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Rumours & potential – Facebook Lite
Posted by Colin on Aug 12th, 2009
The interwebs are abuzz with the news that Facebook is testing a new, streamlined version of its service called “Facebook Lite”. From a first glance at the leaked screenshots it appears to be far more Twitter like having just status updates but...

Some thoughts on Facebook ...

Posted by Colin on Aug 11th, 2009
A lot has already been said about Facebook’s acquisition of Friendfeed even though we don’t know the full details of how it will all pan out. The doom mongers are working overtime, almost revelling in the fact that they have an excuse for another...

Whose stuff is it anyway?...

Posted by Colin on Sep 8th, 2008
I started thinking about how we use certain social media services a couple of months ago and Alexander reinforced the path my thoughts were taking. More recently, Allen Stern stated on FriendFeed “i think sharing on google reader is finished...

Are we too demanding?...

Posted by Colin on Sep 5th, 2008
It never ceases to amaze me how demanding we can be as IT users and early adopters; to put a twist to the Queen lyric we want it all and we want it now! We have gone beyond just having an opinion and have all become armchair experts in just about...

Lessons learnt or common sense...

Posted by Colin on Sep 2nd, 2008
So, I took most of August out and distanced myself from social media and blogging – it seemed a good time to do it as I had some other stuff going on (a mini cruise to Amsterdam and a weeks holiday). I had an occasional glance at FriendFeed...

Before I go…...

Posted by Colin on Aug 6th, 2008
I’d just like to thank those who left positive comments in response to my post yesterday. The question now for anyone who agrees with any of what I said is: what can we do about it, or is it now beyond our control? Should we even try? You are...

Hiatus?...

Posted by Colin on Aug 5th, 2008
You’ll have noticed that things have been a little quiet around here lately, as they were for a bit not too long ago. It appears that it is not just me. Others have been quieter than usual with Corvida giving an eloquent explanation as to why. I...

Getting too social?...

Posted by Colin on Jul 31st, 2008
Social media is both a blessing and a curse. We have the ability to communicate with many interesting people from all over the world in the easiest ways we have ever had available to us. The flow of information and responses is incredibly engaging...

Guest post: Is There A Way Bac...

Posted by Colin on Jul 19th, 2008
Yesterday, I was privileged to do a guest post for Louis Gray and chose to do something a little bit different and wrote about the issue of whether APIs can be used to generate revenue for services such as Twitter, It was something I had been thinking...
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