A Skypephone Wish List
Some further thoughts on my ongoing Skypephone experience.
Two Billionth Photo Finds Its Way To Flickr
Some people have their bookshelves lined with photo album upon photo album, and I find that quite impressive. Flickr’s got ‘em beat, though, as the photo-sharing site recently received its two billionth upload.
Excelsior! Marvel Launches Digital Comic Archive
The comics industry has suffered through years of flagging readership and lower demand for titles, but Marvel may have powered up a way to a resurgence for their work.
Virtual Furniture Thief Arrested
The question of who has metaphysical jurisdiction in virtual worlds is not one so carefully addressed in Amsterdam as police have arrested a virtual criminal. In the Netherlands, at least, theft is theft and has real-world consequences.
Social Networks Open To ID Theft
More than 10.8 million people across the UK are registered to a social networking site according to new research by Get Safe Online.
Google Still Waiting On SEC For Stock Quotes
When writing a story that revolves around stock prices, I prefer to wait until the market’s closed – don’t want the story reversing itself as I type, after all. I’ve found that market updates from Google (and Yahoo and MSN) are a little slow, though, and for this, we can blame the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Design Your Posts to Guarantee They Get Read
Of all the edges I know of, embracing amazing design is the easiest, the fastest and the one with the most assured return on investment.
News Corp. Showing Classmates.com Success Path
Rupert Murdoch, chair of News Corp., is buying Dow Jones & Co, the publisher of the Wall Street Journal for $5 billion. Yesterday he announced that he’s ending the subscription model for the WSJ.com website (which many deem a success).
Google Transit Makes Itself Useful In Europe
Public transportation doesn’t seem too tempting when you’ve got a car in the garage. But if you’re on vacation in another country, those sorts of systems start to look quite nice, and so we welcome the introduction of Google Transit trip planner for Europe.
Live.com Plays Referrer Stats Games
While it is common, nowadays, to whine how Google shouldn’t tell people how to make money with their websites (like selling links), this time Microsoft has done the same.
Lately, it’s been noticed that Live.com spams the referrer logs of the websites, claiming that it is only about quality check.