Wait, wait, wait. Google News Makes *HOW* Much Money?
by Tony Hung on July 26, 2008
Somewhere in the cacophony of the usual stuff on TechmemeCrunchFeed this past week, I missed this interesting nugget of news: Google News makes money. Lots of it. To the tune of $100 million fungolas. Now, when I heard about this, (…)
What Happened With Pownce?
by Tony Hung on July 25, 2008
*image via Quantcast Almost 8 months into its public launch, Pownce is looking like a bit of a lame duck. Which is strange (or not). On paper, Pownce seems like a better Twitter than Twitter, given that you can also (…)
Boomers Aren’t Using Social Networks, And Blogging’s Simply Off The Map.
by Tony Hung on July 24, 2008
Interesting study from Third Age / JWT Boom, which shows how people over the age of 40 (presumably in North America, although there’s no mention that I can find of where they’re from) are engaged with social media on the (…)
Dear PR Firms: Please Have An Angle When Pitching To Bloggers
by Tony Hung on July 22, 2008
So, if you’ve been blogging for any stretch of time, you might get contacted from time to time by public relations firms on behalf of web entities looking for a mention. I know I do. Perhaps I’m not so important (…)
Video “Blogging” Sing-A-Long Genius (or, Is It “Evil Genius”?)
by Tony Hung on July 20, 2008
Joss Whedon and Neil Patrick Harris. Now, that’s funny. :) Catch all three “blog” episodes at http://www.drhorrible.com
Is It Now Ever Acceptable For Amazon’s S3 “To Be Down”?
by Tony Hung on July 20, 2008
Silly question for you to ponder: even though mistakes happen, and they are inevitable, in the evolving space of cloud computing, is ever acceptable for the structures which host the cloud to be “down”? I wonder if we’re yet at (…)
After iPhone Debacle, Is Rogers Up For Another PR Pie-In-The-Face?
by Tony Hung on July 20, 2008
Up here in the hinterlands of Canada, you may have heard about the giant uproar with Rogers, our only provider who can support, and therefore, sell the iPhone — specifically with the bald-faced inequitable profiteering of its data and voice (…)