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It is no secret that I love Twitter. I have to admit that besides email, Twitter is my most important communications tool, particularly for my business but not exclusively so. The more I see where social media and online communications is going, the more I realize how Twitter has transformed the landscape in both big and subtle ways. Read more »

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Presence and availability information has been one of the key enabling technologies for web workers, providing signaling mechanisms for indicating the ability and willingness of users to communicate, whether by instant message, VoIP call, caller ID or even an email auto-responder. Together presence and status indicators […] Read more »

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Microblogging service Jaiku is suddenly showing signs of life again – for the first time since its acquisition by Google back in January. After a few days offline, they returned with a blog entry and a couple of announcements: Jaiku is now running in one of […] Read more »

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The FCC is holding another one of its hearings on broadband at Carnegie Mellon on Monday and it looks like a good time (no really). A session (Word doc) on the future of digital media features provocateur Mark Cuban, David Eun from Google, the CEO of […] Read more »

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I have always been nervous about syncing my contacts and pictures to my iPod because they would be accessible by other people if I ever lost it, or it was stolen. I also have never sold a used iPod for the same reason. That is why […] Read more »

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vtap, a video search service for mobile phone, is doing something a little crazy. It’s taking an app it designed for mobile phones to the web — usually things go the other direction. The company, which first launched for the iPhone and Windows Mobile last fall, […] Read more »

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[qi:012] Breaking: Google (GOOG) has bought Jaiku, a Finland-based mobile IM and presence company. The news just broke, where else, but on Jaiku. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The details of the deal are on the Jaiku blog, and the company has put […] Read more »

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Ok, it’s not a pretty solution, but for many, it’s the result that counts. Ashish Derhgawen did some self-education on the tones that phones make and decided to put his newfound knowledge to good use. Using a pull-solenoid and an old Nokia phone to accept calls, […] Read more »

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If you just can’t make the transition to a fully digital shopping list on a PDA, cell phone, UMPC, or full-sized Tablet PC with MindManager, how about a little compromise to get you halfway there? Ubergizmo points out the SmartShopper: a voice recording device that will […] Read more »

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Motorola’s iTunes phone is on hold for now, thanks to poor signal quality from the carriers. Frankly, why is anyone surprised that carriers are trying to make sure that the iTunes phone sleeps with the fishes? The stunning Rokr no-show at two of Motorola’s prime product […] Read more »

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Okay there is no justice in the world. The more you screw up, the higher up the food chain you go. The Wall Street Journal reports that Carly Fiorina is being considered for the top job at World Bank. In other words she is going to […] Read more »