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Fear Driven Web Commerce

November 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

FDWC (Fear Driven Web Commerce)

It seems every few months or so sites like www.whydiggisblocked.com come about spewing FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt). I think this is a marketing ploy to drive more traffic to their sites - these things get a lot of visibility on Digg and Reddit. Before this iteration there was [...]

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Tags: blogging · life · technology · web20

The Platform is Independent

August 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

There’s a shift occurring in the Computing Industry. A recent report out of mac.co.uk states that Apple is driving a “transformational” shift in PC sales. Somewhere up to 30% of people that are going to purchase a laptop in the next 90 days want to buy a MacBook. I think we shouldn’t [...]

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Tags: apple · technology · web20

Digg/Reddit isn’t for bloggers

August 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments

First off let me state that I love the Digg and Reddit community, they constantly provide stellar content. I try to get involved with them, but it requires too much attention and it isn’t very personal. The amount of material that flows through these sites is, quite frankly, mind boggling.
I prefer Reddit’s approval [...]

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Tags: blogs · social networking · technology · web20