dan tynan on Nov 19 2009 | Filed under: Cringley, Google, Infoworld, Web 2.0
I’ve come to the conclusion that the end of civilization as we know it is indeed upon us. And I blame Google.
Though all search engines are at fault, Google in particular is contributing the most to the dumbing down of the Web, which in turn leads to the dumbing down of everything else. Eventually [...]
dan tynan on Mar 23 2009 | Filed under: Computerworld, Culture Crash, Google
Behold the power and majesty of the almighty Google algorithm. See how it glows even in the brightest sunlight and disappears when you try to touch it. Just don’t ask how it works, cuz it’s a big secret.
Stop me if you’ve heard this one.
Big publishers are complaining that Google gives short shrift to the originators [...]
dan tynan on Feb 11 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Cringley, Da Web, Deadpool, Infoworld, Microsoft, Web 2.0
Still planning to make millions as a blogger? Don’t quit your day job just yet. The era of blogging for bucks may already be over.
dan tynan on Feb 06 2009 | Filed under: (anti) social media, Computerworld, Culture Crash, Da Web, Spamarama
Last week I wrote about Linkstar, a UK-based company that offers to place text ads for its clients on small, low-traffic Web sites. (See"The curious case of Linkstar Media.") Though Linkstar is extremely close-lipped about who it is and what it does, I couldn’t see anything wrong with the ads they were placing (unless [...]
