Twitter the most pure social network

Some social network thoughts…..
I’ve been using Twitter more and more lately and i have to say that i’m really enjoying it.  I love the simplicity and ease of use.  The fact that they limit the characters, is only text and is just a list of your friends thoughts makes it always interesting.  Of course, Facebook [...]

Nathan Myhrvold - Pretty Badass

I just watched this video about Nathan who is quite an incredible guy who spends 18 minutes describing what he does. It’s a lot of very scientific stuff like:

Archeology - digitizing Easter Island statues and the pyramids
Inventing new nuclear reactors - which are more efficient and better than the current designs
Inventing meta-reactors which are [...]

iPhone will take down Blackberry eventually

I had a Blackberry Pearl and loved it.  I was planning to keep it - until i saw a friend’s iPhone.  It was just so frackin’ slick that i couldn’t stay away.  Does Blackberry do email better?  Yes.  Does Blackberry have some better/smaller sizes that are better for a cell phone?  Yes, definitely.  But is [...]

Le Web 3: Day 1

After visiting Romania, i attended the Le Web 3 conference in Paris. While i won’t get into what went on the second day (kinda lame), i wanted to post my notes on the first day of speakers. Here goes:
10-10:30: Real World and why it matters: Hans Rosling
This was a fantastic presentation of describing [...]

Why Google Buying YouTube Is A Good Idea

Yesterday, someone sent me an email about the Google/YouTube deal with the note “seems like an absurd amount of money.” Well, i think it was a good deal for Google. Here’s why:

YouTube has critical mass which is VERY hard to get
YouTube (like Google Video) is a complete browser-based system which fits in with google’s [...]

Google Apps Launches. What Now?

The first step towards the Google PC are there which i commented on here and here with yesterday’s announcement of the Google Apps.  The next step is for them to announce the low cost PC - which may not happen for a while.
Second, there’s a very interesting post from Chris Anderson about what this could [...]

If I Was Apple, What I Would Do To Protect iTunes

Apple has a great monopoly on both the fulfillment and playback of digital music. ITunes is a great player, the iTunes Music Store is the most comprehensive music store available online, and the iPod is the best, most badass player on the market. However, competitors are coming on strong. Microsoft announced the Zune [...]

Halo Update

Halo is blowing up! I have some news on both the game and the movie.
Arguably the best game (both 1 and 2) in the past 5 years is being made into a movie. Last year Peter Jackson signed on as executive producer for "Halo: The Movie," and the project was tentatively scheduled for summer [...]

Hi-Def DVD’s - Hate to Love Them

The DVD world has done a super-duper “bait and switch” on me. It sucks. When I thought I was purchasing my final definitive copy of Braveheart for the rest of my life, i was dead wrong.
The studios have been working on Hi-Definition DVD’s for the past 5 years and they are finally here. [...]

Google Spreadsheet Coming

As i've stated before, i really believe that Google's looking to offer their own browser-based PC (past article here).  And, to strengthen their browser suite, they announced today that they'll be launching a browser-based spreadsheet application
I for one, couldn't be happier about this.  Quite often i've emailed around a spreadsheet for comments and discussion. To [...]