Month: August 2009

  • Gartner restricts usage of hype cycle graphics

    It’s that time of year when industry analysts Gartner publish their annual hype cycle report for emerging technologies. Last week, Gartner did indeed publish this year’s report, the Hype Cycle For Emerging Technologies 2009 report, available for clients to purchase…

  • Apture makes it easy for your visitors

    The fine folks at Apture were kind enough to feature this blog on Friday as their Site of the Week. Thanks! I’ve been using Apture for the past year since I discovered it being tested on parts of the BBC…

  • Pushing the buzzword comfort zone

    TechCrunch writer Robin Wauters wrote a terrific post yesterday on the ten words he would love to see banned from press releases. Big topic, Robin! You’re talking about changing a total mindset, a way of thinking, that’s prevalent in many…

  • iPhone security fixed with OS 3.0.1

    When I connected my iPhone to my PC earlier this morning, I got a dialog to tell me that a new version of the phone’s operating system was available. Version 3.0.1 of the iPhone OS fixes a security issue concerning…

  • Facebook and Twitter are for oldies

    A new study from social media researchers Anderson Analytics shows how different generations are using social networks like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you pay attention to such metrics as have been published over the past year, it probably…