Welcome New Twitter User. Now Get Lost!
When I review startups and/or services, I like to make sure I review them from the perspective of the target user. With that said, last weekend I decided to take a look at what a new Twitter user would experience. One thing is clear…Twitter seems to...

Welcome New Twitter User. Now Get Lost!
When I review startups and/or services, I like to make sure I review them from the perspective of the target user. With that said, last weekend I decided to take a look at what a new Twitter user would experience. One thing is clear…Twitter seems to...

This is What an RSS Reader is For
Yesterday Robert Scoble wrote a critical post claiming Chris Brogan was using Twitter wrong, stating Chris isn’t separating his content on Twitter well enough.  As one who had to create multiple Twitter accounts to separate out my activity, I am one...

Should CoTweet and Yammer Be Worried?
Some of the big tech news this past week included two announcements. First, Salesforce announced that they will be offering a “stream” product in 2010. Second, the Twitter COO finally publicly noted that advertising and paid accounts will be coming...

This is What an RSS Reader is For
Yesterday Robert Scoble wrote a critical post claiming Chris Brogan was using Twitter wrong, stating Chris isn’t separating his content on Twitter well enough.  As one who had to create multiple Twitter accounts to separate out my activity, I am one...

Should CoTweet and Yammer Be Worried?
Some of the big tech news this past week included two announcements. First, Salesforce announced that they will be offering a “stream” product in 2010. Second, the Twitter COO finally publicly noted that advertising and paid accounts will be coming...

Stephen Fry attacks 'malevolent' comments following Twitter spat
'I would not say that I lost faith in Twitter, I would say that I lost faith in my ability to negotiate it,' says Stephen FryStephen Fry, technophile and a "twillionaire" having amassed more than a million followers on Twitter, yesterday explained...

Roy Greenslade: Bloggers create a newspaper for bloggers
It's a mixed - or should that be mixed-up - media world nowadays. While print gives way to screen and the blogosphere transforms the culture of journalism, here comes another twist: a print publication created from blog postings by bloggers.So, as we...

Roy Greenslade: Ray Tindle reveals South London Press has lost £500,000 in two years
Ray Tindle, whose company acquired the South London Press just over two years ago, has revealed that Tindle Newspapers has lost more than £500,000 since buying the paper.His admission came during a segment on Friday's edition of ITV's London Tonight,...

High-end audio maker Linn declares death of the CD player
The British maker of stuff for audiophiles says digital streaming is the way forward for its music productsThe CD player is dead. So says Linn Products, the high-end audio specialist based in Glasgow which for 20 years has been making .. CD players.The...

Stephen Fry attacks 'malevolent' comments following Twitter spat
'I would not say that I lost faith in Twitter, I would say that I lost faith in my ability to negotiate it,' says Stephen FryStephen Fry, technophile and a "twillionaire" having amassed more than a million followers on Twitter, yesterday explained...

Google aims to take over the netbook market with its Chrome operating system
Chrome OS won't be on sale on hardware for a year, but Google aims to introduce a new and better model of computing with specified netbook hardware, and then… Tomorrow, the World!Google dominates the web and is already making a big impact in the...

Twitter COO Costolo: Advertising Coming To Twitter Soon
Twitter COO Dick Costolo was intererviewed today and part of the discussion centered around how Twitter will (and does) generate revenue. Clearly they are earning revenue from Twitter’s deals with Bing and Google.More importantly, Costolo noted that...

Google aims to take over the netbook market with Chrome operating system
Chrome OS won't be on sale on hardware for a year, but Google aims to introduce a new and better model of computing with specified netbook hardware, and then… Tomorrow, the World!Google dominates the web and is already making a big impact in the...

Microsoft Office 2010 arrives in a free public beta test version
Microsoft Office 2010 is continuing and completing the transition that started with Office 2007, and should be an attractive upgrade for companies finally moving on from Windows XP and Office XP or 2003. And with the free beta, anyone can try itDuring...

Blindly fingerprinting children | Henry Porter
Full marks to the students who complained to their headteacher about the intrusive taking of fingerprints in their schoolThe brilliant new documentary about privacy by David Bond, Erasing David, has a telling scene in Chipping Campden School,...