New York Times runs a good story on Google Buzz. It’s a gentle introduction into what Google Buzz is, and how it compares with some other social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and FriendFeed. If you are still trying to make sense of this whole Google Buzz thing, you should definitely read that. As for me, … Continue reading New York Times on Google Buzz
Being a web worker, I spend a lot of time in my browser. Over the years, I’ve used pretty much everything – from early versions of Netscape and Microsoft Internet Explorer, to text-mode browsers like lynx, links, and w3m, through a whole bunch of Linux desktop browser like Konqueror and Galeon, through mobile browsers, through … Continue reading The amazing Chromium
I’ve posted here about Free Hugs campaign some time ago. Today I came across an experiment with a smaller goal, but of the same sociality (if there is even such a word). Mark Malkoff gets a free ride across Manhattan island on the backs of total strangers, proving once again that this world is full of good, … Continue reading Mark Malkoff Gets Carried in New York City
There’s been a lot of shouting recently about how dead the email is. Facebook, Twitter, instant messaging, and what not – all were named killers of email. What a load of crap, I think. Firstly, those who think that X can kill email, are probably misusing email themselves. Email is awesome for email. For other … Continue reading Email is not dead
Better late, than never they say. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year! I totally missed the appropriate time for New Year resolutions and forecasts, so I won’t bother much. But in brief, the year 2009 and was good to me. I traveled a lot, learned … Continue reading Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!