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Braindead TechCast EP 70: Hershey Kisses for Zuckerberg

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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Two really big pieces of news today are our main topics of conversation with the first obviously being the announcement from Facebook that once again modified its stance of privacy and our control over it on the service.

Needless to say that both Sean and I are still on the fence over whether there will be any real changes past the cosmetic ones, and how long it will really be before we are back in this same spot.

The second bit of news was the fact that Apple has finally supplanted Microsoft as the tech firm with the highest market cap.

Posts referred to in the show.

  • Making Control Simple – Facebook
  • Oh Facebook, how we want to believe you. – the Inquisitr
  • Today’s Facebook changes and Zuckerberg’s law – Nieman Journalism Lab
  • While everyone else might like Facebook’s changes Canada isn’t happy – Shooting at Bubbles
  • Boom, Indeed: Apple Passes Microsoft In Market Cap – TechCrunch
  • Market Cap loss – I wonder if any chairs are flying in Redmond – WinExtra
  • How Apple’s mobile strategy popped a cap in Microsoft’s value – VentureBeat

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Braindead TechCast EP57: Verizon kills its Kin

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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Yes folks the world did come to and end last night which is why there was no show yesterday. Well actually real life decided that it would be a good time to mess with both Sean and I and didn’t decide to play nice until it was pretty well too late to do a show. Never fear though we are back tonight in full form.

We start off discussing the news that the pricing for the new Microsoft KIN’s was released today and then promptly slaughtered by Verizon as it announced how much it was going to cost to actually use the KIN on a regular basis. Talk about short-sighted.

Sean pouted at this point because he found out that he wasn’t seeing the incredibly wonderfully redesigned Google search results page but I was. It’s okay he’ll get over it.

Finally we poked some fun at Facebook for a security hole that under certain circumstances let people see other peoples live chats. DUH!

Posts referred to in the show

Verizon kills any chance of Kin success – The Inquisitr
A spring metamorphosis — Google’s new look – Google Blog
Facebook patches security hole that exposed users’ instant messages – LA Times Blog

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Braindead TechCast EP54: Waving from the middle of an empty field

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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Now one’s to shy away from using the good old phrase “the pot calling the kettle black” Sean and I have a few words to say about the magnus opus posted today by Steve Jobs that basically said that Adobe Flash was a closed and proprietary program and would never be allowed on the iPhone or iPad. Ummm … this coming from the man in charge of a company know for its proprietary attitude and iron fist control of what goes on either of those two products. Ya …. okay.

The remainder of the show was a discussion around a combination of Microsoft announcement with the first being the admitting that the Courier existed but that they were killing the project. Thanks Ballmer – you ass. Next up was the news that Microsoft is going to be coming to the Social Media game and not as an 800lb gorilla but as a partner playing nice with everyone.

Sean is still reluctant to believe that such a thing could happen but I’m holding our hope.

Posts referred to in the show

Thoughts on Flash – Steven Jobs/Apple
Microsoft Cancels Innovative Courier Tablet Project – Gizmodo
Microsoft demos Messenger Connect, a new social API – The Next Web
Techcrunch: Your source for in-depth and intelligent analysis. – Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins

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Categories: Podcasts | Tags: Apple, Braindead Techcast, Microsoft

A new generation, The same HailStorm

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Steven Hodson
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I make no bones about it, I’m an old fart. Hell, in terms of Internet speed of time I’m probably a dinosaur. All that means though is that I’ve been around this business for a very long time. Long enough to remember when 300 baud acoustic modems were the hottest ticket around and could set you back a small fortune.

I’ve also been around long enough to see ideas being constantly repeated even though each new wave of smart alec code jockeys proclaimed that it was all new and world changing. Sure the interfaces might have been spiffied up and the undercarriage given a new coat of grease but in the end what we all would like to think is new is .. well .. old.

As fast as Internet time might be the only thing faster it seems is people’s ability to forget what has come before. I think about this a lot as I watch the discussions rage around companies like Facebook, Twitter, OAuth, xAuth, OpenID. I watch as the goal posts once set around identity, privacy and what was acceptable to the community (the real Net community) being moved ever so slowly away from the user.

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Categories: Technology | Tags: Facebook, identity, Microsoft
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