Google Reader needs a filter

I don’t want to read about Twitter, Tweets and Twitter clones. I hate the Twitter hype, just like I hated the Second Life hype. I hope they’ll run out of cash in 2009, since I think there’s no way they’ll make any money.

Experimenting with Google Friend Connect

I’m doing a little experiment with Google Friend Connect, a service from Google that was announced in May.

At TractorFan (http://uk.tractorfan.eu for example) I’ve added the Sign In gadget, as well as the Review / Ratings and Members gadget. Later this year I will make it possible for all members to post pictures, using the OpenSocial API. Right now people can join the site but they can’t do very much.

I wonder how compelling people will find the overall promise of Google Friend Connect. I’ve never been compelled by similar tools (as I perceive them) from a user perspective: for instance a community or member gallery tool like MyBlogLog. The Javascript makes things, when compared to PHP, very sluggish.

Innovatie is niet meer wat het geweest is

Het woord innovatie is verouderd en z’n glans kwijt. Wie verzint er een innovatief nieuw woord?

Waarom Microsoft Powerset en Cuil zou moeten kopen

Google Spam Search

Google Blog Search werkt niet meer en kan zichzelf beter hernoemen naar Google Spam Search.