Monthly Archives: April 2010

Some speculation on Google, and Jimmy Wales’ revisionist history

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

From Open vs. Closed: Jimmy Wales on Being Open: “If you look at the emerging competition between iPhone and Android, clearly the iPhone has the early edge, and of course Apple is quite good at what they do, their extreme … Continue reading →

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Gawker, we are watching you

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Fake Steve: Also: As of some day really soon, Gawker Media Web sites will not be supported in Safari. Purely for technology reasons. Same for advertisements sold by Google. They were fine in the PC era. But now they just … Continue reading →

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And that’s why there will never be Flash on the iPhone

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

The Wall Street Journal story on Steve Jobs’ statement on Flash includes some telling quotes: Dave Wolf, vice president of strategy at Cynergy Systems Inc., a Washington, D.C., design firm, calls Apple’s no-Flash policy “a pain.” Mr. Wolf had planned … Continue reading →

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The dirty little secret behind Google’s business model

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Marco.org – The ad delusion: “You can’t really blame them. A portion of Google’s business depends on the delusion that their “AdSense for Content” ads the ones you see on blogs, not Google’s search results are good most of the … Continue reading →

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Facebook blocking all bit.ly links? UPDATE: Nope.

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

UPDATE: And it’s fixed. Looks like it was a short-term glitch in the Facebook matrix. – It appears that Facebook has decided that all links using popular link-shortener bit.ly are potentially dangerous – and has blocked them. I’ve tried this … Continue reading →

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How efficient is open source development?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Mark Shuttleworth, who probably knows more about open source development than most, on the open source development process: “There is a myth that being open is necessarily more efficient and cheaper, but there are no hordes of people showing up … Continue reading →

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Notes for a talk on designing for the iPad

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Last week, I gave quick talk to some of the designers at Redwood about the challenges and opportunities that designing magazine-style content for the iPad presents. These are my notes. They’re rough, but they represent where my thinking is going.

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Has Gizmodo broken the law with its iPhone story?

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

I am not a lawyer. But I do play one on the weekends. More importantly, over the years I’ve become intimately familiar with the law as it affects journalists on both sides of the pond. I’ve covered cases like the … Continue reading →

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Why Nexus One being profitable for Google is no surprise

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Leena Rao, for TechCrunch: “Additionally, Google revealed that Nexus One, Google’s recently launched Android phone, is a profitable business for the search giant. The fact that’s its already profitable is surprising, if you take into account this report from Flurry, … Continue reading →

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iPad: Are 3G supply chain issues at fault for international release delay?

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Andrew J Nusca wonders out loud over Apple’s claim that a successful launch for iPad in the US is behind the delay to international shipments. Noting that anecdotally, there isn’t a shortage in US stores, he adds: “The first issue … Continue reading →

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