Monthly Archives: June 2008

How to make FriendFeed useful: Drop the Twitterati

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How to make FriendFeed useful: Drop the Twitterati

I’ve been somewhat sceptical about FriendFeed, the aggregation system which makes it easy to subscribe to and comment on everything your friends are doing online. The sheer volume of links, comments and so on that flow through it make it … Continue reading

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Why all the Yahoo hate? Plain old-fashioned snobbery

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Why all the Yahoo hate? Plain old-fashioned snobbery

Thank goodness that Danny Sullivan is around to take a balanced look at Yahoo. There’s a lot of nonsensical talk – bordering on hate – around Yahoo at the moment. And that makes me wonder whether there isn’t something deeper … Continue reading

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Print is dying, right? Not so fast

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Print is dying, right? Not so fast

Don’t expect this story to get coverage from those who always seem to be claiming that print media is dying. The Economist, the venerable newspaper (which looks like a magazine) has seen revenues, profits and print circulation all rise: "The … Continue reading

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An example of bad, sexist summary writing

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An example of bad, sexist summary writing

Stewart Butterfield and his wife? Referring to Caterina as “his wife” is pretty lame. Have we gone back to the 1970′s, when women were defined by their relationship to men rather than their achievements? I really would expect better from … Continue reading

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Apple salaries: Is this really such a big deal?

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Apple salaries: Is this really such a big deal?

There’s been some talk about the apparent disparity between Apple salaries and the rest of the valley, which various people have tried to counter. I’m actually surprised this has been highlighted as a new issue: for as long as I’ve … Continue reading

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