Digital Advance Launches Recommended.co.nz
Submitted by mattharman on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 15:16Online Publisher Digital Advance today rolled out a community recommendations website for New Zealanders.
Recommended.co.nz brings together thinking and advice from experts and consumers, to help people find the answer to a range of everyday questions.
Searching for your next customer? They’re on Twitter
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 20:43This post is about Twitter, so for the benefit of those are not yet addicted - here’s a brief overview of the service.
Although Twitter has been around for years, and has been growing steadily over that time, one feature they never really implemented w
Analysis: What Type of Content Is Most Popular On Digg, Reddit, Propeller, Del.icio.us and StumbleUpon?
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 13:55Ever wonder what kind of content is most popular on the various social news sites? Well wonder no more…
We analysed over 500 front-page stories for Digg, Reddit, Propeller, StumbleUpon and Del.icio.us to try and determine what type of content is genera
Identi.ca Adds Features, Gets Into Twhirl | sarahintampa
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 12:41After the initial rush to try out Identi.ca, not everyone stuck around. Why? Maybe it’s because Twitter started stabilizing and no longer was Identi.ca needed as a backup to Twitter. Or maybe it was a shiny new thing for some, but after playing with it,
Is Twitter On the Cusp Of A Turnaround? Maybe Or Maybe Not…
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 09:35For awhile, there was nothing Twitter could do right. Frequent crashes would prompt a slew of angry bloggers to rant about the service in lengthy posts that criticized the company for being incompetent. But over the last few weeks, the micro-blogging site
Pwnage 2.0 Released: Gadget Lab Jailbreaks iPod Touch
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 09:34The iPhone Dev Team has released its Pwnage tool to jailbreak both iPhones and iPod Touches running the 2.0 software, and we fearlessly used a sacrificial iPod to test it out. The first version was released yesterday and was quickly followed by a minor up
StumbleUpon Nutcases - these guys need help!
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 09:32I really do not want to moan and groan about social media nuttiness. But sometimes, things get a bit ridiculous.
I am a top stumbler - a Top Stumbler is, according to StumbleUpon, someone who contributes a lot to SU, through his discoveries, reviews, thu
No, The Toolbar Does Not Lead Google To Index My Content
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 09:28Matt Cutts of Google has posted another one of his debunking theories post, this time on the Google Toolbar aiding Google in indexing content.
Matt said, "if Ken Simpson is implying that the Google Toolbar led to these urls being crawled, then he’s mis
Why I became a Gmail convert
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 08:59Here's why I'm a Gmail convert: for the first time since I started using e-mail nearly 20 years ago, I can keep my in-box tidy.
A month ago, I switched my personal e-mail from Yahoo Mail, with which I've been generally happy. What attracted me to Gmail w
Check out the new Facebook
Submitted by mattharman on Tue, 07/22/2008 - 08:58Early this morning, a small group of people started seeing prompts on their home pages to switch over and try out the new Facebook. We're really happy to say that anyone can try out the new site now by visiting http://www.new.facebook.com . As you explore
