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Brightcove Network Service is Closing

daver — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:30:38 +0000

So I dont think it was 30 minutes that I hit publish and I received an email from another video service shutting down. On December 17, 2008 Brightcove will be shutting down its free Brightcove Network Service. Brightcove is not shutting down completely, they seem to just be shutting down the free service and forcing those that wish to continue to upgrade to Brightcove 3. Brightcove 3 is a major...

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Brightcove Network Service is Closing

Yahoo Live Shutting Down

daver — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:27:07 +0000

Back in March I was able to watch the Winter Music Conference shake its groove thing at night thanks to Yahoo Live. It seems that Y! Live will be shutting down on December 3, 2008. Earlier this week I read about Revver having financial issues, but the Founder answered the rumor and stated that they were simply migrating to a different and better provider. I personally dont believe him, but...

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Yahoo Live Shutting Down

Twitter WordPress Plugin

daver — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:20:40 +0000

For a long time I have heard good things about twitterfeed but much like graywolf I hate to use 3rd party applications that ask for my username and password. So what else could I do but go on a hunt for a Twitter WordPress plugin? I did a seach on WordPress for "twitter" and found some possible options but only 2 really stood out as probables: Twitpress by Tom Purnell...

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Twitter WordPress Plugin

TweetDeck Review

daver — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:39:35 +0000

Another day, another Twitter Application. TweetDeck is built much like Twirl in that it is build on the Adobe Air platform, but little else appears to be the same. TweetDeck has all of the same options you can get in the web version of Twitter, or in applications such as Twirl, Twitterfox, or a Twitterlicious. You can Re-tweet, Direct Message, and Reply to anyone of your friends. It is missing...

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TweetDeck Review

Web 2.0 Sucks

daver — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:44:19 +0000

Yes I said it. - start rant - Why you ask? If a site requires a user to visit it.... and you cant. It sucks. If a website screws up your order what do you do? You shop somewhere else. If you click to read a review and you get an error what do you do? You hit the back button. So why do we put up with it? Perhaps...

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Web 2.0 Sucks

Skitch meet Twitter, Twitter meet Skitch

daver — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:33:12 +0000

It seems the folks over at Plasq have been busy. Just tonight they added My Twitter to Skitch.com. The only problem is that Skitch is still only available for Macs. *cough cough - Brian - cough cough* Now I have been told us non Mac users will have it one day, and until then I will just be jealous. So what is Skitch? Who is Plasq? Go check them out....

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Skitch meet Twitter, Twitter meet Skitch

Twitter adds reply to functionality

daver — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:47:22 +0000

As I use Twitter more and more I have been talking to more and more people. The only problem is that when you are using the web interface you must type the person's name in constantly. I often times have used Twitter's site to go back to what I have missed but then used TwitterFox to reply. I can hit a small arrow within TwitterFox and quickly get a name...

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Twitter adds reply to functionality

Seesmic Initial Thoughts

daver — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:01:13 +0000

Well I logged into my email tonight and found a Seesmic invitation code. I have put my initial thoughts down here and will follow with a better and more in depth review in the coming weeks hopefully. Register section is all flash and doesnt seem to let me copy and paste my invitation code. Quite annoying. Why do services make you register and then login? Are you just checking? If...

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Seesmic Initial Thoughts

T Mobile shuts down Twitter Service

daver — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:54:29 +0000

It seems that users of T-Mobile are having issues with sending text messages to Twitter. There are reports from Alternageek , CNET, and more at Getsatisfaction with Biz Stone commenting. It is as if T-Mobile has blocked or shut down service to users trying to send messages to the Twitter. Nothing like getting "unlimited" texting only to have the service you use it for get blocked. Can you imagine what...

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T Mobile shuts down Twitter Service

15 TinyURL Alternatives – Shorten your URLS

daver — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:19:46 +0000

The past week or so there have been some snags with the once steady TinyURL and URLtea. The two services have started to take on heavy loads with services like Twitter using the APIs and creating a ginormous amount of links. *Jan 2009 Update* - Scroll down and see the full 17+ list of services. My pick for best service is Zi.ma and a new one (I will be trying...

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15 TinyURL Alternatives – Shorten your URLS

It's all about the numbers

daver — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:43:01 +0000

Or is it? Why does everything online have to be about the numbers. I have X number of subscribers, I have X number of visitors, I have X number of page views. Bloglines came out with a Top 1000 Blogs today as proof that its all about the numbers. Then the newer service Quantcast is a ComScore/Hitwise type service only free that is too all about the numbers. These examples...

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It's all about the numbers

Pownce Invites

daver — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:11:29 +0000

So have you heard of Pownce? If not it is another micro-blogging platform similar to Twitter. I am using it off and on and working on a review. I have some large number of invites so if you happen to want to join/use it but cant - let me know. http://pownce.com/ or look me up http://pownce.com/daver/ Post from: Daver's BlogPownce Invites

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OpenSocial opening the flood gates on Facebook

daver — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:08:11 +0000

Just saw the news that a ever growing list of social sites of various types are joining Google and its OpenSocial idea. As of now the list includes Bebo, Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, Tianji, Viadeo, and XING. I am interested to see how companies will leverage this and who will be the winner from it all (other then Google as it...

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OpenSocial opening the flood gates on Facebook

Twitter Review

daver — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:54:30 +0000

A quick FAQ on what Twitter is. Twitter is a micro-blogging platform where all posts must be 140 characters or less. It basically lets you do quick posts that your friends and family can follow and respond to. Twitter had allowed you to send in messages via your cell phone but due to some problems it was down for a few weeks (estimated the time). The SMS feature has again...

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Twitter Review

I am worth $300

daver — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:10:19 +0000

So today Microsoft and FaceBook went from holding hands to kissing... with tongue maybe? Microsoft took a stake in FB for some $247 million dollars and expanded the advertising deal. This stake puts FB value at $15 billion dollars. So lets do some math. Value of Daver's Facebook account = $15,000,000,000/50,000,000 = $300 according to this math I am curious how many ads I will have to look to be...

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I am worth $300