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Two new desktop applications for friendfeed: TechCrunch has the scoop on the launch of AlertThingy, an Ajax-based desktop client built on Adobe AIR for tracking FriendFeed. I haven't bought totally into the FriendFeed thing yet, but the application is really clean and may make it easy for me to track what people are doing on the...; Tags: Application, Adobe AIR, FriendFeed, AlertThingy, AJAX, Desktops, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Hardware, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-04-13
C2: Microsoft's take on friendfeed?: C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?Business users? LOLBusiness' and their users can barely get their arms around SharePoint and basic collaboration. I think social networking will work in that space. Besides, is there really any business need or advantage for social networking in the enterprise?As for "consumers" - it...; Tags: Groupware, social networking, FriendFeed, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-24

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Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move: In a move that surprises few people, Plaxo is being acquired. The surprise - at least for some - is that it is Comcast and not one of the usual suspects of Facebook or Google. Comcast is Plaxo's biggest partner and provides hosting for all Comcast email subscriber address books....; Tags: Plaxo Inc., Comcast Corp., Advertising & Promotion, E-mail, Marketing, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Where's the next new thing in Silicon Valley?: Excellent article by Jeff Nolan, an ex-VC, writing in SandHill.com on venture capital investments and locating the next big thing. Incrementalism and "The New New Thing" - With all the venture capital moving around in the Silicon Valley, where is the real innovation? He makes many good points...; Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Web, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Leadership, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Financing Startups, Internet, Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Twitter turmoil: when does it end?: The news that Twitter's lead architect Blaine Cook and Lee Mighdoll, VP engineering have left should be no surprise. Let's be blunt. Despite the neutral language used in various posts, they were fired. One has to wonder whether Jack Dorsey is next, especially as he doesn't seem to understand the...; Tags: Twitter, Project Management, Tools & Techniques, Manufacturing, Strategy, It Operations, It service Management, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-24

Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential: Some of the big IT news over the weekend was the announcement that Forrester predicts that the Enterprise 2.0 space will be a $4.6 billion industry within 5 years. ZDNet's Larry Dignan had the full breakdown yesterday on Forresters bullish outlook while Dennis Howlett immediately took umbrage with...; Tags: Software, Application, Information Technology, Industry, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Industry, Enterprise 2.0 Tool, Self-service, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-04-22
News to know: Google; AMD; Desktop Linux; Green IT; Psystar: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google delivers; Maybe paid clicks weren't such a big deal Charles Cooper: Google settles a score with ComScore Techmeme AMD posts loss; sees seasonally down quarter ahead Sixth straight quarterly loss for AMD...; Tags: Desktop, Google Inc., Red Hat Inc., Green IT, SOA, Amazon.com Inc., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Desktop Linux, Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Open Source, Web Services, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-18
News to know: Salesforce and Google; LiveMesh; Cloud computing; Linux: Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: Salesforce and Google team to conquer the enterprise Garett Rogers: Google announces SalesForce integration with Google Apps Techmeme Mary Jo Foley: The big reveal: Live Mesh Statement: Blockbuster proposes to buy Circuit City ...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-14
A fresh Firefox install: drastic but cathartic: Following last weekend's mea culpa I thought I'd make amends this weekend with a post about how I nearly ditched Firefox but decided instead to do some housecleaning with a fresh install on my MacBookPro. The results were astonishing. Note: some of what I say only applies to Apple kit...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-29
News to know: Microsoft, Apple update techniques; Ubuntu; Hacking Java; XP SP3: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: What Microsoft can teach Apple about software updates Compare and contrast gallery right. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta - making life easier for Windows users Nate McFeters: Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2 ...; Tags: Tom Foremski, Technique, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Hacking, Social Media, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-25
C2: Microsoft's take on friendfeed?: Microsoft isn't usually the first or second or third company that folks associate with social networking. But maybe the Redmondians, or at least the researchers on the Microsoft Research C2 team, aren't as unsociable as some assume. Microsoft showed off earlier this month at its TechFest research...; Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., C2, C2 Data, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Do you have to be in every conversation?: Sarah Perez at ReadWriteWeb has a good post about how the conversation is leaving blogs and going to Twitter, FriendFeed and other services. More importantly, she touches on a big question: How do you keep up? Perez then dutifully notes all the various services of services you...; Tags: Twitter, Service, Web 2.0, Blogging, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-21
The end of software...: ...as you know it. Right now I'm falling over startup vendors vying for attention in the so-called 'social software' space. The fact enterprise people hate the term doesn't seem to bother those who are bypassing IT as they sell into the marketing departments of companies at departmental budget prices. But...; Tags: Software, Information Technology, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-19
News to know: Apple; Hakia; EclipseCon; ActiveX security: Notable headlines: David Morgenstern: Did Microsoft beat Apple to dual-sided touch technology? Jason O'Grady: Apple bumps Airport Express to 802.11n Paul Miller: hakia licenses OntoSem technology to third parties Paula Rooney: Run-time rival for Java, .NET? Dana Gardner: EclipseCon debuts...; Tags: Security, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., ActiveX, Data Centers, Semantic Web, Storage, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Six Apart adds activity streams to its blog platform: In the new age of open social networks, Six Apart is doing its part to create a hub that embraces the world of feeds outside its own servers. The company is shipping Action Streams, a free plug-in for Movable Type 4.1 that lets users aggregate, control, and share their...; Tags: Facebook, Newsfeed, Google OpenSocial, Blog, Six Apart Ltd., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-30
Wink creates 'Winkipedia' for people profiles: Wink has aggregated 250 million people profiles and is creating a kind of Wikipedia of people. Unlike Wikipedia, the new version of the people search engine, currently in beta, gives individual users control over the content of the search result for their name. "You can control your profile...; Tags: Profile, Wink, Wiki, Social Networking, E-mail, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-08