Google Social Search is Live

webPublished October 26, 2009 at 3:57 pm No Comments

Well not long after I posted the idea of social search engines and Sean’s Web 2.0 argument, Google launched their social search initiative in Labs today.  The idea is that along with your usual results from Google, you will now also get information about your search from your social circle.  Will Google succeed where so
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Sean Parker’s Web 2.0 – A new reality without Google?

webPublished October 26, 2009 at 6:41 am 1 Comment

Sean Parker, a partner at Founder’s Fund, presented at the Web 2.0 Summit that stirred a lot of conversation on the tech blogsphere.  How can one person stir up so much noise? Sean’s presentation titled, The New Era of Network Services, theorize that the internet is methodically shifting away from information services that aggregates data
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Walled Gardens = Damaged Communities

reflectionPublished August 3, 2009 at 11:53 pm No Comments

There is a lot of noise out there from the fallout of Google’s rejected iPhone apps, Latitude and Voice, for the app store.  I absolutely agree with Gizmodo that Apple’s inconsistent method of app approval process is by far the greatest injustice that can be handed down to both developer and consumer. How long can
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Floaty bar – Gmail on mobile rocks!

mobile developmentPublished April 7, 2009 at 2:50 pm No Comments

Finally no more scrolling up and down to navigate between messages on the iPhone!  My Gmail account is my lifeblood.  Everything I do goes through that account and letting the G1 go hurt that much more.  Thankfully, Google has refreshed the web app and not only is it faster but has this great floaty bar
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Netflix on Android?

codingPublished September 30, 2008 at 11:37 pm 3 Comments

As I start to build the object map of my app that will be built on the Android SDK, I begin to think of what APIs I would like to use. Google’s set is a no brainer but what about other tools? A silly thought crossed my mind on how cool it would be to
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