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Month: November 2006

  • Building trust in virtual communities

    Alan Moore has posted a fascinating interview with Benjamin Joffe, CEO of China-based consulting boutique Plus Eight Star, about a special report his firm published last month on Cyworld, the virtual community that began in South Korea and which is…

  • Vonage V-Phone – a Skype switcher?

    A package arrived in the mail a few days ago containing a Vonage V-Phone, a new USB gadget that lets you make phone calls via your internet connection from any computer. Vonage is a familiar name in North America as…

  • The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #186: November 02, 2006

    Content summary: Shel’s in Atlanta; Neville’s not here; Leesa Barnes will co-host on Monday; vote for us at Podcast Alley; One-Minute News: issues with Internet Explorer 7, requirements for social media press release, LibSyn acquired, where is Microsoft’s support for…

  • Are all browsers just betas?

    Last week, I commented that I think the release version of Internet Explorer 7 should still be regarded as a beta. I’ll be commenting more on that in today’s episode of the FIR podcast. But what about Firefox 2, released…

  • Virtual communication

    Linden Lab, the company behind the Second Life virtual world, has been taking quite a bit of heat in recent days over their plans to raise prices for land purchases in Second Life. Lots of critical commentary. What hits the…