Posts with tag "Twitter"

Braindead TechCast EP 147: No sexy in security

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Posted 974 days ago

Besides the greatest quote we’ve heard in a long time both Sean and I are really happy that neither of our pant legs are wet. Not only that we wonder what it would take for all these silly social media services to actually practice security before they are forced into it.

Posts referred to in the post.

CE-Oh no he didn’t!: Anssi Vanjoki says using Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth – Engadget
Future ex-Price Chopper employee illustrates how to use social media to damage brands and scare people – The Inquisitr
All about the “onMouseOver” incident – Twitter Blog
The Twitter hack: how it started and how it worked – Guardian
Pie chart: Apple’s outrageous share of the mobile industry’s profits – CNN

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Braindead TechCast EP 144: A day of puzzling tidbits

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Posted 979 days ago

This is one of those shows where we end up looking at a bunch of stuff starting with a follow-up to the story we talked about in the last show regarding the creepy Googler (now ex).

We also take a bit of a trip down memory lane as we wonder about the future of Novell now that VMware has taken an interest in its Linux services, and SUSE.

Posts referenced in the show.

Braindead TechCast EP. 143: About the keeping my data private thing – Shooting at Bubbles
Why the snooping ex Google engineer is in trouble – TechEYE
Twitter Needs to Become More Open or Die - GigaOM
VMware Is in Talks to Acquire Novell’s Linux Software Unit – WSJ
Goodbye from lalawag - Lalawag

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Braindead TechCast EP. 143: About the keeping my data private thing

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Posted 981 days ago

YA! Twitter got a new home page. Let’s all go out and party like it is 2007 and get all warm and fuzzy. In other words for the millions of people using non-Twitter clients nothing has changed but for those developing for Twitter services it is yet another lesson that maybe you should all go back to writing email clients or “Hello World”.

Then’s there’s Google ….

Post referenced in the show

A Better Twitter – Twitter
Apple Says The Steve Jobs Ninja Stars Story Is “Pure Fiction” – Business Insider
GCreep: Google Engineer Stalked Teens, Spied on Chats (Updated) – Gawker/Valleywag

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Braindead TechCast EP 124: So bad it’s freaking awesome

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Posted 1014 days ago

This has to be consider one of those non sequitur type shows where everything stems from tech talk but has absolutely nothing to with tech – well at least the closer we get to the end. From dead kid in the street to sneaky quadrotors to really bad tacos we cover it all not to mention that Sean gets his revenge and blinds me with a website so bad that it is actually awesome in a GeoCities way.

Posts referred to in tonight’s show.

This Is How I Read TechCrunch: Without Comments – TechCrunch
A body on Google Street View? Don’t worry it’s just me playing dead, says girl, ten – Mail Online
Watch this now: The Twitter Movie Trailer – The Next Web
Cyber-Cute Overload: Quadrocopter Drone Has Its Own Little Home – Crunch Gear
Norwegian Mailbox Drone – BotJunkie

And Sean’s give to web designers around the world a gift to haunt your nights – don’t blame me if you eyes bleed

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Braindead TechCast EP 114: Time to start stocking up on aspirin and Gravol

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Posted 1028 days ago

So are you ready for the tsunami of 140 character messages that are going to be going at you non-stop once Twitter, and all the Twitter clients, start using the real-time User Stream API?

It might sound like a great idea but in practice I think it will be a far different experience.

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Real-time Twitter streams – excuse me while I go smash my head against the wall – The Inquisitr
Sources: Spotify Reboots U.S. Label Negotiations – Billboard
Old Spice’s Echo Chamber – Shamable

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Braindead TechCast EP 99: Damn smudges

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Posted 1049 days ago

What started out looking like it was going to be a day of hell for both Sean and I turned out to be pretty good given that we were both pretty tied up with other things for the majority of the day. Of course the tech blogosphere came to rescue with some fun things for us to talk about – which is a good thing.

From 10 year old press releases to some of the best shows on television, and how they could end up costing you more money than you think, we covered a wide range of subjects.

Posts referred to in tonight’s show.

Damn Telus that was fast – WinExtra
Image of the Day: An Apple monolith in Shanghai – DVICE
Telescopic Eye Implant gets approved by the FDA – SlipperyBrick
Is Twitter’s estimate of 800 million search queries per day over-inflated? – BGR
The Pirate Bay Hacked, Attackers Gain Access To Entire User Database – The Next Web
New Apple TV Will Push 99 Cent Streaming TV Rentals – NewTeeVee

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Braindead TechCast EP 89: And Lo Did The Wozniack Did Say

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Posted 1063 days ago

Finally we have proof that our fascination and obsession with social media is because we are addicted to the cuddle drug. Yes folks the warm and fuzzy does exist and Dr. Love proves it.

Hotels may have actually discovered a way to use social media and its tools in a ways that both they and t heir customers come out winners.

But none of them will cross the finish line before horse-boy.

Then we have the matter of Sean channeling some evangelical minister – very worrisome folks – even borderline scary.

Posts referred to in the show.

Social Networking Affects Brains Like Falling in Love - FastCompany
‘I Hate My Room,’ The Traveler Tweeted. Ka-Boom! An Upgrade! – WSJ
Mystery surrounds ‘horse-boy’ on Google Street View – BBC News

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Braindead TechCast EP 88: A new-age electonic version of Amway

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Posted 1064 days ago

Just how fast can stories change in the tech blogosphere?

Well before we started the show the big story was about Twitter being able to pull your mutual friends from Facebook and create a Twitter list with them in it (as long as they had Twitter accounts as well). Then came word that Facebook was possibly blocking Twitter from doing this but then that changed to be that Facebook was working with Twitter to fix the blocking problem.

And of course this is the big subject of the moment. *YAWN*

Posts referenced in the show.

Is Investing in iPhone App Development a “Fool’s Errand”? – GigaOM
Be alert! Mac malware targets unsuspecting users of adult Web sites – CrunchGear
Well That Was Fast — Facebook Blocks Twitter’s Way To Look Up Friends – TechCrunch
DC Comics flies into the digital world with ComiXology – VentureBeat
Value of a Twitter Follower? Tuppence – Broadstuff
Enough with the bullshit – Time to get back to what matters – S@B

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