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Re: Wetpaint to bring wikis and more to any website

Anthony Ha — Mon, 19 May 2008 12:25:51 -0000

Thanks, I've updated to point this out.

Re: Google Health launches (no, really)

Anthony Ha — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:03:41 -0000

Don, didn't you argue that video comments are a bad idea?

Not that I'm complaining, or that a disagree (note that I haven't left any) -- I'm just pleasantly surprised that you're using them.

Re: Google Health launches (no, really)

Anthony Ha — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:21:33 -0000

Hey, hope you understood my last comment was purely tongue-in-cheek. As I said, I'm just glad to see people using them.

Re: Web communication startup Orgoo gets a facelift (we have invites)

Anthony Ha — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:40:22 -0000

Oops right, what I meant was that a lot of these email/chat/SMS integration startups don't have a separate video chat function that they've created, but some support the video chat offered by the IM clients that they integrate. I'll reword the article to make it clearer.

Re: Adobe muscles into online office market with Acrobat.com

Anthony Ha — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:02:34 -0000

Yes, that seems like a real possibility, although I imagine the execs Zoho disagree, at least publicly ...

Re: Adobe muscles into online office market with Acrobat.com

Anthony Ha — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:16:06 -0000

Whoa, cool!

Re: Will PageOnce become the center of your online accounts?

Anthony Ha — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:11:32 -0000

"Of course, this is very biased advice!"

Hey, at least you're up front about it Marco.

Re: Race of the ad networks: Federated Media snags DeveloperShed’s 6M page views

Anthony Ha — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:53:13 -0000

Good point on Ziff Davis Enterprise vs. Media. I've corrected the article.

Re: ConnectU to Facebook: We were just kidding about that settlement

Anthony Ha — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:19:21 -0000

Sorry about that. Fixed.

Re: T-Mobile invests $6M in deCarta’s location-based platform

Anthony Ha — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:04:25 -0000

Thanks, you explained that much better than I did.

Re: Yahoo’s fling with Google turns into a long-term deal

Anthony Ha — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:13:42 -0000

Fair enough -- that'll teach me to read MG's articles too quickly!

Re: Yahoo search ad deal may open more urban, blue-collar markets to Google

Anthony Ha — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:28:02 -0000

Wow, am I the only one who finds Hitwise's segments names kinda offensive?

Re: IPhone rumors: Could Adobe lose out on its slice of the Apple pie?

Anthony Ha — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:23:23 -0000

I agree with the basic principles you express here, but I don't think it's the binary choice that people are making it out to be.

Re: IPhone rumors: Could Adobe lose out on its slice of the Apple pie?

Anthony Ha — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:14:42 -0000

John, I think the iPhone is the tech blogosphere equivalent of Brad and Angelina.

Re: Parascale raises $11.37M to help companies control their cloud storage destiny

Anthony Ha — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:13:41 -0000

Eh, I suppose Paracale's use of "cloud" is perhaps not the most common one -- i.e., in the same sense Google and Amazon are using it -- but I think I'm pretty clear about the kind of services they claim to provide. Maybe that's not how you'd like to see the word used, but if I'm using it incorrectly, then so is practically every other news site covering the company. Maybe we're just a bunch of dumb tech journalists misleading our readers, but I think I'll need more a substantive argument than you calling the company jerks and telling me to use Wikipedia to convince me.

As much as I like the phrase "vendor-poured PR slurpies," I have to wonder if there's anything in particular fueling your rage.

Re: Parascale raises $11.37M to help companies control their cloud storage destiny

Anthony Ha — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:04:02 -0000

Hmm, I've thought about this some more, and although I suppose I can try to justify the cloud description as per my earlier comment, it doesn't really help anyone understand what the company does. So I've taken the word "cloud" from the headline. As far as I can tell, that's the only time I refer to Parascale as cloud storage. Thanks.

Re: New York Stock Exchange releases real-time quotes for the masses

Anthony Ha — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:19:10 -0000

Good point!

Re: New deal makes “invisible” Flash content visible to search

Anthony Ha — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:47:19 -0000

Flash websites aren't my favorite thing ever, but I think they are appropriate for certain kinds of sites -- if a big Hollywood blockbuster doesn't have an overwhelming Flash website, I kinda wonder if something is wrong. If it makes you feel any better, to the best of my knowledge VentureBeat won't be switching to Flash anytime soon ...

Re: My new iPhone will cost how much? Thanks a lot, AT&T

Anthony Ha — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:14:16 -0000

Why don't you just join my one-day boycott?

Re: My new iPhone will cost how much? Thanks a lot, AT&T

Anthony Ha — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:16:05 -0000

Yeah, I'm updating to note that. Should have been in my initial post, sorry. I'm pretty sure I'm not eligible, though.

Re: My new iPhone will cost how much? Thanks a lot, AT&T

Anthony Ha — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:16:47 -0000

Don't you know better than to try reasoning with a stupid person? Especially a stupid person who's crying?

Re: Microsoft Office makes bold leap into online services … with Circuit City?

Anthony Ha — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:43:30 -0000

Um, maybe you and I read different posts? It's not the greatest headline in the world, but I think it captures my point, and emphasizes the most interesting new information. As for whether it has nothing to do with reality, you're going to have to make an actual argument there if you want to convince me. Shaking your fist in the air and complaining about how I wasted 2 minutes or your time isn't really going to cut it..

Re: LinkedIn co-founder Eric Ly joins Wellington Partners

Anthony Ha — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:45:46 -0000

Yeah, I don't think anyone is trying to play this up to be a huge deal. It does sound like more of an advisory role, though it involves both potential investments and current portfolio companies. Still, being able to pick Ly's brain on a regular basis and tap into his connections could be pretty useful.

Re: Meraki brings free WiFi to 100,000 San Franciscans

Anthony Ha — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:48:21 -0000

Not to take the obvious cheap shot here, but maybe that says something about people in the Marina?

Re: Roundup: Facebook suspends Super Wall, Khosla joins Obama and more

Anthony Ha — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:43:52 -0000

Interesting. Thanks for the link!