Posts Tagged ‘data portability’

voicing the end?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

vivox::shakes head:: Facebook. ::sigh::

They’ve just reached 300 million users, only five months after reaching 200. They stole tagging from Twitter (at least in their convention for it). And now they, through a Vivox plugin, will soon have voice chat.

With the claim they were in the black last quarter, I don’t understand the desperation. In my humble opinion, Facebook is making large, mediocre steps in the wrong direction. Why? (more…)

facebook aims at twitter, destroys self

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

Numerous changes have hit, or will hit, Facebook recently. Most of them point to a determined attempt to undermine the buzz surrounding Twitter. Change is good, but Facebook has lost self-awareness.

Changes like the new “News Feed” that looks exactly like a Twitter homepage or making status updates fully public won’t cripple Facebook. Not entirely, at least. But it could slow its cinema-friendly rise. (more…)

identity, dispersed

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

There’s much made of Facebook’s decision to allow usernames (and subsequently, vanity URLs), starting 12.01a, Jun13 EST. It’s a big deal. Sort of. It’s something Myspace, Google, Twitter and everyone else has allowed since inception.

So why the freak out? Great question. (more…)

how to react poorly. always.

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

I get it. I’d be upset to. I’d be trying my hardest to keep people from walking away from me. Any business should feel threatened when its customers move away from them and profits drop. But… the music industry can’t seem to not look idiotic. Ever. (more…)

diverted streams

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

There’s quite a bit of discussion (not here yet) of “data portability” (DP). DP involves a user creating and controlling specific data, able to move it from place to place with ease. The idea is novel and forward-thinking.

Also, there’s what @alisamleo has labeled, a “paradigm of streams.” Basically, the web is becoming less place, more conduit as more people use third-party clients or sites to retrieve information that interests them (RSS, TweetDeck, etc). (more…)

relationship: my money and facebook

Monday, February 16th, 2009

I wanted to title this, “why the stewards of data portability can’t be trusted” but nobody off my followers list would have read further.

I’m a binge/purge anti/pro-consumerist. I have two Facebook accounts. Both facts are perilously close to becoming problems. My lack of trust in others and knowing Facebook is a sham run by morons has me anxious. (more…)

guilty pleasure #4821:

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Thanks to Ben (@panchomill) I’m now quasi-addicted to something I should hate, despise or loathe. I’m not sure how it happened. Still, watch the video below and see if you aren’t attracted to the vacuous drivel: (more…)