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Posted September 22, 2009
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Google Wave on iPhone (dev preview)

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Filed under  //   google   iPhone   video   wave  
Posted August 7, 2009
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Google Apps Billboards Preview

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Posted August 3, 2009
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Apple AT&T and Google Voice soap

Some links I collected during this week on the SOAP about Google Voice withdrawn from the app store:

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Filed under  //   app   apple   AT&T   google   iPhone  
Posted August 1, 2009
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'Like' is unnecessary for Google Reader

Google Reader just had some new functionalities implemented which also contains a 'like'-button:

Have you ever wanted to tell an author or publisher that you appreciate an article they wrote? Or maybe you want to let your friend know that you enjoyed the blog post he shared with you. With a quick click of the mouse (or a swipe of the "L" key -- for the keyboard shortcut pros), you can "like" any item in Reader. All "likes" are public, so anyone reading an item you've "liked" in Reader can see that you're a fan. Checking out shared items for people who have "liked" the same items as you is a great way to discover other people with interests similar to your own.
 
Well let's first go to the description of Google Reader:

Google Reader constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content. Whether a site updates daily or monthly, you can be sure that you won't miss a thing.

So Google Reader check my favorite sites for new content. You could say that it checks all the sites I like, and since sites I like will have content that I like, should I than press the like-button every time I read the items? Why would one even want to have things he don't like in Google Reader? It is your decision what you put in Google Reader, off course you only have things you like. Since if you don't like a certain feed, you'll unsubscribe (and the author will notice that his subscriber count is falling, so he will be informed about his poor content). Why 'like'? Probably because other big social networks have this option, not because it really makes sense for Google Reader.

One more thing: as discussed earlier on other places on the Web: 'Like' is completely the wrong expression of content you recommend. For example: if there is a background article about the Holocaust and 10 people like it, it does not mean they like the Holocaust, they recommend it to be read by their network and they want to let others know that the article is worth the time and attention.

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Filed under  //   features   functionality   google   like   Reader  
Posted July 15, 2009
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Chrome promo

Just in the old days, claiming that Netscape was better than IE or that your page was optimized for IE5.5. I do not need to have application to run faster. Especially not if I am happy with the current performance. That promo of Crome is only annoying me in the way the optimized for IE5.5 button did some years ago.
 
Browsers are personal, hands off Google. If I want to use Chrome, i will, do not push it.

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Posted June 28, 2009
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