media

Are cellular networks really overloaded?

When I read Joe Weinmans prediction for 2011, I felt troubled. I seems to take too much of the cellular companies claims at face value. Om Malik, one the other hand, take a more critical view at the same claims.

While on the whole, a more frugal approach to cellular connected devices operating systems, applications and content delivery is a good idea, the same holds true for the wired connection. I would seem that as the Google and Verizon so called net neutrality initiative failed, the carrier in the US have failed back to capacity limitations argument.

The crual world of smartphones

It's a harsh world in the smartphone land. Nam Yong of LG followed in the footsteps of Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo of Nokia. Both lost their positions due to low profits of their companies high end smartphone. Low, that is, when compered those of Apple and Android in general (for Nokia) and Samsung (for LG).

The US tech journalists seems to be happy to bash Nokia with anything from calling them the McDonald's of phones to putting the blame on putting too much emphasis on hardware design, and, of course, believing only a gringo can save the poor Finns. One has to cross the pond to get some more balanced views, even from non Nokia fanboys.

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ג'ו וילקוקס וג'ון גרובר התווכחו על הסוגיה של תגובות באתרים בכלל ובבלוגים בפרט. בסיכומו של דבר החליט וילקוקס לנסות לחסום את אתרו לתגובות. הסערה בכוס התה הזאת זכתה גם לכיסוי של מתיו אינגרם באתר של אום מאליק.

תגובות הן נושא רגיש אצל בלוגרים. אין מוסכמות של מה הצורך או הצורה לתגובות. די להביט בעמודי החדשות לראות כמה קל להדרדר ברמת הדיון. כאשר הכותב הוא דעתן ושחצן, כמו ג'ון גרובר, אין כמעט ספק שרמת הלהט תהיה גבוהה. זאת בעיקר שבעוד שאבחנותיו חדות וכתיבתו חריפה, הטעויות שהוא עושה מדי פעם מדהימות לא פחות.

Facebook confusion

Now I am really confused:

The sad thing is that I think all of those point to Facebook becoming a spam infested wilderness. It is also sad that the downfall of Facebook will end up being a clash with another corporation, and not due to user response and actions. This is not what was hoped for.

The face of media to come

When I discussed my predictions for IT next year, I gave one example from Novell. Being without much work, I have had too much free time on my hands, so I have taken to donwloading podcast for my time in the gym. In this I have come across twit. It's not new (in Internet time). It's been around since 2005, and has been started by Leo Laporte, from ZDTV (circa 1998). So this is a project started by so-called old media people.

This is not the Android you are looking for

The Google Phone will most likely be remembered as the spaghetti phone. Whether of not this is a reference device for Google and other developers, or an actual device aimed at consumers or carriers is not relevant right now. It will be relevant when Google will find it to be relevant.

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