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on the go

  • 07.30.09
    What’s wrong with Microsoft and Yahoo’s incestuous agreement on the go | Comments Off
    Microsoft and Yahoo have been circling and sniffing at each other for over a year. Now the companies have finally struck a deal and the only problem is: it stinks. Many have argued that the pact is the only way to successfully compete with Google’s runaway momentum in gobbling up search market share. While I would agree, the deal simply goes too far. Continue Reading...
  • 06.10.09
    Are Facebook vanity URLs missing the point? on the go | Comments Off
    Yesterday Facebook announced that it will be offering vanity URLs starting on Saturday. For the uninitiated this means that you can choose part of the Web address for your Facebook profile. Previously Facebook assigned each user a unique identification number that trailed on the end of your profile’s URL. This means that users get to customize their profile a bit further to express their identity and make it easier to help people find them. The problem is that using your true identity was one of the core principles behind Facebook. You have the ability to ...
  • 04.01.09
    Would an early IPO be Facebook’s greatest folly? gadgets, on the go | (2)
    Facebook has been churning through executives almost as quickly as it tossed aside founders in its early days. The departure of CFO Gideon Yu continues a disturbing trend of turnover for a company so small and on the rise. Now Facebook is apparently looking for someone to replace Yu that has experience running a public company. This requirement hints that the company could be filing an IPO in the coming months or at least in the next year or so. Beyond just the sagging economy, here are the reasons that it could be Zuck's greatest folly. Continue ...
  • 03.30.09
    Allow me to reintroduce myself asides, gadgets, on the go | Comments Off
    My name is Dave and I am a digital wanderer. Since I live and work online, I'll be sharing my perspective on mobile technology, innovation and talent on the Internet. For the past couple of years, I've written almost exclusively about the mobile Web. It's something that I'm passionate about, but I've backed myself into the corner of being YAGB (Yet Another Gadget Blog). However, I'm not just interested in gadgets. I'm interested in mobile technology because of how it's changing our everyday interactions and relationships. As a Recruiter and sometimes Workforce Analyst for AOL, I'm very interested ...
  • 03.26.09
    Revamp… Coming Soon asides, gadgets, on the go | Comments Off
      So, I guess you might have noticed that I haven't posted in a week. Or two. Yeah... so about that. It's not that I don't love you anymore- believe me, I do. But over the past year I've honed this blog to fine edge, applying more and more of the news style writing that I've been learning through the news writing that I've been lucky enough to do for TECH.BLORGE. However, by focusing every single post on the latest mobile web news,  I haven't left much room for myself. This blog was initially meant to be a ...
  • 03.09.09
    Apple netbook to feature touch screens from Wintek? gadgets, on the go | (3)
    While Apple is still mum on the possibility of launching a netbook computer, the cat just might be out of the bag. Taiwan-based newspaper, the Commercial Times, leaked a rumor that Wintek computer has been given the nod to produce touch screens for the devices. Wintek doesn't claim to know what the touch screens are for, but the rumor mill is still running rampant. The netbook segment buoyed the rest of the PC market in the final months of 2008 despite the recession, so it might be a wise move for Apple. Continue Reading...
  • 03.02.09
    World’s poor get access to mobile devices before Internet gadgets, on the go | Comments Off
    While access to fixed Internet and broadband are still at 23 percent of the World's people, fully 60 percent of the globe uses a mobile phone. These numbers highlight the importance of mobile Web applications that will introduce these callers to the Web via their mobile device. The mobile Web is still in its infancy compared to the tools available on the Internet to access financial institutions, education and government services. Improving access to these services on mobile devices will help reach the greatest possible number of the people that need them- before they will ever have Internet ...