Jimmy Wales Unveils Facebook?
It seems like a sitcom gag in which a character, out of time and ideas, tries to promote an old product as a new one by scratching off a single letter. Instead, we’ve got Jimmy Wales, and the old/new product is none other than Facebook. Maybe this is all a joke; although I’ve never met [...]
Google Hides Flight Simulator In Earth
Google hid an Easter egg so well it wasn’t found until nearly Labor Day, in South Africa, where I’m not even sure if they have Labor Day. Doesn’t matter, it’s not really an Easter egg, either, it’s a flight simulator tucked inside of the most recent release of Google Earth. Google Hides Flight Simulator In [...]
Plans For Google Kenya Kick Into High Gear
Starbucks, McDonalds, and Google – I’m starting to think that, by 2040 or so, there will be at least one building per company on every square mile of this planet. The latest bit of evidence supporting this theory is Google’s plan to expand into Kenya. My surprise at this move shouldn’t be construed as an [...]
Mobile Web Use Climbs In The U.S.
Bango has released statistics that show that the United States use of the mobile Web has increased three fold in the last year, making it second only to the UK. They say the popularity of mobile search is the reason for the rise in mobile Web usage. Bango says that the top five countries accessing [...]
Blogger “W ackos” Upset By Columnist Rant
A popular South African columnists not just reduced the blogosphere to a concert hall of air guitar players (which is pretty funny, you got to admit), but placed anonymous blogger "wackos" in a camp with the Virginia Tech shooter – and not so much in the metaphoric sense. One blogger’s calling it "Bullardgate," but it’s [...]
‘State Of The Blogosphere’ Is Small, Fractured?
Once a year, Conan O’Brien gives a “State of the Show Address” address, and for a certain audience, it’s great – but not everyone cares about this late-night comedian’s realm. As Dave Sifry gave a “State of the Live Web Address,” as opposed to a “State of the Blogosphere,” some onlookers feel he’s addressing a [...]
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