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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/30/on-the-move/ Om Malik and Michael Arrington are pondering Dave Winer’s move towards mobile-enabling the blogosphere. Specifically, his product OPML Editor will allow users to view content they’ve subscribed to on their mobile phone. This is definitely a useful feature;
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/29/will-wright-computers-enhance-our-people-skills/ Bokardo.com highlights a Wired editorial by Will Wright, creator of SimCity, SimEarth, The Sims et al. I was particularly drawn by this quote: But the Internet has morphed what we used to think of as a
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/29/open-talk/ Skype and Google Talk are to interoperate. This is good news, not only for users of both systems, but for the Internet at large: Google Talk runs on open standards. Such a deal could mean Google Talk serves as a gateway between
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/28/apps-for-your-domain-googles-office-suite-launches/ Google have released Apps for your Domain, which is more or less the long-promised Google Office. Gmail, Talk, Calendar and Page Creator are part of the suite right now, with Writely and Google Spreadsheet to
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/28/lonelygirl15-a-new-kind-of-viral-marketing/ There’s been some talk over the past few days about Lonelygirl15, a 16-year-old homeschooled girl called Bree who posts well-shot, entertainingly edited videologs on Youtube with her friend Daniel. It would appear, however,
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/27/taking-advantage/ Call me sensitive, but I think there are lines between information, entertainment and marketing that sometimes shouldn’t be crossed. Allowing users to download clips from a vast archive of video and use them for teaching and learning? Information. Hosting every music
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Dave and I spent a couple of days in Klagenfurt, giving a workshop on Elgg. It was a really positive session; most people hadn't seen Elgg before, but by the end of the workshop everyone was putting together profiles, uploading files and sharing with each other. I'
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/22/nimbuzz-not-quite-enough/ Nimbuzz provides more communication power for your mobile buck, but it’s still the wrong approach. It’s definitely a cool service - instant messaging, worldwide SMS for pennies and an integrated messaging system - but it’s never going to become
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If you haven't seen it, Harold Jarche has posted a point-by-point comparison of the Blackboard patent and Elgg's features. It's a really good post and should leave you in no doubt about where we stand: Elgg is not covered by the patent
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/22/why-get-excited-about-the-social-web/ This weekend I found myself chatting to a friend over a few beers in Camden, far away from the glow of a computer screen. Outside the pub window, people walked to and from the market, and the
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I've just posted a message to the development list that might be of interest to more than just developers. Click through to read the full text, but a pertinent quote follows: I'm very keen, on the other hand, to establish open, standardised way to interface with
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http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/18/debunking-the-googlearchy-beyond-search-engine-optimisation/ Ars Technica ran an article yesterday about the so-called Googlearchy: the tendency for search engine rankings to amplify the dominance of already-popular sites and essentially create an aristocracy of web services. This would seem to