Is Bing worth a fling?
dan tynan on May 29 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft
Early reviews for Microsoft’s latest sea–err, decision engine are surprisingly positive. Is Bing the real thing?
Archive for May, 2009
Twitter TV: A sign of the coming apocalypse?
dan tynan on May 27 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld, Twit or Tweet, Web 2.0
Yes, you heard right: Somebody in Hollywood is cooking up a TV show based on Twitter. The Apocalypse is indeed upon us.
Microsoft: It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that Bing
dan tynan on May 26 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Microsoft
Microsoft is about to unveil yet another attempt to beat Google at the All Things D conference. Please reserve your smirking until after Mr. Ballmer has finished his presentation. Thank you.
Craigslist: No ho’s, just Bozos
dan tynan on May 22 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Infoworld, Privacy, politics
The battle between craigslist and state attorneys general over adult ads is getting whackier by the minute. Pull up a seat and grab some popcorn.
If Google can fail, what chance do the rest of us have?
dan tynan on May 20 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld
When the mighty fall, the peons get crushed. Google’s massive outages raise two questions: Has it gotten too big, and are we too dependent on it?
Should you book your next voyage on Voyij?
dan tynan on May 15 2009 | Filed under: wanderlust
Voyij is a new search engine that lets you find you the best travel deals at any one time. Is it better than Priceline, Kayak, and all the rest?
Craigslist: It’s hard to be a pimp in 570 cities
dan tynan on May 15 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Infoworld
The Web’s biggest source of classified ads is cleaning up its act — or, at least, making a show of it – bry dropping “erotic” ads for “adult” ones. But will anything really change?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that
dan tynan on May 14 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Infoworld, Privacy, Web 2.0
NPR is in hot water after censoring a movie review that named allegedly gay politicians. So why is it OK to call people alleged murderers, but not homosexuals?
Facing the haters at Facebook
dan tynan on May 11 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Facebook, Infoworld, amazon, censorship
Should Facebook deny Holocaust deniers on its site? Where should the lines be drawn? It’s a question with no easy answer.
Has Twitter replaced sex?
dan tynan on May 08 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Facebook, Infoworld, Twit or Tweet, Web 2.0
Social media madness has overtaken everyone, from adult stars to our elected officials. Is it time to pt down our keyboards and start talking to each other again?
Apple + Twitter = My Ass
dan tynan on May 05 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Apple, Cringley, Infoworld, Twit or Tweet
Rumors can spread like tumors on the Web. Mostly they’ve been benign, but malignant ones may soon be coming.
I got yer privacy right here, pal
dan tynan on May 04 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Da Web, Infoworld, Privacy, Twit or Tweet, Web 2.0, politics
Is data privacy silly? Certain Supreme Court justices seem to think so — until it comes to their own data, at least.
Swedes, creeds, and dirty deeds
dan tynan on May 01 2009 | Filed under: Copyrights and wrongs, Cringley, DMCA Madness, Google, Infoworld, Twit or Tweet
Got an opinion on Google profiles, Swedish pirates, our antiquated legal system or Twitter’s swine flu obsession? You’re not alone. Here’s the best of what Cringesters had to say on these and other topics.
