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Google Voice: Flawed but great
Google’s new Google Voice has a few rough edges but for many users, it could be a life-changing experience. The service, a relaunch of GrandCentral, which Google bought in 2007, allows you to choose a […]
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Internet not to blame for terrorism
A new report from the London-based International Center for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence is yet another indication that the Internet is not the main culprit for society’s woes. The report, “Countering Online […]
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Twitter in the court: Federal judge gets it
U.S. District Judge Thomas J. Marten gets it. He’s the judge who has allowed a reporter to Twitter court proceedings in a trial of six Crips gang defendants taking place in his Wichita, Kan., courtroom. […]
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Perspective on Demo 09
Last week’s Demo 09 conference in Palm Desert reminded me of my high school reunions. The people were familiar but the energy level wasn’t quite what it used to be. And like those reunions, there […]
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First impressions: Kindle for iPhone
Anyone with an iPhone or an iPod Touch can now download the Amazon Kindle for iPhone application and use the device to read electronic books. I tried the application on both an iPhone 3G and […]
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Creating video slide shows
While the written word and spoken voice remain very powerful communication tools, there is increasing incentive to use video. I can think of two reasons. The first is that video can sometimes make a bigger […]
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Demo’s Chris Shipley speaks
I chatted with Chris Shipley (you can listen by clicking the podcast link below) as she was getting ready to launch Demo 2009 where 39 companies plan to introduce new products. Shipley gave me a […]
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What Facebook’s democratic gesture might mean
Facebook’s decision to open up its policy making to user input is a very nice gesture but it’s not exactly on par with the American revolution or the fall of the Berlin Wall. Facebook CEO […]
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Use Facebook privacy settings
All of the hoopla about Facebook’s controversial user policy sidesteps the point about what social Web users really need to know about protecting their privacy and intellectual property. The latest controversy erupted last week after […]