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10 Future Web Trends from Read/WriteWeb: 10 Future Web Trends from Read/WriteWebI never thought i'd say this, but disagree.Yeah and No, Richness obviously has its strong point (iPhone clearly states that UX is something we humans adore) yet at the same time, it's more to do with context. You could have an AJAX driven concept with...; Tags: RSS, Web, rich Internet application, Web Trends, Attention Economy, Read/WriteWeb; Discussion threads 2007-09-05
10 Future Web Trends from Read/WriteWeb: Richard MacManus put together a list of 10 future web trends and even though one of them is actually rich internet applications (with a quote from yours truly) but almost all of them have overtones of rich internet applications through them. Even the Semantic Web, which Richard lists first, is...; Tags: Web, Rich Internet Application, Richard, Attention Economy, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2007-09-05
Open source and the attention economy: Open source and the attention economyand chairs tooI would keep a safe distance!!I'm not sure this is specific to open source ...In Walker Percy's Lost in the Cosmos he examines this phenomenon of why bad news travels much faster than good news (among other things). For example, if a Senator...; Tags: open source, attention economy, OpenNMS; Discussion threads 2007-05-23
The A Team: Now that I've gotten that off my chest, a few words about the Attention Economy land grab this week (continuing thru next Wednesday at Esther's conference.) Thanks to Esther for pointing out that Michael Goldhaber (Einstein of Attention) started talking about this in Release 1.0. in 1992. I was wondering...; Tags: team, Michael Goldhaber, Attention Economy, GestureBank; Blog posts 2006-03-10
The amorphous attention economy: The amorphous attention economyThe value is in the aggregation...All this Attention stuff is confusing and does not add anything insightful. When I go to Google, my attention/intention is perfectly clear--you can see it in the search box. I already know what I pay attention to, I know the things that...; Tags: Steve Gilmor, attention economy; Discussion threads 2006-03-09

The amorphous attention economy: The theme of this week’s ETech conference is the “attention economy,” which can be an immediate turnoff. I am tired of everything on the Web linked to economies and ecologies, as if it lends some academic, multidisciplinary legitimacy to discussions about how money is made on the Web. How about...; Tags: attention economy, Dave Sifry; Blog posts 2006-03-08
Not kidding: Not kiddingThe last interfaceThe interface of the human mind! How to maximize the streaming of data into that "site"? As with computers, speed and size are the constraints on the data flow. Additionally the data flow UPTIME is a contraint. This is where the "attention" factor comes from. Switching data...; Tags: attention economy, data flow; Discussion threads 2005-07-29

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McAfee isn't "McAfee Secure" or "Hacker Safe": In my most recent discussion on McAfee, I posted a talkback to Russ McRee stating, tongue in cheek mind you, that it'd be interesting to see an XSS or SQL Injection on McAfee's site, see if they are indeed "McAfee Secure". Well, I guess you get what you ask for......; Tags: McAfee Inc., XSS, Hacker, Tool, Productivity, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers: The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...; Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Will EDS deal make HP Microsoft's IBM?: With the completion of its deal to buy EDS for $13.9 billion, Hewlett-Packard is about to become just as key to Microsoft's fate as IBM is to the fate of open source. How will Microsoft react? While Sun, Red Hat and a host of...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Still ranting about interfaces: My argument, yesterday, that how an application is to be used is more determinative of the right toolset for building it than what the application does, embeds the assumption that the people we sell our software or development ideas to, either are end users or make decisions on the basis...; Tags: Corel WordPerfect, Standards, Word Processors, Quality, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Software, Business Operations, Office Suites, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Apani and Cross-Platform Server Isolation: A while ago, I spoke with the folks of Apani about security in virtualized environments. Although this isn't a topic that is getting as much media attention as virtual machine software, virtual access software or virtual application environment software, it is a very important topic. Security risks still exist even...; Tags: Software, Environment, Apani, EpiForce, Server Virtualization, Servers, Security, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The physics of flocking in 3-D: You might think that bird watchers are only amateurs armed with binoculars. But biologists have also been studying flocks of birds for a long time. And now, they're helped by physicists, according to this New Scientist article about how European researchers are capturing flocks in 3-D. With a couple of...; Tags: 3D, Animal, Physicist, Handbook, Analysis, STARFLAG, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Major career web sites hit by spammers attack: What is the future of spamming next to managed spamming appliances, like the ones already offered for use on demand? It's targeted spamming going beyond the segmentation of the already harvested emails on per country basis, and including other variables such as city of residence, employment history, education, spoken languages,...; Tags: Job, CAPTCHA, Web, Career, Spammer, Malware, Web Site, Spamming, Tool, Attack, E-mail, Spam, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Powerset's search: Does it deliver?: Powerset has rolled out its semantic search engine and has managed to get a ton of attention. The larger question for me: Does it deliver? And where does Powerset make the most sense? Powerset on Monday introduced its natural language search for Wikipedia content (Techmeme). This effort...; Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Web, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Semantic Web, Channel Management, Online Communications, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?: Here's a map that purports to show how much oil there is in North America and that the supply far exceeds the demand. This website argues greed is driving the high oil price, not shortage. Wait a minute, isn't greed the heart and soul of a free makret...; Tags: Oil, Petroleum, Clean Technology, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Another morning hangover for ethanolics: This time a major U.S. newspaper editorializes against the American subsidies for ethanol. Their conclusion: "This does not mean that Congress should give up on biofuels as an important part of the effort to reduce the country's dependency on imported oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. What it does...; Tags: Biofuel, Methanol, Greenhouse Gas, Clean Technology, Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-10
A new career: isotope designer: According to a Michigan State University (MSU) news release, 'Made-to-order isotopes hold promise on science's frontier,' nuclear physicists can now start a new career as isotope designers. These scientists can build specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies. The lead researcher says this approach...; Tags: Michigan State University, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Professional Development, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Career, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-10
Why do Macs need so much fixing?: Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly (nt)(nt)I guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-05-09