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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.
Does GDrive point to a Google PC?
Coaman.ch is showing a screenshot (here) from the upcoming GDrive, Google’s online storage solution. But the shot raises even more questions: what exactly is the “Google Computer” mentioned on the screenshot? VPN-less access: Not at a Google Computer? So if we presume that Google is doing a private alpha test of GDrive across developers, exactly […]
Andrew Baron is not evil
Who’s spinning, and who’s telling the truth? I’d say watching this Amanda’s not looking some much like the victim any more. Tags: Andrew Baron, Rocketboom
Rocketboom implodes like a North Korean Missle Test
Vale Rocketboom 2006. It was nice while it lasted, I guess it will probably mean more traffic for zefrank…which isn’t a bad thing I guess. Coverage here, here, here and here.
Gmail Grizzle
Anyone else having regular issues with the SMTP for gmail? Seems now serveral times a day I can’t send emails from Thunderbird using my gmail account. Very, very annoying, particularly when I’ve still got pop3 access and am receiving emails with no problems, I just can’t always respond to them. Tags: gmail
PubSub is dead
It’s taken longer than I thought it would, but finally the consolidation of the blog searching market has begun, with Dave Winer reporting that PubSub is dead. Servers Bob Wyman right for being too-snarky towards those who dared criticise this mob in the past…if you want to get support in the community, embrace your critics […]
Profile Peddling the new SEO
Darren has an interesting article over at Problogger today on “Profile Peddling” which is setting up sites on services such as MySpace to drive traffic to your site. Now I’ve got accounts on most of these services, but to be honest I’d never really seen them as a way to drive traffic to sites (I […]
News Corp on Media
Want to try and understand Web 2.0 and the future of media, then read this. One of the best pieces you’ll read this year on where media is going.
Rocket Post, yet another blog posting tool
Darren’s got a great big list of professional blogging links over at Problogger today and instead of doing the work I should have been doing I spent some time checking out a few of the links, and discovered yet another blog posting tool, RocketPost for Anconia. It certainly looked interesting enough from their page to […]
I can’t quite gather what Gather is?
Read this on Ben Barrens blog pointing to a new blog: Doomed Startup who is covering Gather.com. Can’t say I could recall the company so I checked out the site, all I can say is WTF? This is suppose to be something like Newsvive, but if you visit Newsvine it’s pretty easy to work out […]
Gada be another crappy name
Techcrunch reports on Chris Pirillo’s Gada.be changing its name to TagJag. Certainly I nice new look for the site, but what is it with Chris Pirillo and crappy names? Tagjag? Why not Tagfaghag, or Taggnome? 🙂 Sure, Lockergnome isn’t a pretty name but it’s easy to remember, and Tagjag meet’s the old marketing rules on […]
Jason Calacanis takes a digg (or is that Netscape) at Nick Denton
Cat fight, cat fight, this from Jason Calacanis’ blog: That’s Gawker’s standard blogging process–print a lie, admit you screwed up, but never change the error… sort of Jayson Blair style I love these wars, they are sooooo much fun 🙂 Tags: Nick Denton, Jason Calacains, Gawker Media, Weblogs Inc
Wireless piggybacking….I wish
A bloke in the States is in strife for using a cafe’s free wireless connection without buying stuff from the shop….but all I can say from country Western Australia is I wish I could get any wireless here, anywhere, which of course with the exception of the local McDonalds outlet (which is pay of course, […]
I’ve got Vox Invites + I’ve been upgraded
Want an invite to SixApart’s new you beaut MySpace killer? I’ve got invites to Vox, at least to the starter version which doesn’t allow you to blog but atleast get’s you in the door (I think you get upgraded later?). Leave a comment with your email address included or drop me an email directly. Also […]
Techcrunch under fire
Looks like Mike Arrington is under attack on two fronts: from Nick Denton’s Valleywag for Text Link Ads sponsorship, and by Adam Kalsey for a Zoho backflip allegedly due to a sponsorship. I don’t know enough about the Zoho stuff, but the Valleywag attack is complete and utter sh*te. Text Link Ads are a legitimate […]
Google testing affiliate marketing program
Big news overnight: Seeking Alpha has the scoop on Google testing an affiliate marketing program, or what they are calling a CPA (cost per action) program that many say will be a Value Click Media/ Commission Junction (CJ) killer. Can’t say I disagree with this analysis. I’ve never liked CJ, from when they kicked me […]
Australian pollies get it wrong on the Internet…again
This from the SMH: “It is the fundamental right of all Australians to access the internet free of pornography and offensive material,” a Liberal senator, Guy Barnett, said yesterday. He was one of 62 members of the Coalition parties who signed a letter to the Prime Minister last year calling for a ban on offensive […]
Dave Winer rallies against Feedburner extra’s
First time I’ve seen this: Dave Winer has posted he’s dropping feeds that include the Feedburner extra’s such as “email this” and “add to de.licio.us” which he calls “feeds of evil”. Personally, I don’t use Feedburner because I’m not willing to give up control of my feed….but I’ve never though of it in terms that […]
Issues at 9rules?
This from a former 9rules Channel editor: I left 9rules because I can’t associate my writing and my faith with an organization wherein the leaders are purposely building their personas around vulgar and demeaning antics. ScrivsTyme is just too closely related to 9rules. I know, “to each their own.” I agree 100%. I’m just choosing […]
Why I have a new found respect for Robert Scoble
I’ve always though Scoble was a bit of a lackey, but today I read something that gave me a new found respect for the guy, a guy who’s willing to take a (real) risk and give something a go, from Slashdot: Q: What would have kept you at Microsoft? Money? Relocation? More Channel9 cameras/staff? Free […]
Now this is an Adsense cheque!
Check out Macrus of Plenty of Fish’s Adsense Cheque: $991,773.04 for two months…..wow! Tags: Plenty of Fish