Cocodot- the best of both worlds

Over the last few years, letters (remember, those pieces of paper that come through a rectangular hole in your front door) have become almost extinct, due to the comprehensively better email - the only times I've ever considered using letter mail is for inviting friends to formal or extremely special occasions. Cocodot, therefore, knocks the final nail into the letter's envelope coffin.

Big Brother is Watching You - as predicted by Sam Seaborn

I was just watching an ancient episode of the West Wing (for WW fans, it's when they decide to nominate Mendoza for the supreme court instead of the crazy anti-privacy guy), and the climax is a moving speech about how the next century is going to be all about privacy as the internet develops.

Standardised everything

In my post a few days back I mentioned the beauty of standardisation - in that case in terms of feed reading. Today I'm going into more detail about its importance - with specific reference to Disqus and the idea of a universal comment community.

The calm after the storm - what's wrong with Google+?

One word best describes Google in my mind: Behemoth.
But describing Google+ - the internet giant's new social networking service - is a different story. At the moment, coming from a keen user of g+, the word that springs to mind is quiet.

The icon and exclusivity

More and more frequently I see the standard text link, which has fuelled the internet for as long as I can remember, being replaced by picture links - and specifically icons. This change has come about as a result of necessity, aesthetics and convenience - but it's consequences are often overlooked.

Is everyone listening?

Having to repeat yourself may not be the most annoying thing you ever have to do, but it's up there along with arguing with an idiot and using windows. I find it just as annoying when my friends are scattered over several social networks and I need to get a message to everyone - log on to google plus, write message, log on to twitter, copy and paste, log on to facebook, copy and paste - it's a lot of effort.
Of course, it's always useful to keep your friends in one place, but the next best thing is linking up your accounts.