So, last week my friend Shannon got a great deal on a rental car from Hotwire. I know this not because Shannon is in the habit of calling me up and regaling me with tales of her automotive hiring practices, but because I found out about it on my Facebook page. There it was, a [...]
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Sometimes…
November 28th, 2007 by Dan O'Connor · No Comments
Sometimes I can’t even be bothered to explain, in excruciating detail, why something is a mind-fraggingly stupid idea. Sometimes I just need to write the phrase “Open Source Political Party” and then provide you with the link. You can do the sarcastic commentary for yourselves, I imagine.
Want to save the planet? Turn your heating up.
November 26th, 2007 by Ben · 1 Comment
A friend complained to me the other day that her housemate never lets her turn the heating up, suggesting she just wears a jumper instead. Did this no-nonsense solution stem from her housemate’s rugged origins on his dad’s farm or a concern for the environment, I asked her. “No, no,” she replied, “I really think [...]
Facebook faces challenges
November 4th, 2007 by Matt Rebeiro · 3 Comments
So the Facebook Vs Google advertising war is in full swing. Who will win? In short - Buggered if I know. Whats far more interesting is an article I read this weekend about the monumental task facing Facebook in online advertising. Or rather, they’ve set themselves a huge task in deciding to have a completely [...]
Cars, trains and Google OpenSocial
November 3rd, 2007 by Leo Ryan · 1 Comment
I’ve been watching the Google Campfire video on their recently announced OpenSocial initiative. And aside from it being wonderfully cheesy - there literally is a campfire and the smoke continues to waft across the presenter throughout the presentation - its is a handy overview of the situation that currently exists with social networks and the [...]