While You Were Sleeping

A look back at some of the "disruptive technologies" which emerged in the last couple of years and how they are changing the way we live and operate.

Random web tools that you might find useful

In my infinite quest for knowledge on everything 'web' I've come across a slew of tools that you might find useful. Some are old, some are new, but hopefully you'll find at least one you didn't know about, that you can use.

Why does Steve Gillmor want to kill my newspaper?

Steve Gillmor, of the TechCrunch IT blog, advocates the demise of RSS and the rise of Social Media in it's place. But is this smart, and does it make sense?

Twitter Unleashed - How Its Message is Misleading And Why You'd Love It

Twitter is one of the tech wonders that really took off last year. According to Compete.com number of unique visitors to Twitter has increased almost 10 times from Dec '07 to Dec '08. If we also account for the fact that most Twitter users use it from desktop applications that are not easy to track, the actual usage numbers are probably even more impressive. No doubt, that's a mind-bobbling success for any Web-based business.

But what is Twitter?

Poke in Moderation: Tips on Social Networking Etiquette

The US economy is crumbling around us, unemployment is reaching record-breaking highs, and I’m supposed to focus precious brainpower on how and when to poke, tweet, and ping my colleagues?

Dealing with social media overload

As more and more of the general public recognizes the power of the web as a platform for communication, collaboration and coordination, a crush of services and applications have emerged (Twitter, Facebook, Digg, del.icio.us, etc). No one has the time to keep up with dozens of these at once, so nailing effective integration and aggregation of these services will be the next big thing in the social media world.

How new technology has changed my election experience

As technology changes, so do important life events – like an election. For me, things like twitter, flickr, and twittervotereport.com have significantly impacted my election year experience.

5 Enhancements That Would Make Twitter The Killer App

I have been Tweeting more and more lately just to see what happens. So far, seems like not much, but I am catching up on a lot of ideas from people I hardly know. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Twitter and think it has potential, but there are a few features I have dreamed up that I think would make it even better.