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sjs382
18y ago
But then you also need the users if it's to be a successful communication tool. I don't know, call me a skeptic but I think half of these clones are destined to fall on their face and the other half are destined to fade into obscurity. Ther
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18y ago
Well for one, I've never heard of anyone using it. Social sites are only as good as the people who use them. Well, most of them, anyways.
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18y ago
I find 0 value in Twitter as a "microblogging" application. I know others do, though. I find value in Twitter where it really shines: SMS integration, Jabber integration and great API. For my particular use case, Twitter is a (very) differ
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18y ago
nope, mine has been golden. thanks for asking though! ;)
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18y ago
And one more thing.... You're free to create a fork of Firefox that uses Yahoo by default or whatever your heart desires. Just don't call it Firefox. Haha
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18y ago
The main issue with IE using MSN (or whatever it's called now) as their default home page or search engine is not a moral issue, it is an antitrust issue. Microsoft's IE has a monopoly (at least until recently and maybe still), and they ar
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18y ago
I agree that a memorable name is important. I'm just saying that a memorable domain (may not be|isnt) as important.
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18y ago
del.icio.us?
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18y ago
Generate enough word-of-mouth on blogs, and you won't need a memorable URL; your search ranking will take care of (most) users trying to get to your site. See "Silverback" as an example. I vaguely remembered that it was at silverbackapp.com
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18y ago
There /is/ an Apple gaming console. It's an iPod (or Phone) first, though. ;) EA and others are creating iPhone/Touch games for when the App Store launches.
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19y ago
This isnt video but: http://www.tvo.org/TVOsites/WebObjects/TvoMicrosite.woa?bigi...
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19y ago
Well, when two sites offer the same features but one offers OpenID and one doesn't, I'll be a little more wooed by the one /with/ OpenID. But then again, maybe I'm not your target audience. ;) My use of Ma.gnolia over Del.icio.us illustrat
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19y ago
It's good business to be friendly to your users. Also, for people who already use OpenID, having OpenID on your site lowers the barrier for entry.