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Re: A Letter to Google's David Girouard: 100% Web is Not Such a Great Idea

alexhwilliams — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 04:06:33 -0000

Micah - Thanks for the response. I am more inclined to oppose to "100%" anything. There is a mix that we need to consider, especially as so many providers do not offer a clear way to make your data move freely off their Web platform. Is CouchDB and other similar services what makes sense? I do not know for certain but I like the perspective that services can be both on the Web and other places. I do believe we need more transparency with services, Even if there is more transparency, there is still a larger world out there where advancements are mind boggling. The Web is not the answer to everything and nor should it be.

Re: Amazon Responds with Export Capability for Virtual Machines

alexhwilliams — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:55:03 -0000

Good question, Ed. We'll have to look into it.

Re: Weekly Case Study: A Medieval City Turns To Virtualization

alexhwilliams — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 23:27:45 -0000

I will change the headline. Thanks for the comment.

Re: CouchOne's J Chris Anderson On Decentralizing Twitter - And the Rest Of the Web

alexhwilliams — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:07:07 -0000

The idea of a decentralized service will have to be talked about more in 2011, especially if Web companies continue to take down accounts as AWS and others have been doing this past month.

Re: Alexander H. Williams

alexhwilliams — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:36:33 -0000

It's work, dear. :)

Re: Top 10 Cloud Computing Services for 2010

alexhwilliams — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:22:52 -0000

John - We included Windows Azure. Continue to read through the next page and you will see it.

Re: Gillmor Gang 12.11.10 (TCTV)

alexhwilliams — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 15:24:00 -0000

Wish I had been there to see the Gillmor Gang in action. Listening now. JP says "work is lumpy." That's a quote to remember.

Re: Weekly Poll: Will Developers Trust Heroku as Part of Salesforce.com?

alexhwilliams — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 18:31:01 -0000

Thanks, Ben. And congratulations. It would be great to get a decent enough sample to pull out some conclusions. Let's keep in touch. Interesting times!

Re: 5 Ways Google TV Will Disrupt Web Analytics

alexhwilliams — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:14:06 -0000

Cloud computing allows for apps. It allows for new data to become part of the viewing experience. In that respect, it changes the nature of traditional devices, making them more thin clients that have cloud-based operating systems. That's a transformation that changes television, the way we view programs and by extension, the way marketers and site developers offer their value.

Re: 5 Ways Google TV Will Disrupt Web Analytics

alexhwilliams — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:09:36 -0000

Jeff - Thanks. I think it is the social aspect that will be most significant. There are differences between watching TV and someone looking over your shoulder to view a site. What new measurements may grow out of this new medium? A hybrid that integrates web analytics and location based systems?

Re: The Rise of Bloggers, Practitioners and a Generation of Enterprise Irregulars

alexhwilliams — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:43:58 -0000

I think many of these fit that bill. Blogging shows the value they provide. It's an important differentiator.

Re: Oracle Drops InnoDB from MySQL Classic Edition

alexhwilliams — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:28:16 -0000

Updated the post. Thanks for the clarification and our apologies for any confusion. Thank also for updating the chart - I think that is what threw people to some extent.

Re: Oracle Drops InnoDB from MySQL Classic Edition

alexhwilliams — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:56:20 -0000

Link updated. Thanks.

Re: What you missed at VMworld 2010

alexhwilliams — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:58:35 -0000

Nice job! I will refer to this in my ReadWriteWeb post today.

Re: The Future of Public Relations and Social Media

alexhwilliams — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:41:01 -0000

Aaon - I am glad you bring up Mike Maney. He reached out to me when I was new to my beat at ReadWriteWeb. He asked if I would like to talk to a few of his clients for a picture of the market. That was a huge help. He did not pitch me. He just got in touch and introduced me to some smart people. Yes, believe it or not, I include you in that group. ;)

The best PR people in my experience are the ones like Mike who get in touch and just talk with you. I am so much more willing to listen to people if they approach me in this manner.

Re: Alexander H. Williams

alexhwilliams — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:46:24 -0000

Aaron - The "bike tree," is in London. Your story is hilarious.

Re: Alexander H. Williams

alexhwilliams — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:50:32 -0000

Totally.

Re: Google Chrome OS – it’s a great time to be a web developer

alexhwilliams — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:01:54 -0000

What would you say is the effect on the enterprise? How should the IT manager view this development?

Re: Alexander H. Williams

alexhwilliams — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:50:42 -0000

It's near Enterprise. Beautiful place. I'd recommend "The Prairie Keepers," by Marcy Houle. She tells a great story about the Zumwalt, its people and the wildlife that makes it what it is.

Re: On Twitter, Carri Bugbee is Peggy Olson

alexhwilliams — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:26:30 -0000

Thanks, Carri. Great story. I am super impressed. Get some sleep. The fun has just begun!

Re: Mashable on Tumblr - First Photo of President Obama using his...

alexhwilliams — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:43:17 -0000

Great shot! Hope these kinds of photos keep coming!

Re: Mozilla Reviews

alexhwilliams — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:54:59 -0000

Frazer - Thanks for writing this post. It's insightful. We recently submitted iterasi as a Firefox add on. As you well know, reviews are critical for developers. What is some advice you would give to reviewers? What constitutes a good review?

Re: Where To Go For Inspiration?

alexhwilliams — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:49:14 -0000

Ross - That's great advice. I think we are all reading the same news. The reader, with all its feeds, helps break the rut.

Re: Where To Go For Inspiration?

alexhwilliams — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:47:09 -0000

Ross - That's great advice. The nuggets are there.

Re: Alexander H. Williams - Is There A FriendFeed decorum?

alexhwilliams — Wed, 28 May 2008 09:43:55 -0000

I think so. Generally, I see that comments on public threads like FriendFeed and Twitter, too, are far more civil than a lot of what you see on the well-known blogs. Thanks for commenting. :-)