Monthly Archives: August 2007

Sony to Unplug Connect Music Service “Acknowledging its proprietary audio technology was a marketplace flop, Sony Corp. is shuttering its Connect digital music store and will open its portable media players to other formats.” (tags: Sony digital Music online Service … Continue reading →

Why Facebook Is the Future – TIME “Facebook’s fastest-growing demographic consists of people 35 or older: Every community must negotiate the imperatives of individual freedom and collective social order, and Facebook constitutes a critical rebalancing of the Internet’s founding vision … Continue reading →

Pocket Podcasts – Podcast Client for Windows Mobile “… Pocket Podcasts gives [Windows Mobile] a free podcatcher that, unlike many projects in this category, runs stably and offers a well-featured interface.” (tags: Windows windowsmobile PocketPC Podcasting podcasts podcast opensource Mobile … Continue reading →

PopPhoto Flash: Four Weeks to Become a Better Photographer: Lesson One “Assistant Editor and novice shooter Kathleen Davis challenges herself to take her photography to the next level. What amateurs and pros alike can learn along with her.” (tags: Photography … Continue reading →

Silicon Alley Insider: How to Fix the New York Times (NYT): Digital IPO? “The only way such a spin-out would work would be if Digital was almost completely independent–free to use the brand and content to compete with the print … Continue reading →

Global Neighbourhoods: Facebook Ascending Numbers from Facebook’s corporate communications group … “Over 150,000 registrants daily. That’s 1 million a week since January.” (tags: facebook socialnetworking statistics trends web2.0 socialsoftware)

subcon – Google Code “Subcon allows you to store your essential system configuration files in a subversion repository and easily deploy different configurations to machines in a cluster.” (tags: scalability subversion svn architecture) JavaScript-based Amazon Web Services Simple Monthly Calculator … Continue reading →

GigaOM Google: Buy Adobe for Video! I was saying this on the ODM Podcast a few weeks ago — “Google needs to own Flash because, as anyone who has used YouTube knows, this software is currently the prevalent method for … Continue reading →

The New Brunswick Bike Library Charter a community tool collective, co-operatively run, by its members, that provides a full bike shop, skilled “…volunteer mechanics, and access to new and used bike parts. Using our donated used parts anyone can learn, … Continue reading →

Forgotten in the Fridge “While food safety is a prime concern, refrigerating and freezing food properly also is about TASTE. Proper refrigeration and freezing practices help assure both safety and quality. Here’s how to do it …” (tags: Food cooking … Continue reading →

Facebook Tip: Broadcast your Facebook status as RSS: Internet Duct Tape “…how to broadcast your Facebook status to Twitter.” (tags: facebook RSS twitter mashup HOWTO)

Gary Vaynerchuk of winelibrary.com on Conan 8/2/2007 Video clip of Gary Vaynerchuk on Conan (tags: Entertainment funny Humor wine local NBC video) Inbox Zero Video the importance of getting your inbox to zero, and strategies for dealing with high volume … Continue reading →

GigaOM Disney, not Sony buys Club Penguin “Contrary to earlier reports, Walt Disney Co., not Sony is buying Club Penguin, a kid-focused virtual community based in Kelowna, BC in Canada. Club Penguin” (tags: socialnetworking socialsoftware Business Acquisitions Disney Kids) AC/DC … Continue reading →