App.net wants to be “Twitter that you pay for” and, so far, that has been a bit of an uphill battle. Now they have introduced a File API and have started talking about the idea of an “unbundled” future where…
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Facebook has just done Google a huge favor
Facebook is rolling out two new features that appear to be a direct reaction to Google+ (and to a lesser degree Twitter). Of course we have no way of knowing how long Facebook has been planning these features, but the…
Google+ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I’ve been told that nothing we know about Google+ can be criticized because it is pre-beta. Okay then. Well, here’s some quick takes after trying it out a bit. 1. The Good This section is the hardest to fill in…
Twitterverse reality check and lessons learned
You’ll probably never know it by looking at the final result, but I’ve been working on this post, at least thinking about it, for several months. I’ve been reluctant to publish it because every time I start, it tends to sound like…
The Site Whose Name Shall Not Be Written
I’ve posted the screenshot below to show what I got when I tried to post a link to a site that I read about recently (click to see full-size): I wasn’t able to post about the site whose name shall…
Tweefight – the next way to throw shoes
It’s gone way beyond snowballs and shoes. Not only are there at least three separate “shoe throwing” applications on Facebook, now you can throw just about anything at your friends, from watermelons to sheep. That’s fine. It’s not my cup…
PicDoodle virus shows Facebook’s true colors
Facebook continues to claim that they respect users’ privacy and discourage bad behavior in third-party applications. Well, that must depend on how much they’re paid, or who you know, or some other random factors, because the PicDoodle app exhibits all…
