July 2009
30 posts
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Jul 31st
“Twitter makes the noise, Second Life makes the money.”
– Victor Keegan: Virtual worlds are getting a second life with 39% growth | Technology | The Guardian
Jul 30th
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“Learning By Experience - Defining a “tweet” for the uninitiated and...”
– Twitter Blog: New Front Page! This is what marketing is all about - learning from your users and adjusting your product or service accordingly. Love it.
Jul 29th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-26) →
Wilco (22)  Winne (13)  Tim Christensen (11)  Vampire Weekend (11)  Foo Fighters (10)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 27th
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Jul 27th
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“It’s all about re-creating the heyday of the album when you would sit around...”
– FT.com / Technology - Apple joins forces with record labels Rather sceptic about this one. At the time they refer to supply was scarce which made album releases really special. It’s probably an executive of one of the big four…
Jul 27th
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“Our goal is not to build the most computers. It’s to build the best.” That was...”
– The Mac Versus PC Debate Has Never Been Clearer
Jul 23rd
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Jul 22nd
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“LinkedIn seems to weigh social value over personal value. They focus on...”
– Great insight. Sensobi: BlackBerry service to super charge your address book. I want this for my iPhone as well.
Jul 21st
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Jul 21st
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-19) →
Wilco (22)  Winne (13)  Miles Davis (12)  U2 (11)  Kyteman (10)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 20th
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Jul 17th
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Jul 16th
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“lol. if we only posted things that companies gave us permission to post this...”
– In Our Inbox: Hundreds Of Confidential Twitter Documents Quote of the day by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch in the comments of a post in which they announce a number of posts about Twitter based on confidential docs they obtained through a hacker of Twitter’s Google Apps for Domains.
Jul 15th
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Jul 15th
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“There’s a restaurant in my neighborhood in SF called Luna Park that uses...”
– Playing Foursquare Great story in the comments by Joe Lazarus on a post by Fred Wilson. Love the concept of Foursquare BTW.
Jul 14th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-12) →
Wilco (33)  Q-Tip (13)  Snow Patrol (12)  Eels (11)  Mos Def (9)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 13th
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Jul 13th
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RealMee interview Frankwatching →
Video interview I did with FrankWatching and talking about RealMee (Dutch only). What do you think?
Jul 12th
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Jul 9th
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“However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era...”
– Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS What a company. Although so big it is still able to attack new markets and behave like the angry young kid who is not satisfied with existing paradigms. Love it.
Jul 8th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-7-5) →
Red Hot Chili Peppers (26)  Michel Camilo (11)  Q-Tip (10)  Michael Jackson (9)  Alanis Morissette (9)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 6th
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Jul 6th
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“Don’t use a zoom lens! you have legs and you should always go closer then...”
– Photography tips by Eddy van Wessel on Red Bull 5 Pics contest Via Nalden.
Jul 6th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-6-28) →
Steely Dan (17)  The Kooks (14)  Snow Patrol (11)  U2 (10)  Freddie Hubbard (7)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jul 6th
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Jul 6th
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Last.fm Tumblr Weekly Artists →
Thanks Joel Lazarus - cool app!
Jul 6th
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“As a musician, I don’t want to expend any energy whatsoever preventing people...”
– Questions for Jeff Tweedy - Rock of Ages - Interview - NYTimes.com In May, Wilco’s new album was leaked online a month before the record was released. So the band decided to stream it for free and ask fans to donate to their favorite charity. Brilliant. (via bijan) Cool. These guys get it....
Jul 6th
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Kevin Kelly on the future of the Web →
Had the time to watch some peer recommended videos on TED on the plane to Madrid today. This one stood out. A 20” talk by Kelly from 2007 displaying a vision on the future of the Web which is still contemporary. Highly recommended, also for my non techy friends to see where we are heading. From a Web of computers to a Web of pages, to a Web of data - where we are now - to a Web of things....
Jul 4th
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“In elk van de 5.000 chocoladerepen zat de drug LSD. Agenten vonden de zaak...”
– LOL (Dutch). Wat een speurneuzen: http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/2035471/nederlandse-drugsbaas-opgepakt-op-ibiza.html
Jul 4th