#“Facebook Puts a Wooden Stake Through Orkut’s Heart”
Its initial rollout is through 50 mobile operators in 45 countries, mostly developing countries. This is an exciting outreach to frequently neglected and mobile-dependent information cultures around the world. via readwriteweb.com Finally the phrase "Orkut is very big in Brazil" will start to fade away. This is a genius move. Pity Ireland is not included for all those hundreds of thousands of PAYG phone owners who don't have data plans. »
#“The scary thing is, you know someone in Google is testing this”
New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users' Ears
Android phones could become free with new Google Whisper Ads.
Last few seconds about the Yahoo YPhone even funnier "expected in 3-4 years".
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#“I told ya Anssi Vanjoki was da man”
Nokia Oyj has chosen Anssi Vanjoki, an outspoken executive who produced its last hit smartphone three years ago, to bring back the buzz. via businessweek.com What did I say only 3 months ago? http://conoroneill.net/i-could-honestly-listen-to-anssi-vanjoki-spea There is hope for Nokia yet.
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#“A key point from Jason. Own your data.”
Oh yeah, and while hes taking your money and page views, hes
convincing everyone that they dont need their own customers
information: Just use Facebook Connect! via calacanis.com A typically OTT post from Jason but some important points in the hyperbole. We're massive fans of Facebook Connect and Twitter OAuth, not as replacements for businesses owning their data and its context, but as adjuncts, as marketing tools. »
#“I’m no fan of Flash but”
The latest demo video of Adobes Flash 10.1 tool for Android seems to be taking place on a Nexus One loaded with an ALIEN version of Android which pretty much has to be the latest FroYo Android 2.2 update were expecting to arrive very soon. via eurodroid.com This is a damned impressive demo. I only discovered the HTC Desire already has Flash Video the other day on the BBC site. »
#“My laugh out loud moment today”
1964 - John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz create BASIC, an unstructured programming language for non-computer scientists. 1965 - Kemeny and Kurtz go to 1964.
via boingboing.net Well that and my reaction to a bunch of po-faced secular-puritan twits getting an ad banned.
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#“Location Based Marketing, Ireland and Foursquare”
Over 40 Million check-ins why isnt your business there? via patphelan.net Great post by Pat about Foursquare, have a read.
I think I did the first 4SQ check-in in Ireland (cos I'm a geek rather than cos I'm with-it).
I'm a huge fan of the 4SQ concept and bang the drum about it but TBH I think we're still a long way from it having any real business impact in Ireland. »
#“Converting Video AVIs for use on HTC Desire and Nexus One”
Grab Handbrake (Windows, Mac, Unix)For zero effort just use the iPhone preset in the GUI.If you use the command-line, this creates very nice video indeed (via NexusOneForum) that makes use of the h264 graphics accelerator in the phone. HandBrakeCLI -i "infile.avi" -o "outfile.mp4" -f mp4 -e x264 -q 0.60 –loose-anamorphic -x level=30:cabac=0:ref=2:mixed-refs:analyse=all:me=umh:no-fast-pskip=1 –deblock -E faac -B 128 -R 48 -6 d Note that it can now also convert unencrypted DVDs directly too. »
#“JibJab Re-Creates The Original Star Wars Trilogy, Now Starring Your Friends”
honor of the 30th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back, the site has gotten the rights to re-create the original Star Wars Trilogy. Except instead of the familiar faces of Han, Luke, and Leia, youll be watching your friends take on the Empire. via techcrunch.com Best idea ever. They'll make millions on this.
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#“The Condom Train Returns”
After some more reading on the lack of Paid Apps in Ireland, it appears that all the blame may not be on Google after all. From what I can see, Mobile Operators in each country have to sign up to the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) to get "access" to the Android Market.
How much do you bet that none of the Irish operators have done so? »