Status.ug: A Local Mobile Portal for Facebook
Last week I rebutted an article from the New York Times about the developing world being a collective boost to Web 2.0 application user numbers, but a bane in the sense that they have a hard time monetizing that international traffic. As I wrote that post, I had one of the projects we were working [...]
Read MoreStaying Ahead of the Hype in Real-time
With the real-time web becoming a reality, it’s important to find ways to stay ahead, or at least abreast, of what’s going on online. You’ve a come across a new service and want to know what the buzz is. You want to see who else is talking about the article you’re reading, possibly to engage [...]
Read MoreA New Paradigm in Video Content
NPBN, the New Paradigm Broadcast Network, is a new, innovative, and cutting edge television and internet broadcast network dedicated to delivering entertainment for the nation’s ever-changing African-American and Latino audiences. Focusing on entertaining, empowering, and compelling content for these communities, NPBN is attempting to present a new and hopeful vision for entertainment that establishes an [...]
Read MoreWalkman Series X: Sony’s Still a Contender
Remember when the Sony ruled the portable music market? It seemed like everyone and their mama had a Walkman or a CD Walkman. Fast forward to the present, and oh how the mighty have fallen. With the advent of MP3 and MP4 digital music formats, Sony has lost its footing in the portable music market [...]
Read MoreFacebook Enables OpenID and Why You Should Care
Facebook probably just become the largest OpenID relying partner on the Internet. As you may know, OpenID is a standard, decentralized authorization system for accessing online resources. Basically, it allows you to have one login for all sites that support it. No more need for remembering fifty-eleven different login and password combinations. We actually touched [...]
Read MoreSix Apart Calls A Truce With WordPress
Six Apart just launched some powerful plugins and services for their bitter rival WordPress. I know it doesn’t seem to make much sense. Six Apart and Automattic are the entities behind the popular blogging platforms Typepad and WordPress, respectively. Six Apart explains this bold move quite clearly: At Six Apart, we love making the web [...]
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