#“I need help with my Tweetdeck Weekend Sports Filter”
I'm working on the best combination of words for a global filter in Tweetdeck to remove Tweets about stuff I don't care about.
Of course, of most importance is the Weekend Sports filter. I've started with: soccer football game score c'mon you liverpool utd chelsea man u rugby golf putt tiger woods various russian names What else should I add in there to have a Sports-Free Twitter Weekend? »
#“Google VP8 Video and current Phones. What’s the story?”
Quick one on VP8. i'm thrilled Google have done this since the whole MPEG LA thing hanging over h.264 was worryin a lot of people. But.A lot of PC video cards and more importantly, smartphones, now have h.264 hardware decoders so they can play the video without melting the main CPU. Are those decoders hardwired to the h.264 algorithms or will they also be able to handle VP8? »
#“Google I/O - Expect lots of news”
Moscone West, the site of Google I/O 2010. Some things that it may be useful to know:
The official hash tag is #io2010
The keynotes will be live-blogged all over the place (thus, not here) and also live-streamed on YouTube.
via android-developers.blogspot.com I'll be glued to YouTube this evening. Of course, like every other night, Eircom DSL will go to shit at 7pm, just as it starts getting interesting. »
#“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. »