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Early Internet Innovation Was Government Funded, That’s Why It Was Open

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Tom Foremski writes a compelling post about the potential threat to innovation as Web 2.0 companies toy with opening and closing APIs. I think he has an excellent point. There is a threat, of course we can still try to push innovation, but without revenue, how can a company seriously do such a thing? But [...]

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TweetDeck ups the Twitter List ante for all Twitter apps

November 30, 2009 By 5 Comments

When Twitter added lists not only was there a race to build (and get on) lists, but Twitter clients to add support for them. Over the past few weeks I’ve watched Hootsuite, Nambu, and others add Twitter Lists support all the while waiting for my favourite Twitter tool, TweetDeck to add support. This morning the [...]

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Just a little more consolidation: Daddy still wears slippers to work

November 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

About three years ago I decided to write a book. No, not that book, a book all about telecommunting. I had been working from home for over three years by that point (this February will make 10 years) and I thought I would write a book about it. Well three years on and no telecommuting [...]

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WordPress Isn’t The Best CMS

November 29, 2009 By 12 Comments

Yes, you read that correctly, WordPress isn’t the best CMS out there. WordPress is, however, the CMS I like best. My BCIT class on Thursday afternoons is one of those great groups of students that everyone should have the opportunity to teach. They challenge me constantly. No, not in a disrespectful way, in an intelligent [...]

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Writing with noise and distraction seems to work for me

November 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Today was the big craft fair. I knew I would be there all day and that while I would have my laptop and would want to get work done, the key would be if I could get work done. Being disconnected from the net, I expected that. Not having ready access to power at the [...]

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