Top Blogs On Google Reader
So Google recently made it fairly easy to determine the number of Google Reader subscribers around a particular blog. Gabe Rivera at Techmeme did a little work on excel and came up with an unofficial...
When Does a Social Network Become a "Publicity Network"?
Over the last week or so, Robert Scoble has mentioned several times that Facebook currently limits him to 5,000 "friends" and that the limit should be lifted. If we check his Twitter account, current...
California court tilts towards mandating web accessibility
Target.com out of sight for blind people — California law may require websites to be accessible to disabled internet users, according to a ruling in a case against retail giant Target. Despite rece...
Gmail Mobile 1.5 Released
There's a new version for Gmail's Java application for mobile phones. Gmail Mobile 1.5 makes it easier to access your contacts by adding an option in the menu. If you click on a contact, you'll see ...
Black Palm Centro on Sprint.com, red one coming soon
Just a heads up that Palm's new Centro phone is now available for purchase on Sprint's website for $99 with a new contract, $399 without. — The black version is the only one available for now, but t...
Why Facebook sucks
Another topic Scoble and I talked about today was Facebook. I said I don't like Facebook, never have, and I finally figured out why. — It's another one of those user generated content things, only ...
73 and Loaded With Friends on Facebook
WHEN Amy Waldman first signed on to Facebook last year and started to send joking messages about good grammar back and forth with a new 18-year-old friend, Ms. Waldman's 19-year-old daughter, Talia, u...
Xbox 360 Arcade unboxed
Thanks to Emanuel, an intrepid tipster who went above and beyond the call of duty, we managed to get a full unboxing of the Xbox 360 Arcade before Microsoft has even been able to send out a press rele...
'Lobbyconners' crash tech conferences to schmooze, cut deals
Some of Silicon Valley's digerati don't let $3,600 admission prices keep them from attending technology conferences. — They simply loiter in the venue's lobby - without paying - in hopes of mingling...
Passwords on the loose
An unknown group has caused quite a hassle by publicly posting information about tens of thousands of user accounts. — A 4.5MB textfile (passlist.txt) was uploaded to a Finnish website earlier today...
Boycott Windows Vista
AMSTERDAM - The Consumers' Association (Consumentenbond) has called on consumers when purchasing a new computer to explicitly ask for the operating system Windows XP. New PCs come standard with Windo...
Two Are Sentenced to 5 Years in Pornographic Spam Case
Two men who sent millions of unsolicited pornographic e-mail messages have been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison as part of a prosecution under a federal antispam law, officials fro...
OpenOffice 3.0 Wants to Compete with Outlook
I was just over at the OpenOffice site browsing through some of their marketing materials to see if there was anything interesting. I came across a presentation that was given on September 19th at th...
Some InSightful Thinking About Video Conferencing for Business
I woke up this morning in Madrid, feeling wonderful after another great night of sleep, following another amazing meal, this time at a fantastic seafood restaurant. — As I was going through the inbo...
NewTeeVee Conference lacking substance?
The folks over at NewTeeVee just announced its new conference schedule for a conference about NewTeeVee. — I find it severely lacking. — First, why feature Joost? They haven't proven that they'll...