Monthly Archives: October 2007

A Do-Not-Track list … Why?

October 30, 2007 – 10:27 pm

I’m kind of at a loss here. I don’t know whether to laugh or cheer. On one hand part of me thinks that this is a good idea for those folks out there that don’t like seeing their information being thrown into databases around the web to be data mined for the financial benefit [...]

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Hype, Internet, Security | Comments (1)

The Great Web 2.0 Con Job

October 30, 2007 – 5:07 pm

One of the biggest selling points that Web 2.0 proponents like to wave about is the immense social change that it is going; or has brought about. It is the incredible democratization of our society that will forever change the way we interact with each other and the world at large. It is the [...]

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Social Media | Comments (7)

Great Quote

October 30, 2007 – 2:46 pm

Rob Hyndman has a great quote today - “Facebook is the Lindsay Lohan of Web 2.0″ … Love it Rob

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Asides |

Steve Rubel on Web 2.0 Kool-Aid - Can I hear an Amen

October 29, 2007 – 9:58 pm

Sunday hasn’t even passed into a faded memory even though many of us may have already forgotten Robert Scoble’s post declaring that blogs are boring and have lost their humanity which I found via a post by Ed Sutherland over on Professional Blogging News. I didn’t get it straight from the horse’s mouth so [...]

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Hype, Internet | Comments (5)

Will the real you please stand up

October 29, 2007 – 10:25 am

Online profiles here, online profiles there … but are all of them really you?
Michael Geist made a passing note this morning about the fact that some NHL players are worried about the number of people posing as them on the popular social networking site Facebook. He specifically points to the case of Mike Fisher [...]

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Security, Social Media | Comments (4)

misc. thought

October 29, 2007 – 10:08 am

for some of us the 70’s were just the 60’s delayed.

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Asides |

When headlines come home

October 29, 2007 – 9:38 am

It is easy to point fingers and preach about addicts and their families but it is another thing altogether when it reaches into your own circle. Karoli writes a truly touching post telling of family friends and how meth has destroyed more than the addict. A worthy read this Monday if only to keep us [...]

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Asides |

ScratchBack - a new money maker for bloggers

October 28, 2007 – 10:24 pm

I first heard about ScratchBack when it was still a dream in Jim Kukral’s eye and a brief mention in a blog post back a few months ago. As Jim phrased it then it is a new way for bloggers outside of the top tier to make money on their blogs. Not much more [...]

By Steven Hodson | Posted in Blogging | Comments (2)