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Interview: SplashCast's Marshall Kirkpatrick

Interview: SplashCast's Marshall KirkpatrickWhat need does this meet?I mean I drop a windows media player control on the web page and link it to the content. All done...

Tags: SplashCast, Marshall Kirkpatrick, Marshall

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

Privacy means life beyond MySpace

Over at TechCrunch, Marshall Kirkpatrick compares version 3 of Multiply, with SixAparts recently launched, Vox. Both social networking sites differentiate themselves from the likes of MySpace, by giving users powerful privacy controls, so that they can choose exactly who is able to access their content. Its in this key area...

Tags: Social Networks, MySpace

Blog posts 2006-11-13

Vaudeville

This media showdown is getting really interesting. In no particular order, some comments about some of the players:Mike Arrington -- Why on Earth is he keeping Marshall Kirkpatrick in such a visible position. Nothing against the guy, he's a good writer and a competent reviewer, but he doesn't have a...

Tags: Nick, Marshall Kirkpatrick

Blog posts 2006-07-14

Additional Resources

Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper

When I said that CXO's wouldn't give Google Chrome a nanosecond's thought, I under-estimated. They'll give it about five seconds and then pass straight to the corporate legal department. Why? EULA Clause 11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that...

Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-03

A peek into Silicon Valley and beyond . . .

I enjoy being a journalist and reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. Most of my reporting is done the traditional way, with a notepad and pencil. Increasingly journalists have to do more, carry a camera, do podcasts, run video. Software engineers have to...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Tom Foremski, Journalist, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Internet brand-jacking: What can be learned from Exxon Mobil?

Exxon Mobil got "brand-jacked." About two weeks ago, someone named "Janet," believed to be a spokesperson for the oil company, started posting one-liner comments about the company on Twitter. There was no reason to doubt the legitimacy of the Twitter account. There are a lot of big-named...

Tags: brand, internet, exxon mobil corp., twitter, janet, branding, marketing, sam diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.

My mother and I chat a lot about different alternative energy options, mainly because she is lucky enough to live in Hawaii where solar hot water has been mandated for future construction. But one thing that has been ultra controversial on the Big Island has been wind power for the...

Tags: Alternative Energy, Wind Energy, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-19

News to know: Nokia Symbian; XP phase-out; Apple badware

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: No reprieve: XP phase-out begins June 30 Dancho Danchev: Trojan exploiting unpatched Mac OS X vulnerability in the wild Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email service 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, Advertising & Promotion, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Management, Marketing, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email service

Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email serviceThis is another example of spammers showing off.Basically some spammers got the wild idea to 'flex their muscles' Hopefully the proper authorities find them and shut them down.Wow. The Marshalls.Who's next? Guam, Palau, Yap, Truk? Does Midway have internet?Geez, someone must be seriously...

Tags: Spam, Marshall Islands, email service, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email service

Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority is reporting that a sustained spamming attack during the past 24 hours managed to cause a successful Denial of Service attack on the email services of the islands only Internet Service Provider. More info on the attack : More...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Spamming, Attack, Email Service, Marshall Islands National Telecommunications Authority, E-mail, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Security, Online Communications, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-06-24

Facebook censorship; Twitter raises another $15 million; Facebook's pending redesign

Facebook censorship; Twitter raises another $15 million; Facebook's pending redesignSystem allowing messaging between peopleI've got a great idea for a system that lets you send messages, uncensored, between friends.It's called PGP-signed e-mail.VC money, please.Kirkpatrick needs a dictionary and a lawbook1. The concept of censorship only applies to what a government...

Tags: Facebook, Kirkpatrick, censorship, Twitter

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

Facebook censorship; Twitter raises another $15 million; Facebook's pending redesign

The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week… Facebook censorship.  Facebook is blocking certain messages between users under the umbrella of spam prevention, reports Marshall Kirkpatrick over at ReadWriteWeb: "If you ever get the...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Kirkpatrick, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Collaboration 2.0...

For the last couple of years I've been in the trenches managing a sizeable collaboration space across three continents for a large multinational enterprise. The diplomacy, strategy, tactics and sheer hard work of managing, building and running this type of space can be all consuming, particularly with...

Tags: Strategy, Web, Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Groupware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-05-15

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

rPath to OEM Novell's SUSE Linux to reduce legal worries

rPath has entered a pact with Novell that makes creating a virtual appliance easier for developers – and corporate lawyers. As part of the deal, which was announced yesterday, rPath will OEM Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server beginning in August, said Bill Marshall, the company's CEO,...

Tags: Novell Inc., SuSE Linux, SuSE, rPath, rPath Linux, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-04-22

Is all publicity good publicity?

There's a well-known saying that all publicity is good publicity, but you have to wonder whether the team over at Radar Networks feel that way this morning. The company is behind Twine, which was unveiled to much fanfare at the O'Reilly Web 2.0 Summit last November. Having...

Tags: Application, Network, Radar, Beta, Twine, Marshall, Aerospace & Defense, Semantic Web, Manufacturing, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-12

The Gmail password hijacking incident: When so-called helpful apps hurt

An application dubbed G-Archiver backs up your Gmail account to a hard drive with a not-so-nice twist: It swipes your user name and password. Jeff Atwood at Coding Horror outlines a chilling tale as told by Dustin Brooks, one of his readers. I was looking for...

Tags: Google Gmail, Password, E-mail, Business Ethics, Online Communications, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-10

Guitar Rig 3: Kontrol Edition

Without the Guitar Hero video game franchise, most of us would never feel the rush of turning our virtual amps up to 11, slinging our guitars below the waist, and living the fantasy of rock stardom. For those of you who actually have some skill with a real guitar, however,...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, search option, Native Instruments, Guitar Rig 3, guitar

Product reviews 2008-03-07

Is Nintendo about to challenge Jenny Craig?

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk investigates the power of Nintendo's Wii and virtual gaming to improve the health and well being of society. Depending on whose statistics you prefer to disbelieve, between 15 and 25 percent of American children are overweight. The causes seem evident...

Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Fact, Nintendo Wii, Nathan, Games, Personal Technology, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2008-02-16

If you call someone a 'nerd' are you a moron? (Part 2)

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk continues his examination of what it means to be a nerd in part 2 of his review of David Anderegg's new book, "Nerds." Last week, I wrote about the concept of being a nerd. And about a book called "Nerds: Who They...

Tags: Dr., Real World, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2008-02-08