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Re: What are they hiding? (Scripting News)

TDavid — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:50:20 -0000

NItpicking here but Palin didn't really "lie" about putting the jet on eBay. She did list it there three times. She conveniently (intentionally?) left off the fact that it didn't sell there and needed to be sold to a private party in Alaska.

Re: Asking My Readers – A Poll

TDavid — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:32:41 -0000

I don't care what the results of the poll turn out to be (and no I wasn't one of the people who emailed), these link posts do not provide significant value on any blog, not just yours. I skip past them and/or filter them in some cases with third party tools. There are plenty of sites for sharing bookmarks for those interested, save your blog for saying something worthwhile and fresh that will live beyond a few nanoseconds.

And might want to fix this gremlin, FYI: "I don’t use GReader and have absolutely no intention of *every* using it."

Re: Techmeme fails the tech community again

TDavid — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:01:57 -0000

Left on your FriendFeed post as well. The story is on TechMeme now: http://www.techmeme.com/080802/p19#a080802p19

Re: Comcast shut me down again (Scripting News)

TDavid — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:31:01 -0000

Dave - your second use of fcuk made me laugh. You need to get a domain with fcuk in it for some future project :)

Re: 14 Podcasts To Help You Through Your Commute

TDavid — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:10:31 -0000

Thanks for sharing this list. I like it when folks make lists like these! I checked the Zune Marketplace where I've been helping with podcast submissions and only two of these are not listed in the marketplace: The Web 2.0 Show and Things That You Can't Say About The Internet. I'll contact these podcasters.

Re: Off the Cuff: Who needs destinations

http://www.winextra.com/2008/06/30/off-the-cuff-who-needs-destinations/ — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:23:16 -0000

I'll be working on that TDavid as I work my way through several podcasting ideas I've been having. Rather do it all at once rather than having to keep repeating the process - but yes there will be one.

Re: Off the Cuff: Who needs destinations

TDavid — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:34:22 -0000

Any separate podcast feed (with decent sized image) for Off The Cuff, Steven?

Re: Search isn’t about buying stuff

http://www.winextra.com/2008/06/26/search-isnt-about-buying-stuff/ — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:58:38 -0000

Sorry TDavid but I can honestly say that I haven't searched for where to find a product I want to buy. *If* I am buying something from the web it is because it is something I have already on my radar which means I know where to find the product. I will say I have used search for navigation purposes but not for buying stuff.

Re: Search isn’t about buying stuff

TDavid — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:42:42 -0000

Not saying the following statement is untrue, but it seems a bit far-fetched:

"I know myself I have never used any search engine in order to find something I wanted to purchase. "

Never? *Never*? How much shopping do you do online? You *never* have heard about a product or service from somewhere other than the internet and used a search engine to find out where to buy it?

We do a considerable amount of shopping online and while that 10% figure seems high even to our household, it's a long way from "never."

Re: From the Pipeline – 6.24.08

TDavid — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:26:40 -0000

Congratulations on your new Mashable gig, Steven.

Re: Bringing Yahoo back from the grave

http://www.winextra.com/2008/06/18/bringing-yahoo-back-from-the-grave/ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:17:14 -0000

Heh, just swap del.icio.us and Friendfeed, heh.

Re: Bringing Yahoo back from the grave

http://www.winextra.com/2008/06/18/bringing-yahoo-back-from-the-grave/ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:51:06 -0000

Actually my "affection" for FriendFeed has nothing to do with being an early adopter (which btw isn't a term I would really associate with me :) ). For me FriendFeed; as I have written in the past, is an integral part of my work as a blogger. And I realize that FriendFeed isn't mainstream - I think it will have a hard time getting there as well.

I agree that Yahoo needs to sell off some things as it needs to really re-discover who and what it is as a company.

Re: Bringing Yahoo back from the grave

TDavid — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:36:35 -0000

I understand your early adopter affection for FF, but it's still a long way from mainstream -- it's barely tech mainstream. Y! doesn't need more early adopter, whiz bang stuff, they need some serious leadership and focus. Yang is a terrible CEO. Buying FriendFeed or Twitter or anything like this at the present time would take them in yet another direction rather than enhance and strengthen their existing services.

Y! should consider *SELLING* some of their prized, but less financially viable assets and fortify their strategy for the future. I doubt as long as Yang is at the helm this will be possible, so let's hope that dream suggestion of yours for him to get the boot comes true.

Re: Bringing Yahoo back from the grave

http://www.winextra.com/2008/06/18/bringing-yahoo-back-from-the-grave/ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:21:10 -0000

Yes I realize that Carl is a major stockholder but as far as I am concerned his actions are causing more problems for Yahoo that they are solving.

As for the suggestion the FriendFeed guys be bought up and put in control of Yahoo - yes that was totally facetious and meant strictly to point out that for Yahoo to make it back from the brink of obscurity it is facing there has to be something really radical and totally unexpected done. I figured that using FriendFeed as a foil in that argument would spark a serious conversation on what can be done. As it stands right now any discussion about the matter is just more of the same old thing and tired ideas.

I want Yahoo to stick around as well but I fear it won't unless something radical an unexpected is done and that doesn't include fire selling it to Microsoft.

