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Quora Blocks Startup Search Engines
According to an article on ReadWriteWeb, Q&A site Quora is blocking search engines from indexing its site — all, that is, except for Google, Bing, and a couple other big players. If this is true, this is a really chilling development for the competitive landscape of the Internet. Image via CrunchBase Google is plenty big [...]
Google Irony
You’ve probably heard of Blogger. It’s a (duh) blogging tool, and it’s one of the most popular platforms available for casual bloggers. It’s simple, easy to get started with, and it’s hosted (and owned) by Google. You know what else Google does? They build a browser called Chrome. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. I’ve heard [...]
Nothing short of world domination will do
A good friend of mine sent me an email commenting on the changes in Apple’s Developer Program license for the 4.0 iPhone OS, and I decided to share my thoughts here, as my email grew to become the tome you see here. Image via Wikipedia Apple has, as you’ve probably heard, indicated that it will allow [...]
Self-Managing distributed applications
I recently read about the SELFMAN project on ReadWriteWeb (Coming Soon: Internet Apps that Heal Themselves). This project, started in 2006, aims to standardize and package the infrastructure needed to manage large-scale distributed applications. So far, they’ve produced some sample / reference applications using components written in Java. I don’t know if the bits themselves [...]
Apple is really pushing its luck
Apple has been the undisputed darling of electronics marketing since the introduction of the iPod. Everything they touch turns to gold, and they’ve built the mystique of the Apple brand into a legendary golden goose. Image via CrunchBase But it’s been a tough week for Apple. People have been grumbling about the arbitrary and seemingly [...]
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