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The future of journalism? It’s astronomy

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

There’s nothing more that journalists like than the opportunity to talk about themselves, thinly disguised as a treatise on the future of journalism This is probably why the “debate” (which it isn’t – not enough listening) on “citizen journalism” (which … Continue reading →

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Google finds out retailing is harder than it looks

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

It looks like Google is finding out that being a retailer selling hardware is a bit harder than it looks: “Google is being inundated with complaints about its Nexus One phone. The touchscreen smartphone was launched on 5 January and … Continue reading →

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Fred Wilson’s brave mobile experiment

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Fred Wilson did something brave: he dictated a blog post using the voice recognition system on his Nexus One, and posted the unedited results. It was, to say the least, less than stellar: “I am dictating this blog post via … Continue reading →

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Proof that thinking about the Apple tablet makes you stupid

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Gregg Keizer draws the short straw with this story: ‘”The tablet will be supported by multiple [mobile] carriers,” said Brian Marshall of Broadpoint AmTech, citing unnamed sources he said were close to the situation. “Verizon and others,” he continued. “Definitely … Continue reading →

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Idiot post of the day – The Roundup

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

I’ll keep updating this one as and when they come in. And boy, are they coming in. With the honourable exception of David Pogue, everyone seems to have lost all their critical faculties, journalistic skills, and in some cases basic … Continue reading →

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Idiot post of the day (The Return of TechCrunch edition)

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

OK, I wasn’t going to do this. Even I had got bored. But MG Siegler’s post on how “Apple and Google just tag teamed the US Carriers” is just breathtakingly stupid. MG, I know that you’re desperate to justify your … Continue reading →

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Idiot post of the day

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Sadly, because I generally enjoy his writing, it’s from Robert Cringely: “iPhone and Android will be here for the long haul with the question being which of Symbian, Palm, Windows Mobile, or Blackberry will die?” Answer: None of them. There … Continue reading →

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Google’s “business strategy” versus Apple’s actual, real business

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

If you ever wanted to read something which almost perfectly encapsulates the utter lack of business reality endemic in new media, Kim-Mai Cutler’s post on the Nexus One is it. In particular, this sentence: “Overall, incrementalism seems to be working … Continue reading →

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Tech rumours and wish fulfilment: The Google Phone and the Apple Tablet

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

There’s always been a hype-cycle, particularly with products from Apple, but something I’ve noticed recently is how the hype-cycle has changed into a world of fantasy. The two best examples of this lately are the Google Nexus One and (apparently … Continue reading →

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2009: The year tech blogging died

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Most years are full of idiocy. But I think I can make a decent case for this year being the worst on record, at least from the perspective of writing about technology. This was the year when tech writing plumbed … Continue reading →

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