$US200 "Network Computer" available

I remember years ago (as far back as 1995 apparently) Larry Ellison touted the “Network Computer” as the way of the future. Well it seems to have arrived now albeit without Oracle’s involvement in the form of the gPC (or “Green PC”), available through Walmart stores in the US (and currently sold out). Matt Cutts, [...]

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Did Facebook bring about legal and cultural change in Sydney this week?

In an earlier post I questioned the value of Facebook. Well it seems the social networking tool may have had a hand in changing the liquor laws in Sydney Apparently thousands of Facebook activists…bombarded politicians with “e-drinks” emails So there’s an application of Facebook right there – rasing awareness of an issue [...]

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The fuss about Facebook

Evening all, I’m still on the topic of social networking tonight. Now who can help me understand about the value of Facebook? I only joined a few months ago (I know, not exactly an early adopter, but I believe in work/family/life balance people!) and to be honest I haven’t really been back since. So I [...]

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Social Networking discussions abound

I am thinking about the social networking/Web 2.0 technologies this weekend so I took the plunge and joined Twitter – a “micro-blogging” service launched about 18 months ago and gaining popularity. It seems to be a simple way to keep people updated on “what you’re doing right now” – interestingly, US Presidential Candidate Barack Obama [...]

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