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What happens when a Twitter client hits the token limit – Marco.org

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 21:19:39 +0000

The effective rule, therefore, is even simpler: “Don’t build anything for Twitter.”

Tags: #apps #imported:pinboard #to:fb #twitter #web20 #webdev

Why Web 1.0 Needs to Make a Comeback

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:46:54 +0000

In reality, all of these services make money from your content. Either they serve advertisements next door to your content or they are targeting advertisements towards you, specifically, depending on whatever it is that you are sounding off about on these services.

Tags: #control #imported:pinboard #indieweb #web20 #webdev

Why Web 1.0 Needs to Make a Comeback

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:46:54 +0000

Tags: #control #indieweb #web20 #webdev

Don't Be A Free User (Pinboard Blog)

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:25:16 +0000

These projects are all very different, but the dynamic is the same. Someone builds a cool, free product, it gets popular, and that popularity attracts a buyer. The new owner shuts the product down and the founders issue a glowing press release about how excited they are about synergies going forward. They are never heard from again. Whether or not this is done in good faith, in practice this kind of 'exit event' is a pump-and-dump scheme. The very popularity that attracts a buyer also makes the project financially unsustainable. The owners cash out, the acquirer gets some good engineers, and the users get screwed.

Tags: #business #economics #free #fuckthecloud #pinboard #services #shutupandtakemymoney #web #web20

Grove.io: Hosted, Searchable IRC Chat For Teams

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:51:36 +0000

Grove, a new hosted IRC chat service for teams, launches today. It's IRC without the fuss, providing hosting, account management, access controls and fully searchable chat logging, as well as a sparkling new Web chat client.

Tags: #chat #irc #social #web20

Steven Poole: Whatever made you think it was your data anyway?

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:20:41 +0000

In case it helps, I hereby declare the following iron law of “free” internet services: If you’re not paying for something, you have no reason to expect it to be there tomorrow. This is an important corollary to the law “If you’re not paying for something, you’re not a customer; you’re the product being sold”.

Tags: #cloud #data #fuckthecloud #googlereader #ifttt #social #web20

The Evolution of Fail Pets | UX Magazine

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:28:05 +0000

Fred Wenzel refers to error mascots, such as Twitter’s Fail Whale (Figure 1) as fail pets. Fail pets are of particular interest in terms of branding because they can result in brand recognition through earned media. However, that same recognition carries the danger of highlighting service failure. This article discusses the rise of and changes to the depictions of fail pets, from the initial, highly recognizable fail pets, to markedly more cautious error message imagery in later products.

Tags: #failpets #web20 #wenzel

Nick Bradbury: The Long-Term Failure of Web APIs

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:53:12 +0000

But we've also learned that while web APIs enable us to tap into a wealth of data, they can only be relied upon in the short term. The expiration date of software we create has been shortened due to the whims of those who create the web APIs we rely on. IMO, this goes for almost anything with net-based DRM, as well.

Tags: #apis #social #web20

Nick Bradbury: Anti-social FeedDemon (Killing Features, Part II)

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:51:40 +0000

Last night the changes to Google Reader went live, and as promised, they've removed the sharing features. This means that the sharing features in FeedDemon which rely on Google Reader will eventually stop working, so I'm forced to remove them.

Tags: #fuckthecloud #google #occupygooglereader #reader #rss #sharing #social #web20

Reader redesign: Terrible decision, or worst decision? - *

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:07:07 +0000

Google released the previously announced set of changes around G+ integration and UI updates today, and boy is it a disaster. Since the general changes were pre-announced last week, most of us were prepared for the letdown, but actually seeing how it works end to end has made several flaws abundantly clear. Let's start with the obvious.

Tags: #fuckthecloud #google #news #occupygooglereader #rants #reader #readerpocalypse #rss #social #web20

THE NEXT WEB: Google reportedly considering bid to acquire Yahoo

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 13:02:49 +0000

Tags: #google #tech #web20 #yahoo

Study from Yahoo shows that 50 percent of all tweets come from just 20,000 users

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:15:16 +0000

Tags: #twitter #web20 #yahoo

Years to build up Delicious - one day to wreck it

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 18:22:01 +0000

growing pains

Tags: #delicious #web20

Multi-touch finger paintings

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:04:01 +0000

Tags: #art #paintings #twitter #web20

Why You Should Think Twice About Opting-In to the Delicious-AVOS Transfer | ZDNet

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:23:41 +0000

Tags: #avos #delicious #social #web20 #yahoo