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Is celebrity contradictory with open source?

Is celebrity contradictory with open source?Celebrity journalism?Hi Dana,Thank you for posting this review of Lacy's celebrity-wishing ways. She's hardly a journalist, if we analyze her writing.And to boot, she's not the hottest. Forbes' Victoria Barrett wins that prize by leaps and bounds.Peace.ReidWegsNot necessarilyBut CS types have been rightly claiming for...

Tags: Linux, Dana, Lacy, open source, Sarah, F/OSS

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

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Google Chrome...bundled with RealPlayer?!

Google Chrome...bundled with RealPlayer?!Is this a good move?I haven't yet come up with any reason to install Chrome on my system, as we already have a plethora of browser choices, and I tend to classify Google's other software as crapware. I do wonder about aligning with a software company...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Chrome, Google Inc., RealPlayer?, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Stop bashing social networks

First it was privacy concerns (not that they've gone away, but they aren't front page on Google News anymore). Now, apparently, social networks, like every other bit of technology young people embrace, rot our minds. ZDNet's Andrew Nusca summarized the report out of the UK well, finally asking,...

Tags: Network, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-02-25

Palm WebOS will serve as your true personal assistant

A few more details and functionality of the Palm WebOS have been coming out now that the announcement has been made and Palm is moving towards release of the Pre. PreCentral.net posted the Sarah Lacy video interview with Elevation Partner Roger McNamee and there were some real treasures revealed that...

Tags: Palm Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-01-21

Lacy Clock Screensaver 2.4 (Windows)

Lacy Clock is a nice way to personalize your Windows environment. When the mouse is idle for some time, the screen will sparkle and shine with Lacy Clock. This timekeeper will help you restore life energy after the tension of hard day-to-day work. Version 2.4 includes unspecified updates.

Tags: Screensaver, Clock-desktop, Lacy Clock, Microsoft Windows, Mice, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-10-23

Social media consultants: snake oil or value add?

Social media consultants: snake oil or value add?Think ComprehensiveSocial networks are only one part of any strategy for anyone on the 'net. Simply put, you don't make money off of them directly, so they are there to bring people into something that does drain their wallet. What's that...

Tags: social media, value-add

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

TechCrunch50: Day 1

When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Marissa Mayer, Entrepreneur, Video, MySpace, Qik, Meghan, Arrington, Vitamin Water, Calcanis, Mahalo, Blueprint Multicore, OpenTrace, E-mail, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-08

Facebook: Revolution, Weed and Philanthropy

At the risk of endlessly re boiling the cabbage on the now infamous Sarah Lacy interview of Mark Zuckerberg at SXSW, it is worth highlighting some pretty important things he had to say on Facebook & corporate philanthropy before the reporter became the bigger part of the story.  The flippant style of interview...

Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Web 2.0, Government, Homeland Security, Strategy, Internet, Management, James Farrar

Blog posts 2008-03-21

Blame Zuckerberg (and Twitter) for poor SXSWi keynote; Parents joining Facebook; Paramount movies go viral

A Facebook special of The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week… Blame Zuckerberg and Twitter for poor SXSWi keynote. By all accounts see Techmeme, Sarah Lacy's on-stage interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...

Tags: Facebook, Idea, Twitter, Washington Post Co., Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Sales Force Management, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2008-03-10

The Facebook SXSW keynote debacle: What would you have asked?

The Facebook SXSW keynote debacle: What would you have asked?Zuckerman let a "journalist" interview him as his keynote?NTRE: The Facebook SXSW keynote debacle: What would you have asked?What Went Wrong - SXSW Keynote Sarah Lacy and Mark Zuckerberg, Facebookexcerpt:The train wreck:1) Sarah wasn’t focused on what the SXSW audience wanted...

Tags: Facebook SXSW, keynote debacle, Facebook SXSW keynote debacle, Facebook

Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Is celebrity contradictory with open source?

Daniel Terdiman's scathing review of journalist Sarah Lacy at the SXSW keynote of Mark Zuckerberg this weekend leads to this intriguing question. Are celebrity and open source contradictory? (Here's a clip.) It's true that open source has some well-known names. Eric Raymond. Linus Torvalds....

Tags: Mark Zuckerberg, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-10

The Facebook SXSW keynote debacle: What would you have asked?

It's not too often that a keynote at a major conference turns into a total train wreck. But that's what happened with the Mark Zuckerberg keynote at SXSW where he was interviewed by BusinessWeek's Sarah Lacy. News.com's Daniel Terdiman has the best account of Zuckerberg keynote and...

Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-09

Boeing virtual fence: $30 billion failure

The Department of Homeland Security "virtual fence" project, being built by Boeing, is in big, big trouble. The virtual fence is a high-tech network of cameras, lighting, sensors, and technology designed to intercept illegal border crossings. According to the Wall Street Journal: Boeing Co. has changed the management of...

Tags: Government, Boeing Co., U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Fence, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-09-11

Marine Tank 3D 1 (Windows)

Dive right in and let these fantastically animated salt water fish enchant you. Fifteen types of salt water fish elegantly make their way through the fascinating world of the coral reefs, including Fairy Basslets coming together in a school and a lacy-looking Lionfish. All the while a shy hermit crab...

Tags: 3D, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Screensaver-network

Software downloads 2007-04-20

The open source effect

At the Churchill Club forum held on June 21, several open source company executives discussed the "Open Source Effect." The "effect" is the growing popularity of open source software in a broad range of categories and environments, as well as the cultural shift to less proprietary solutions. At the same...

Tags: Podcast, CEO, Open Source, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2006-07-17

How open source gets into your life

How open source gets into your lifeBravo!Wow, I almost shed a tear. :)Sarah Lacy's article was basically saying that she believes that open source and Linux in general seem to be invisible to most consumers yet it's popping up out of left field.And I know you agree, that's a GOOD...

Tags: open source, PRweb, Web, operating system

Discussion threads 2006-01-25

How open source gets into your life

Open source is not a company. It's not a brand. It's a process. (These CEBit penguins originally appeared at ZDNet UK. OK, open source marketing leaves something to be desired.) Most Americans already use a lot of open source. Their home routers may run Linux. Their TiVo runs Linux. Google...

Tags: open source

Blog posts 2006-01-25

Sexy Leeann Tweeden_Screensaver 1 (Windows)

Leeann Tweeden is making heads turn, and it s not just because of her absolutely marvellous bahoomas. When someone looks this good in lingerie, we feel you ll forgive us this small oversight. In fact, so good is she at wearing lacy under-crackers, she s basically a professional. I modeled...

Tags: BabesSavers, Leeann Tweeden, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2005-12-20

Ground zero for credibility in blogging and journalism

Ground zero for credibility in blogging and journalismGood Post!Things move faster, companies (execs, pr) need to adjust...it's internet time.Wondering about the graph...Are you graphing data?The reason I ask is because the graph debunks my own observations. If you take just one fact reported by conservative authors - Al Gore...

Tags: journalism, blogging

Discussion threads 2005-08-05