Update (3/28/2008): Adobe has committed to updating the terms of service to remove the area of concern. Thanks for listening, Adobe: We reviewed the terms in context of your comments – and we agree that it currently implies things we would never do with the content. Therefore, our legal team is making it a priority […]
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Quick Look at the Hulu Beta
Earlier this evening, I received my invitation to join the private beta for Hulu, the new video joint-venture between NBC Universal and News Corporation. I’ve played around with it for a few minutes, and here are my first impressions. First, it’s obvious this isn’t intended on being a direct competitor to YouTube. There’s no way […]
My Facebook lovefest continues. Late yesterday they announced the latest version of the Facebook Platform, which opens up the site (and its millions and millions of users) for 3rd parties to build on. If that doesn’t mean anything to you, just know this: It’s a very big deal. TechCrunch calls Facebook the “Anti-MySpace”, and for […]
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Collaborative Family Trees with Geni
TechCrunch had a post about the launch of a new web service called Geni earlier in the week, so I created an account and gave it a try. It’s an easy to use online family tree maker that lets you invite family members to participate and add details. It’s done very well, and makes it […]
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Teens and the Net
Every once in a while, a good reality check is in order. In my case, every so often I need to break the web/tech bubble I live in and step back into the “real world” of the non-geek. This happened today while reading notes from the What Teens Want panel at the Web 2.0 Conference […]
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Welcome Back to 1999?
Updated at 4:30 PM: Marc Hedlund over at O’Reilly Radar has comments about comparisons between what’s going on now and The Bubble. The place to be this week is the second annual Web 2.0 Conference being held in San Francisco. I would have loved attending, if not for the $2800 price tag and the fact […]