"It was clear in that moment that Apple products had crossed the line between mere technologies and beloved object, they had become something you would not live without, or indeed be dead without."
I think that writing about a companies internally strategy is pretty risky but the idea that Google is putting its own interest over its users is an interesting idea that meshes pretty well with the whole antifeatures cocept that I've been throwing around.
A nice history of chat.meatspac.es.
Nice idea, although I have one *huge* problem. It should be called whenidie.org, not ifidie.org. Please.
Yes, the internet is full of idiots.
A newspaper columnist once told of her shock when, having struck up a rapport with a man over dinner, she was told at the end of the meal he had no vacancies for friends. He was operating a "one-in, one-out" policy. Six months later she received a card stating he was now available for friendship.
"The first thing I didn’t write about quitting Facebook was a status update to my friends saying, I’m quitting Facebook."
I could this blog post as my reading list for the next sevreal months.
Interesting reflections on ROFLCon by a very active Wikipedian.
I really really hope that they didn't just script this.
Wonderful blog that collects and blogs about single topic blogs.
Inventing the printing press is the easy part. Inventing the market for its products is tough.
