A little disclaimer: This one’s a bit of a rant, mainly due to the frustrations of the junk I see out there — primarily in relation to those who claim to be journalists just covering and manipulating the markets. They appear to have very little bearing on reality, and that basically frustrates the hell out […]
Considering the Impacts of a Future with Android
November 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Categories: Mobile · Web
Tags: android, democratization, economic impact, google android, mobile paradigm, open source, social impact
- Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 7:17 am · YourStreet.com’s hyperlocal news and mapping mash-up goes live. Perhaps the more interesting of the truer Web 2.0-esque news/data confluence mash-ups I’ve seen. The Web interface could use some minor CSS tweaking — but it looks like a great start. [Sources: Slashgeo · All Points] · (0)
- Thu, 4 Oct 2007 at 6:53 pm · I caught the release of the WordPress Petition Plug-in through the feeds, and couldn’t help but note it. I’ve wondered how long it would be for the blogosphere to incorporate utility to organize and project in the true spirit of democracy — the inherent functionality that the Internet affords us, above all else. Unfortunately, my technical geek-ish-ness is usually undermined by being just as aware that there remains to be only ~50% of the US population with access to the Internet. A sobering thought, isn’t it? Perhaps ironic — about the same number of people typically turn-out to vote in elections. · (0)