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4th Blog Post Reviewing the Week of February 1st February 9, 2010

Posted by natewadman in 4th blog post, amazon, apple, google, internet explorer, ipad.
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Blogging Is Out, Facebook Is In February 8, 2010

Posted by natewadman in blogs, changing world, facebook, social networking.
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Is it ironic we are talking about this on a blog?  One thing I’ve noticed in my time teaching and blogging, many folks think blogs are just online journals.  They are more than that.  And Facebook is becoming more than a place to catch up with friends very quickly.  Do you do any social networking?  If so, what kind?  Do you think blogging is on it’s way out?  Why/why not?

It’s not just the Millennials that are kicking blogging to the curb either; the teenage blogging population has been cut in half from 28 percent in 2006 to 14 percent in 2006. Instead of blogging, kids these days are signing up in droves for social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook and MySpace.

via Blogging Is Out, Facebook Is In, Study Finds – PCWorld.

HTML vs. Flash February 8, 2010

Posted by natewadman in browser, flash.
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Rarely do I post two articles about the same subject, but this one’s not really the browsers, but whether a plugin is needed for video.  Apple and Microsoft are in the HTML 5 corner, but Adobe has a headstart with Flash.  Which way to do you think things will go?  Do you think we should be moving away from Flash?

Bruce Lawson, Web standards evangelist for browser maker Opera Software, believes HTML and the other technologies inevitably will replace Flash and already collectively are “very close” to reproducing today’s Flash abilities.

via HTML vs. Flash: Can a turf war be avoided? | Deep Tech – CNET News.

Browser Wars February 8, 2010

Posted by natewadman in browser, business.
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The browsers have been changing lately. From last week’s talk about IE6 to the rise of Chrome, we always seem to be talking about browsers.  Which one do you use?  Do you think it’s wise for these organizations to invest such time and money into the browser?

From the perspective of the vendors making the browsers, the only thing really at stake is bragging rights. The software is distributed for free. There is no profit motive to the browser wars. Winning the browser wars is, at best, a hollow victory.

via Chrome Gaining Ground in a War without a Winner – PCWorld Business Center.