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Posts from 2004 to 2017. This was a personal blog during a fairly chaotic decade in independent publishing — some of it tech commentary, some of it Australia, some of it ephemera. It’s kept here in full for anyone who arrives via an old link.
Current writing lives at SiliconANGLE.
Google purges porn?
Dude, Where?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s My Porn?: SEO Blackhat Blog Quadszilla is reporting some serious changes in the Google algo which has resulted in porn sites being purged from the index, both in full and in part, a move that it bound to upset a lot of people in the adult blogging business as well as the mainstream […]
Where’s the snow
Back in Toronto again, and I can honestly say that I’ve never been colder in my life. It was 0c (32f) when I landed….and still no bloody snow, and allegedly down to -5 tonight. I’ve travelled across the world and I’ve still not seen snow, mind you at this temperature I’m entitled to it….sooooo coooold. […]
For the want of a Caramel Tim Tam
Sunday, Newark NJ. The US is great but I’ve had enough now, and still a week till I get home. I’m back to Toronto tomorrow and I’m not looking forward to it. Ashame really I don’t have the rest of the week in New York, you’d need that and more just to see everything. Great […]
Down but not out
My many thanks to everyone who let me know that duncanriley.com was down. It’s not b5 related, I promise, and u can all take that with my personal I don’t lie certification. It’s just after 7pm US EST time as I’m writing this, but just 4 possibly the first time in my life, I’m actuallly […]
New York, New York
Perhaps it’s because I’m tired, perhaps it’s the sore back (:-)), but I keep getting this strange feeling….a feeling to dance down the street signing “New York, New York” as Sinatra did in the 1940-50ish musical which at this stage I cant seem to remember, but for lovers of musicals you’ll know the one, Sintra, […]
I’m alive, just.
On a computer again for the first time in 3-4 days, I say 3-4 because I’m not quite sure what day it is. The flight from Hong Kong to Toronto via Anchorage was, without doubt, the single worst flight of my life. It’s also the first time in my entire life I’ve thrown up on […]
Web 2.0 irony
News Corp. Looking At BubbleShare: Techcrunch. If it wasn’t a bubble before, it looks like it might be with this deal 🙂
Don’t believe in free markets? Visit Hong Kong
I’m standing here typing this in the Departures lounge at Hong Kong Airport. One word to say about about Hong Kong: F*ck! Free markets not only work, they rock. I only wish I wasn’t about to hop on another plane to North America. Absolutely mind blowing amazing. My only gripe, the main shops don’t open […]
Going to TechCrunch NY again
If you’re reading this post I’m dead….sorry, wrong intro, I’m not Pauline Hanson (Australian joke). If you’re reading this post I’m on my way to North America via Hong Kong, and the good news is that I’ll be able to go to the TechCrunch Party in New York again. I’ll also probably spend a couple […]
PayPerPost plus?
Steve Rubel points to LoudLaunch, yet another PayPerPost competitor (how many have their been lately??), although it would appear that the relationship might be pre-blog as opposed to post-blog: ie, you start up a blog on a topic with an advertiser behind you. Sounds like a solid idea, but it will be interesting to see […]
Checking out AzoogleAds
Ive just got my acceptance email through for AzoogleAds (aff). Admitedly, I did have to jump through some hoops, and I’ve got to post some stuff to Canada as well to later recieve a payment (I’ll probably hold off till Monday, then I can post it locally :-)). I’ve heard some really good word of […]
TLA Acquired by MediaWhiz
Congrats to the crew at Text Link Ads on being acquired by MediaWhiz. Like a lot of people I hadn’t heard of MediaWhiz before today, so I’ve got no idea what to expect. But I will say this to the new owners: TLA does a brilliant job with what it does, don’t mess with it […]
Britney Spears getting divorced
I’m not longer writing a Britney Spear site for a blog network, but I always knew that this would eventually happen: Britney Spears files for divorce in LA: Reuters.
Big Brother on Second Life
Another reason to join the community at Second Life. I must get on more often, every 2 weeks or so just isn’t enough 🙂
You know decisions you’ve made in the past were right when….
A blogger has been invited on to the set of the TV show she blogs about to exclusively meet the cast and crew of the show! As I write this Sheila is in a hotel getting ready to visit the set of Medium. Congrats Sheila. Amazing stuff. There’s a tie up directly with a major […]
Not going to Techcrunch now
Sorry to those who had emailed me saying they had looked forward to meeting me, or catching up either at Techcrunch, or the day after it in New York. Unfortunately I’ve had my permission to attend removed and am unable to leave work in Toronto for the trip. Maybe another time, or even in the […]
Take a stand for freedom online
My article this week at The Blogging Times is dedicated to Reporters Sans Frontiers 24-hour online demo against Internet censorship (more details at RSF here). I wrote the article on Monday morning. 24 hours later and what do I read in Bloglines: The Guide: On November 3rd, US telecom giant Verizon says it will disconnect […]
Another day, another set of refreshing feeds
Am I currently the only person out there who is sick and tired of refreshing feeds? If you’re using Bloglines and you’re subscribed to any feed that uses feedburner you’ll know what I mean. I just re-read the last 2 days posts for Techcrunch for the third time today. Blogaholics I saw 1 month old […]
The Blog Herald is hiring
Details at The Blog Herald. I’m biased, but it would be a good gig 🙂
Vox doesn’t suck, and thinking outside the square in Web 2.0
Ben Bleikamp posts that SixApart, and in particular, Vox sucks. He has a go at some of SixApart’s other products, and sure, there’s been some mistakes in the past, decisions that certainly I’ve been very vocally against, but their products (MT, TypePad, LiveJournal) work for the people who use them, and I would presume have […]