by Techsplosive on July 3, 2009
It was a busy week in cyberspace, and because I am just one person I cannot possibly talk about everything that happened on here. Luckily, the blog and news-o-sphere are filled with informative and opinionated people focused on imparting the news and their views onto you, the reader. In case you had your head in the sand or were too tangled in twitter and completely missed the boat on some technological commentary, I am here to get you all caught up. Check ‘em.
Microsoft Discovers, Belatedly, that Vomiting may Offend Customers. An excellent piece of commentary on the most recent commercials for the tech giant’s release of IE8. A fitting follow-up to their theory that the commercial may be one of he wors in tech history.
Bumper Stickers Recruit Twitter Followers in Traffic. Taking your twitter brand a bit further. Just drive kindly and safely.
10 Ways to Find Followers on Twitter. Another excellent bit from Mashable on growing your network.
FeedBurner Adds Customizable Subject Lines to Email Subscriptions. This one, from ProBlogger, is rather self explanitory.
CoolIris 1.11. I like to look at pictures sometimes. You do too. This, from GadgetMETER, is a review of the latest CoolIris offering.
Enjoy – and have a good holiday weekend.
by Techsplosive on June 26, 2009
It was a busy week in cyberspace, and because I am just one person I cannot possibly talk about everything that happened on here. Luckily, the blog and news-o-sphere are filled with informative and opinionated people focused on imparting the news and their views onto you, the reader. In case you had your head in the sand or were to engrossed in the TV tribute specials to MJ and Ms. Farrah and completely missed to boat on some technological commentary, I am here to get you all caught up. Check ‘em.
I am Willing to Try Bing, But so far it Sucks! – Daniel Scocco over at DailyBlogTips.com details (with screenshots) his rather unfruitful bing experience.
Youtube Mobie Uploads up 400%, Thanks to iPhone 3GS. Xavier Lur of TechXav.com takes a peek into some stats and metrics and draws a few conclusions based on recent iPhone technology and iPhone app activity.
Twitter: The Fastest Way to Get Informed. Or Misinformed. This one is from the popular Technologizer and explores how the recent celebrity news spread, and how some fake and rather distasteful news about other celebrities was spread during the twitter and news frenzy.
Facebook Vanity URLs are Cool, but they can also Ruin the Fun. If something cool and new comes along at it is meant for good, chances are people will abuse it. Check out the story via Mashable.com.
Register .MX Domain Names of Mexico. This, from QuickOnlineTips.com, relates the most recent news pertaining to top-level-domains in Mexico. Some restrictions apply for pre-registration. Check it.