Nov 25
The search buttons have become blue and the overall look is a bit like that of Google Wave. More significant is the redesigned search results page which features an always-on sidebar for narrowing search results by type, date and view.
Excerpt from webmonkey.com. It seems that Google is always launching something every month before end of Y09. It's good at the innovation point but Google need to make sure that the innovation is really going somewhere and not simply use it as a market test and let it die slowly.
Nov 6
Listiti takes Twitter Lists one step further with an extra layer of convenience, so you can keep your eyes on the important tweets in Twitter Lists, without having to be on Twitter all day.
Excerpt from Mashable. It's Google Alerts implementation within Twitter. That's just brilliant.
Nov 6
Once you indicate your less than favorable reaction, a thumbs down icon will appear under the post that ostentatiously calls out your dislike, with your name attached, for your Facebook friends to see
Excerpt from Mashable. The cons: You need to install a firefox plugin, which I assume that non-firefox user won't be able to do this, to perform the dislike. You also need the same plugin to see the thumb down of dislike.
Oh, is there any way to completely dislike the facebook? My only problem to Facebook is that the content fully centralized on person, not information. In a world where informations is the center of universe, Facebook is heading towards the opposite direction. Unless if Facebook believes that narcissism is the most valuable information to expose.
Nov 6
Fortune today named Apple CEO Steve Jobs "CEO of the Decade", highlighting his role in the remaking of multiple industries and propelling Apple to continued success despite difficult economic conditions.
Excerpt from Macrumors. I found him as "person who inspires the world".
Nov 5
As Twitter grows and the number of tweets each day continues to astound us, we’ve noticed an increasing amount of clutter in the public timeline, especially with trending topics. Trends began as a useful way to find out what’s going on but has grown less interesting due to the noisiness of the conversation
Excerpt from Mashable.com. You got that right. It's useless to find a recent update using trending topics when you always ended up fighting our way just to find a relevant topic. Twitter should learn from Google to manage the spam.
Nov 5
So, what's with Cookie Monster on Google's search page?
Nov 4
So far, three uses have become most visible: 1) Lists as a way of organizing your followers, 2) Lists as a form of recommendation, and 3) Lists as a way of measuring influence.
Excerpt from Mashable.com. This provides good elaboration on strategy to use Twitter Lists. Which one is yours?
Nov 1
The book, which is available for free online, details all of Wave’s features – and some use cases – in 8 chapters. It’s a super-handy reference if you’re still stuck on how to get the most out of Wave
Excerpt from Mashable. That is, absolutely, if you have already the invitation. Google Wave has become the most anticipated product by internet user. Some of them just want to have the experience of using Wave. Others seek opportunity to enhance the work collaboration.
Oct 29
Indonesia specific applications at launch include Taxi Indonesia Dialer, Makan and Caripromo; and Singapore specific applications include iCab SG. Foyage, Spionard and Pintas are also available for users in both Indonesia and Singapore.
Excerpt from RIM Press Release. It's about time. I'd really want to see how it would impact on the demand of BlackBerry, especially in Indonesia. Would BlackBerry App World encourage and attract more new BlackBerry user?
