Techmeme Confuses Me Sometimes
by Tony Hung on September 22, 2007
Update: Mat Ingram also notices it, but now it looks like its been (manually?) removed from Techmeme. Either that, or its not always perfect. :)
Facebook Saves Woman From Rabies
by Tony Hung on September 22, 2007
In Toronto, it seems like almost everyone’s on Facebook. Good thing too, as when some local public health officials were looking for a certain woman who had contact with a bat who had rabies, they *didn’t* turn to other venerable (…)
Evening Rap: Google Domination Continues Apace, Open-Source Not Perfect, And Stupid Smart People.
by Tony Hung on September 21, 2007
Headlines that I thought were otherwise interesting today. Amanda Congdon leaves ABC: Mat Ingram has the best explanation so far — her considerable “assets” were special as a vlogger, but on a mainstream outfit, they’re quite … flat. Now, Ms. (…)
Google Readying Facebook Killer?
by Tony Hung on September 21, 2007
Even though the Google top secret conference had its members sign NDAs, that hasn’t stopped at least three of them from blabbing to Mike “Mr. Access” Arrington about it. Details of course at TechCrunch, but it sounds like Google is (…)
TV Networks Giving Away Shows For Free? Very Shrewd, Actually.
by Tony Hung on September 21, 2007
Well, not *completely* free, but word comes from the LA Times that Fox is following the footsteps of other major US TV networks in a move to make their primetime shows more accessible — and more important, freely *available* — (…)
Is TechCrunch Still A “Blog”?
by Tony Hung on September 21, 2007
In a bit of blogging-centric news, TechCrunch has recently hired Erick Schonfeld as its co-editor, Mr. Schonfeld being the former editor of the late Business 2.0 magazine. It does beg the question with the hiring earlier this year of Heather (…)
Google Shares: Its “Meh”, But That’s Ok. Here’s Why.
by Tony Hung on September 20, 2007
You may have heard that Google is launching a social bookmarking-type service today, called Google Shares. Loads of coverage from the usual suspects, most of whom aren’t all that impressed, as its a pretty unsophisticated service that “even” allows you (…)