Archive for November, 2006

AIM Auth

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

So we’re starting to do some more work for AOL - this timre utilizing their new AIM APIs.
We’re gonna bake it into PeopleAggregator and come up with some coolio Whimsicals (as they call Widgets.)  So I’ve been diving deep into these APIs.  Here’s some demos of WIM.
MY gutt told me one thing immediately:
- now that […]

Blockhead mentality

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

So I’m sitting in the Dublin airport, trying to figure out what to blog about, when I realized I could go and watch the latest episode of Heroes.
So I go to NBC.com and get this:
 
Fucking idiots.  Why would then NOT want me to watch this show (which is one of the hottest new shows around.)  […]

Salim says he believes in iterating in public - and I buy that

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Salim is pretty smart.  He’s presenting now at IT@Cork - and is explaining why he got Confabb up and running first and then plans to iterate.
There are a few comments on my earlier post - suggesting features to Salim and team.  He’s also put up a ‘Coming soon….’ page.  Those are all good things.
But if […]

Trying to avoid BitTorrent

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

I just hate the idea of having my bandwidth chewed up and particiapting in one of those p2p conspiracies.  Yes - I understand that it’s a people’s distribution network, but it is illegal afterall.
Now I’m not here to debate DRM policy, copyright fair use or the next big video codec or CDN - but I […]

Cork links

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Salim defends himself and gets into horse backing riding speeds.  There are a few good suggestions posted as comments on my post - that hopefully Salim will pay attention to.
Want an idea of what Google is really like? Read this from a JotSpot partner - and how they were treated after the JotSpot merger.  I wonder […]

On the road again

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

So I’m here in Cork, Ireland - and then I head to Milan, then India, then Paris, and finally London.
I actually get a lot of work done while I’m on the road.  We did a conf call with everyone today - spanning around the world (Germany, Italy, India, New Zealand, SF and Ireland.)  Unfortunately I […]

Stormhoek wine doubled its sales in 12 months

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

Hugh MacLeod is telling a story of how one of his clients - Stormhoek Winery - doubled its sales in 12 months by giving away wine to bloggers.
Hugh and I are appearing at the same two different conference - over the next two weeks.
Did you know that Hugh is the leading blogger in the U.K. […]

Finally figured out why I dislike Confabb

Monday, November 27th, 2006

I have every reason in the world to like Confabb.  Its founded by two friends of mine, its partially funded by a freind of mine and its about a topic which I hold dear to my heart - conferences.
So it is with a critical eye that I judge and use Confabb.
So I feel like i […]

Getting ready to fly - Last trip of ‘06 - links

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

I agree with Dave McClure - Yahoo needs to monetize better.  None of their glamerous, open acquisitions has generated any income to speak of - as DNA insertion doesn’t necessarily mean revenue acquisition.  I also agree with Dave that Yahoo shoujdl atke the $1B they were willing to spend on Facebook and buy 20 >$50M […]

Turkey Day links

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

I’m speaking next Weds in Cork, Ireland.
Yottamusic, iLikeMusic, LunchMeet, BigBrother, Vibely,
XFN based portable social networks?  Coolio - we support XFN!
dabble interview
Coolio Useability Poster - for only $20!
Berlusconi used Hollywood studios for money laundering - gotta love this for the title alone.
KnowNow and WordPress Partner on RSS/Blogging - good to see KnowNow doing something with that […]