Re: Bringing Yahoo back from the grave

TDavid — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:09:43 -0000

"3. Tell Carl Icahn to go sit in the corner and STFU"
Umm, you do realize Carl Icahn is a part OWNER of Yahoo, right? Sure you do. As a major shareholder -- like it or not -- Icahn does have a say in Y! operations, He paid for that right. When Yahoo! decided to go public the company lost the ability for the execs, both current and future, to go tell shareholders to go pound sand -- without severe consequences. Icahn is simply sticking up for the rights of himself and all other shareholders for Y! to be fiscally responsible. I'm a Y! shareholder and am disgusted with what's happening there lately. I don't want Icahn to STFU, I want him to make more noise.

The way Yang handled the Microsoft deal doesn't seem to be in the best interest of shareholders, at least from the heavily filtered information we see on the outside.

And putting the Friendfeed people in charge of Y! is one of the oddest suggestions I've seen yet. You can't be serious on that one, are you? If you are, let me laugh out loud. The owners of FF came from Google, remember, I don't think they want to become any part of the walking abortion Y! currently is operating as.

Re: What every blogger should be using

http://blog.davemadethat.com/2008/05/26/what-every-blogger-should-be-using/ — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:02:04 -0000

I meant to type TDavid. :-)

Re: What every blogger should be using

TDavid — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:25:50 -0000

Hey Ave, who is David?

Re: What every blogger should be using

http://blog.davemadethat.com/2008/05/26/what-every-blogger-should-be-using/ — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:21:29 -0000

HI David. There's an export function in Disqus. Like LinkedIn, I'm making a habit of d/l my content every so often.

I understand your concern though, it's a valid one. I thought about that too. It's worth listening to the interview on Net@Nite for a better understanding: http://twit.tv/natn53

Cheers,
Dave

Re: What every blogger should be using

TDavid — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:29:13 -0000

Disagree with the "every blogger" label as it sounds lemmingesq to me. I like some of what Disqus is doing, but what if Disqus goes under or gets bought and shelved by a bigger fish? What happens to your comments then? I hope they continue to develop their API so one could use their system and yet backup all comments to future proof their service.

Re: Microsoft needs an intervention

http://www.winextra.com/2008/04/28/microsoft-needs-an-intervention/ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:55:04 -0000

I'm glad to see Xbox is making a profit even though its millions are far
from the billions that the OS or Office divisions make. Like Brett Norquist
noted in a post not long ago Xbox and Zune are the only two divisions in
Microsoft that have managed to understand the *cool factor* that is the
driving force of the younger generations that are driving their profits. The
rest of the company still are in the utilitarion stage no matter how much
eye candy they dress their products up in.

As for the corporate angle I would agree that currently little competition
for Microsoft but this is the prime area where they are indeed resting on
their laruels because they don't think they have any direct threats. That
however could be a dangerous attittude to have as Apple is beginning to make
inroads there as well - granted it isn't a rush of companies going that
route but it is happening all the same.

Re: Microsoft needs an intervention

TDavid — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:57:44 -0000

Here's something you might want to read, if you haven't already (and Zune is mentioned in a positive light, imagine that):
http://www.dailytech.com/Xbox+360+Drives+Micros...

You also skipped refuting the corporate angle. Little competition there.

Re: Microsoft needs an intervention

http://www.winextra.com/2008/04/28/microsoft-needs-an-intervention/ — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:58:02 -0000

Xbox Live might well be an anomoly within Microsoft but for all the press it
recieves it still hasn't or is just now beginning to make money - after how
many years of being as directionless as the rest of the company. As for
redefining music distribution we have Zune - yet another directionless
division.

As much as I dislike the naming convention the Live Services division could
*eventually* be the main course Microsoft goes but right now as Mary Jo
quotes her sources as saying it is as badly mismanaged and directionless as
any other division.

Re: Microsoft needs an intervention

TDavid — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:26:55 -0000

Steven - what about the Xbox Live angle? I'm guessing you didn't mention it because you haven't followed what's happening there(?)

Games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero are redefining music distribution online.

The Live marketplace is growing, dominating and *the* place to be for the younger gaming generation. Don't be surprised if this division becomes the future for Microsoft. Can't underestimate the power of gaming. Look at the history behind solitaire.

Also, there is the corporate side of Microsoft and they still have massive penetration in that market.

Re: How to handily tell tech bloggers to STFU

TDavid — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:31:46 -0000

Well said. I'd add to this post -- and Karoli's -- that people should first donate to their local communities. If not by opening their wallets than by volunteering their time. If everybody helped in their own communities their would be less need for global assistance. Think about it.

Re: Microsoft - the 10,000 pound chicken with its head cut off

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 01:34:09 -0000

I would agree with that. However, these are two dynamically different companies, built differently, with different cultures, both of which are in different kinds of trouble. It takes some pretty darkly-tinted rose glasses to see anything good come of this in my opinion, at least in the short term. Long term, who knows? There are some impressive minds and significant intellectual property at Yahoo that MS can make good use of, assuming they do it right. First order of business, at least if I were holding the tiller, would be to cut loose about 6 or 7 different 'divisions' of yahoo that they've not so wisely acquired over the last couple years.