this includes the ‘instant personalization’ they’ve mentioned – I imagine it will. I’m curious to see how any announcement works within and without of Facebook.
Twitter Crushing Facebook's Click-Through Rate:... →
Interesting to note, but shouldn’t be a surprise. This underscores the reality that Twitter is an information network while Facebook is a social network.
Apple Making Verizon-Ready iPhone by Year End -... →
This had to happen eventually. Amongst some legitimate news seems to be a toss in of a new 5th gen iPhone that would have an all new form factor. Seems a bit premature given the recent launch of the iPhone 4.
A Graphic Guide to Facebook Portraits | Fast... →
What does your profile pic say about you.