You Spending Longer In That Chair Stairing At This Screen Has Implications. Big Implications.
by Tony Hung on November 30, 2007
If you’re interested in knowing why the writers are on strike in Hollywood *and* try to understand why music sales continue to slump, head over to this interesting graph over at Compete.com which basically suggests we are all spending more (…)
Now Defanged, Will Facebook’s Beacon Bring Home The Bacon?
by Tony Hung on November 29, 2007
Well, its official. Through a variety of efforts, it looks like Facebook has buckled to the perception that folks don’t like their activities being broadcast across the Facebook network. Mr. O’Neill has the details, but it sounds like that rather (…)
If Facebook’s Beacon Crumbles, Will That Change Its Evaluation?
by Tony Hung on November 29, 2007
Looks like the movement by MoveOn and other privacy groups have really struck a chord with Facebook (Addendum: it looks like a few other organizations, such as Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy are filing motions (…)
When Will Twitter’s Gmail Import Feature Get Updated?
by Tony Hung on November 25, 2007
On a lighter note, does anyone else know when Twitter’s invite-through-Gmail process is actually going to get updated? I understand that Gmail 2.0 (or whatever they’re calling it) with its updated contact management has broken things for Twitter, but jeez (…)
Facebook’s Billion Dollar Evaluation Hinges On Apathy. *Our* Apathy.
by Tony Hung on November 25, 2007
Looks like the A-lister brigade is out in force against the opt-in lunacy that is Facebook Beacon. Or, so it would seem, anyway, with Doc Searls, Dave Winer, and Jason Calacanis (and a few others) making some good ol’ impassioned (…)
Propeller A Good Second Fiddle To Digg?
by Tony Hung on November 25, 2007
Allen Stern at CenterNetworks queries how good Propeller (previously “Netscape.com”) is and will be, and crunches some publicly available traffic data to suggest, perhaps, in time it will be a legitimate #2 to Digg as the social news king. I (…)
The Power Of Techmeme Over Bloggers is … Pretty Astounding.
by Tony Hung on November 24, 2007
In what must be the softest headlining story of the month, Mike Arrington’s story of how Digg users are having a look at a Digg clone called Mixx has made it to the top of Techmeme. I have nothing to (…)