Google's Moral Responsibility
Earlier in the month, I attended (virtually) Ad World, a conference about advertising. Yeah, I know, not the most riveting sounding thing, but it had some topics (notably Web3) that I wanted to hear more about. And …
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A Decade Without Cable Television
Ten years ago today, I cut the cord. (Not entirely true, I technically cut it a little over a month earlier, but this was the final slice.) At the time it seemed a little more daunting to my family, especially Alex, …
Why you should use Google Analytics
For anyone out there trying to do any form of semi-serious work on the internet (notably with websites), you often end up asking yourself: is what I’m doing having any effect whatsoever? It’s an important question — …
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Make April 1 "IE6 Dies" Day
At the moment, IE6 still holds about 20% of the market (according to today’s metrics from NetMarketShare). That’s far too large a share for a 8.5 year old browser, especially one that has been superseded by successive …
I (heart) Google Chrome
Not 45 minutes ago, Google released their latest contribution to the internet: Chrome. This effectively ended years of speculation that Google was writing a browser, that it would throw its hat into the ring and kick off …
Web Analytics Porn
So this morning, I’m scanning through my Twitter feeds on Twhirl, and I came across a rather interesting note by Dave Fleet, which said: @cspenn planning to install it tonight. Waiting for the confirmation email. …
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There's nothing quite like a good ego boost
Over the last couple of years, I’ve been approached by a number of organisations looking for “talent”. (I use the term loosely, mostly because I don’t really see myself as “talented”. I like to …
Why I pick on Microsoft
You’ve probably noticed a few posts about Microsoft on this site. Most of them are rants. And, indeed, there are those who’ve noticed me picking on Microsoft on Experience Matters as well. (Certainly, Neil‘s noticed it …
How much of the internet is a waste of time?
So the other day, one of my coworkers starts laughing about how there’s this video out there, two somewhat-scantily clad women with tinfoil-wrapped boxes on their heads, doing a choreographed “dance” to Daft …
Could Google do evil?
My coworker Martin sent around a link to an article that paints Google as being a great big source of evil, tantamount to being the core of a near-police state. To say that it’s a little alarmist is putting it mildly. I …
Caught in the Google Dance
There are times when your very existence is effectively controlled by someone else. And when that someone else pays you no attention, you start to feel very neglected. Such is my case with Google. But for the record, I’m …
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Yoshirolla Kilomantra mayhem
Okay, I know, I’m probably doing something I said I wouldn’t be doing. But I have to admit, this is already pretty cool. When I put out my first post a couple of days ago, I shot to the top of a list of one for …
Yoshirolla Kilomantra
We’re running a contest here at Critical Mass, to see who can rank the highest for our chosen keywords: Yoshirolla kilomantra. Since I’m a judge, I’m not going to compete heavily. I’m just going to set a bar that I …
Google sucks up Panoramio
Google has bought Panoramio. I have to admit that this doesn’t come as a huge surprise — this is something that Google really needed in their world. For those of you unfamiliar with Panoramio, I strongly recommend you …
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Google in 20 years
A little morning humour for you all. This had me chuckling heartily for a couple of minutes. Google in 20 years. (Warning: Some objectionable language, but when you’ve lost your keys, I’m sure you’ve said the same …
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The patent process is now officially broken
I’ve ranted about this topic before. I’m loathe to see that nothing’s changed, and it’s only getting worse. Back in the old days, a patent meant something. It meant you’d spent time, money, and a lot of effort to …
Search Engine Strategies Conference 2004 San Jose, Yahoo! Party
Search Engine Strategies 2004, San Jose, California, Day 3 I wasn’t hungover. Since I had only two beers at the Google party (and they ran out!), I wasn’t really reeling from any overdoses. I skipped the swim in favour …
Search Engine Strategies Conference 2004 San Jose, Google Dance
Search Engine Strategies 2004, San Jose, California, Day 2 The alarm started at 6:30. I hit snooze several times before I finally had the realization that I needed to get out of bed. Almost instantly, I knew that I was …