Twittering In Bad Taste: A Case of Media as Message

by Tony Hung on September 13, 2008

So there’s an interesting debate about the tastefulness of using Twitter at a child’s funeral, with some suggesting that it is (Valleywag, living in glasshouses, apparently), others suggesting that its merely pushing the envelope of new media usage. I think (…)

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Merlin Mann: An Epilogue

by Tony Hung on September 13, 2008

So, despite magically disappearing for a while (beyond my mortal senses), I did manage to track Merlin for a few minutes to catch up with him.  Observations?   He is really nice: Merlin’s a genuinely nice guy.  That’s the vibe (…)

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Merlin Mann: The Tony Robbins For Techies (Who Hate Tony Robbins)

by Tony Hung on September 13, 2008

So as someone who fancies himself as a web2.0 geek, I was really looking forward to hear Merlin “43 Folders” Mann speak today at IzeaFest.  Kudos to him for tailoring his talk to the audience, which was varied in terms (…)

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CloudShout: PayPerPost Does iPhone Apps For Blogs?

by Tony Hung on September 12, 2008

Ted Murphy ended day one of IzeaFest today by revealing a few new features of SocialSpark (the ability to donate proceeds to designated charities, an affiliate program, and what seems like an evolving desire to improve transparency amongst bloggers — (…)

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IzeaFest: In Orlando, on Ted Murphy’s Dime

by Tony Hung on September 12, 2008

So, several months ago, when I was blogging (a lot) more, Ted Murphy of PayPerPost Izea fame asked me if I’d like to participate in his yearly IzeaFest, once known as “Posticon”.  I’ve been pretty frank about my opinions about (…)

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Google’s Chrome: One Retraction, Two Things It Does Wrong

by Tony Hung on September 9, 2008

So I’ve been using Chrome for a little while.  I still likes it, but there are a few things that have come to my attention that require me updating my original post.  One retraction of sorts, and two other things (…)

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Microsoft’s Jerry Seinfeld “Ads”: A Non-Sequitur Disaster

by Tony Hung on September 5, 2008

Nothing to see here except for non-sequitur humour that passes as “funny”.  I can’t believe Microsoft paid him $10M to star in this dreck.  Or, rather, I can’t believe that Jerry Seinfeld wants to attach his name to this kind (…)

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