texty; Widgetizing Text and Images

Even though this post from TC is rather rosy, and the response over at CenterNetworks is a little harsh, I’m going to come down right in the middle here and say that texty has a fighting chance … albeit a very small one. The idea of creating content and being able to embed...

We Need Some Time Apart Facebook

CenterNetworks is declaring a “time out” on it’s coverage of all things Facebook. For 1 week they won’t run anything related to “the company that shall not be named” on the CenterNetworks blog. I’m going to join CenterNetworks in this lame...

Comments The Next Generation

I’m not really sold on the idea of Disqus from what I’ve heard. From what I’ve read it’s a product that allows you to (if you are a publisher) install it on your “article” page and it will track comments and provide an external forum (wtf?) I think...

My Point Exactly; Amazon Gets No Love

Whilst reading the posts of CenterNetworks I came across this little diddy by Matt Harwood talking about media companies investing in web applications/services. His point was that these types of buyouts are needed as there are only a few large Internet properties that “do”...

PowerPoint Replacement Online with Preezo

preezo isn’t really anything special. It’s a replacement for PowerPoint that you use online RIA style. The site has Web 2.0 branding, a simple layout and the product looks solid (although I didn’t sign up for the public beta) I absolutely hate PowerPoint. I...

Spock is a Search Engine Made of People!

The social search scene is great and all, and I’m sure there’s a market there but I’m also sure there’s lots of people who DON’T want to show up in Spock’s results. What is the “opt out” feature like? clipped from...