February 2009

iPod Touch first impressions

by Bill Wren on February 26, 2009

Now I have an iPod Touch. Why the Touch and not an iPhone? It’s a long rant but let’s just say it relates to Canada’s cell phone companies and the convoluted and self-serving way they conduct business. Essentially, I’m stuck with a first generation Motorola Q, the worst cell phone I’ve ever had. I’ll likely [...]

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Is this your brain online?

by Bill Wren on February 22, 2009

(The following post is poorly written because, twit that I am, I mistakenly published it when it was in draft form. This is why some sentences are inexplicable, why their are spelling errors and why it seems to end in mid-thought. It will be cleaned up later today – I hope!) Is your online brain [...]

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Crotch – the tactile social network

by Bill Wren on February 21, 2009

I’m working with a team developing a new social networking tool tentatively called Crotch. We expect to compete with Facebook and Twitter. Given the rapid growth of both, and the deep roots each has developed in a short time, you might think it’s crazy to try to compete in the same space. You would be [...]

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The shelf life of social networks

by Bill Wren on February 21, 2009

Both Facebook and Twitter and similar sites, apps, utilities (whatever they are called) make me think of a Christmas long ago when I was quite young and … well, young. I had a cat. I think it was the first year I had the cat (the now much-missed Gonzo) and I thought it would be [...]

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Facebook, content, ownership: the brouhaha

by Bill Wren on February 19, 2009

Two thoughts on the hubbub around Facebook’s terms and conditions and the backtracking on the revised version: 1) What if Facebook users wrote their own terms and conditions and include in it an assertion that not only do they own their own content, they own Facebook? Surely that would be as valid as Facebook’s attempt [...]

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