Well, how many social networks DO we need?

Great thoughts from Dave Winer based on an open question from Ponzarelli. Since the conversation is fairly short at the moment, I thought I would add my own thoughts on the concept. Ponzi asks how many social networks is enough? Dave responds that we only need one. The true question becomes: which one? The problem […]

Google Reader down?

I’m hoping this isn’t just me. Just a couple of minutes ago, Google Reader said I had 37 updates waiting to be poured over, and when I clicked “refresh”, everything disappeared. It now claims I have absolutely no RSS feed subscriptions, which is patently false. A quick Technorati search shows I’m evidently not alone. Please […]

The (possible) future look of Firefox version 3

Via Lifehacker, I’ve been pointed towards Alex Faaborg, a user interface designer working on the upcoming Firefox 3, who has posted some screenshot mockups of some of the experimental designs they are working to incorporate into the updated browser. Alex adds the usual disclaimer, about how the designs may change or potentially not even make […]

More time with Mahalo

So far, I am absolutely loving what Mahalo (Calacanis‘ brain child, apparently) can do. Basically, some experts in various fields are hired by Mahalo to piece together custom pages based on top search terms. The result is a lovingly crafted set of relevant search results representing all of the best the web has to offer […]