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April 7th, 2008

Marshall is right, Twhirl and Seesmic do give us a glimpse into the future of communications

The future is the information stream
Last week one of the big news items was Seesmic acquiring the Twitter client Twhirl.  This was bantered around a lot, but Marshall Kirkpatrick at Read/WriteWeb really nailed it, I think.  Without hype or hyperbole Marshall saw what I saw as well–this is a glimpse of what we’ll be doing […]

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April 2nd, 2008

New BuddyPress site launched as part of Automattic

A month ago BuddyPress was acquired by Automattic and today the new BuddyPress website was launched:

Right now BuddyPress is still in development,  but you can download the latest BuddyPress builds through SVN if you’re game.
Is this a game changer for social networks?
If BuddyPress becomes a popular add on for WordPress Multiuser, then I think, as […]

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March 19th, 2008

Demo your new app at Vancouver Ajax-Web 2.0-Facebook Developer Garage April 15

If you’re around Vancouver (which would probably include Victoria) and have a new web app to demo (Facebook, web 2.0, etc), put April 15 on your calendar as your day to show it off.
Gerald has put out the call for lightning talks for the upcoming VanAjax geektogether:
DateTuesday, April 15, 2008
Time2:15pm - 5:45pm
LocationVancouver Convention & Exhibition […]

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February 11th, 2008

Facebook leads to something great! Jen Gould’s Juno Award nomination

Yeah we knock Facebook a lot.  How useful is it really.  Right now I think Jen Gould thinks it’s pretty cool because a Facebook group led to not only album sales but a Juno nomination:
The power of social networking was about to kick in. A simple request to join the group went out to Hayes’ […]

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February 7th, 2008

Canadian politics on Facebook–hmm signs of an election brewing?

Maybe that’s a stretch, but it got your attention didn’t it?  I’ve found that Canadians like to talk about three things, the weather, hockey, and politics.  Politics in Canada, it’s rather different than politics in the States.  Believe me, because I still talk politics with my friends and family down there.  I know I’ve seen […]

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