Amazon Reader Opinions
Seth Godin: “You won’t find me on Amazon’s new book reader.”
Rex Hammock: “I’d rather have an iPod Touchbook.”
Mathew Ingram: WTF?
Jeremy Toeman: It will fail.
Google Maps Allows Users To Move Markers
Google Maps is great, but, if we’re to face facts, it is not spot-on. Addresses appearing on the wrong side of the road, or addresses appearing in the road, can confound users. Now, however, they can take it upon themselves to correct place markers.
Mistakes Make Me Feel Like a Clown
Nobody ever wants to make a mistake. From the time we are children, we get corrected. We are told how to do better.
LinkedIn Growing More Quickly than Facebook
Nick O’Neill has an interesting post on his very good “Social Times” site. (How, by the way, does he find time to post so much??)
Google Maybe Could Possibly Buy Skype
Or not. Give Jemima Kiss at the Guardian credit for knowing how to toss some linkbait out there. Rumor has it Google is negotiation to buy eBay’s mistake.
Woops, Bloggers Give Nissan Too Much Credit
Did you know that Nissan has developed a new kind of paint that can change colors on command? It was news to Nissan, too.
Google Could Be Accused Of Tax Evasion In China
America’s IRS has been the cause of more than a couple puddles of sweat. So what sort of effect might the Chinese equivalent have on a person? We may find out, as the Beijing Tax Bureau is apparently investigating Google for tax evasion.
Do You Have A Useful 404 Page?
Crashing into a 404 page not found result when arriving from a link where the visitor expected to find useful content could make or break that person’s expectations of that site.
Facebook’s Memory May Be Too Good
Most Facebook users enter a lot of information into the site, and as it turns out, it’s not at all easy to make Facebook forget it. As a result, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is now eyeing the social network.
(Parts Of) Yahoo Europe Given Ultimatum
About two months ago, we reported that Google was interested in hiring a lot of new European employees. Now there’s word that Yahoo’s moving in the opposite direction; some European departments will have to either improve their performance or be sold or shut down.