Perhaps the biggest barrier to entry to using a feed reader for most people is building up a collection of good feeds. Sure, you can import someone else’s OPML file, but most people have no idea what that means, let alone how to do it. The “Browse for stuff” area of Google Reader is a better solution, as it offers a front-end way to subscribe to some suggested feed. But up until now those have been suggested by Google. Starting today, you and your friends on Google Reader can make your own bundles and share them.
Tonight we attended the Churchill Club’s 11th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends event. These take place every year to predict the next big trends in the industry. This year was a bit different from previous years as each of the five panelists outlined one trend and the rest were “crowd-sourced,” meaning the moderators picked them based on things like which areas are getting venture funding and the number of press mentions.
I like Southwest Airlines. The video embedded above reinforces that feeling. In it, Southwest Airlines Rapping Flight Attendant, David Holmes, explains Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in a GAAP Rap at the 2009 Shareholders Meeting held at the Companys Dallas headquarters today. While the audience might not get it, I bet YouTubers will. Southwest is a good example of a company that understands how to use social media. BTW I found out about this video through their Twitter feed. Follow SouthwestAir. Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, there is very likely a new iPhone coming very soon. Probably to be unveiled at WWDC and launched sometime in July. But it’s easy to forget those are all still rumors because Apple obviously won’t comment on anything and so the information is based on leaked reports, second-hand whispers, inferences and digging through software code. But it’s one of those situations where there is almost too much smoke for there not to be a fire. The latest bit of smoke comes compliments of Telecom New Zealand’s official Twitter account.