Twitter, Social Media and the revolution in Iran

Will Sunday June 14, 2009 go down in the history books as when Twitter finally came into its own as the voice of the people. Will it be the date when we realize that ... continue

Someone is blowing a lot of hot air

So, has everyone got their cue cards ready for the next generation of the web? What? you didn’t get the memo yet? Well just to catch you up we’re being told now ... continue

Taking a hammer to Friendfeed

For the past month Friendfeed has been running a new version of the site through their beta URL but yesterday like flicking on a light switch the beta became the live site for everyone; ... continue

Facebook grasping at API straws

I’ve been reading much of what has been written today concerning Facebook’s announcement about opening up the new Facebook Open Stream API. From that reading; including the official blog post by Ray C. He on ... continue

The New Friendfeed – who’s supplying the barf bags?

Have you ever felt like you’ve just gone ten rounds with Muhammad Ali and come out the worse for it? Well that is pretty similar to the last twenty minutes I’ve sat here watching the real-time ... continue

New FriendFeed Beta: What’s Different

FriendFeed has launched a drastically different design on its beta site. The updated interface -- which will co-exist with the old FriendFeed site for now -- features real-time (and fast-moving) streaming, among other new options. Inside the Stream The ... continue

Lets face it: you don’t matter

A broad spectrum of tech blogs have flapped this week over the Twitter recommended users list, prompted by a $120,000 offer by Jason Calacanis to get on it. Those against the list argue that it's unfair, and unjustly ... continue

Social media services – the farm team league for Facebook ideas

I am a fan of FriendFeed and I hang out on Twitter but I have never been a fan of Facebook. Sure I have an account with the service but I only drop by there once ... continue

Hell has come to Web 2.0 and social media

Spam especially the sexually related stuff has to be the bane of our online existence. After all how many Viagra or Grow a Bigger Dick spam emails do you have to get before you literally want ... continue

Facebook proves how lame it is – steals from Twitter and FriendFeed

Before we go any further I should make something clear – just in case you haven’t figured it out by now – I am not a fan of Facebook. I don’t agree with its terms of ... continue

Who should worry about Twitter’s search? It ain’t Google.

The newest mantra to hit the web has to be real time search and everyone seems to be having their say on it in the last couple of days. Everyone from Robert Scoble; who says the ... continue

Finally, Disqus gets native FriendFeed support

Commenting 2.0 service Disqus has announced support for FriendFeed, allowing users to natively import FriendFeed comments into Disqus. The integration between the two popular services has been the top of many users' list for over a year, and ... continue