10th June, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - 5 Comments
The world of the Internet seems to be having a face-off with the concepts of privacy and anonymity. Google is under criminal investigation for its streetview data on GoogleMaps (BBC News). Wikileaks is under siege since one of its anonymous sources, a certain ‘rogue’ Bradley Manning (a 22-year-old who had just broken up with his » Read More
21st April, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
Just over a week ago, Google Docs released a new version, or should I say they added some necessary improvements? Some of the highlight new features (taken in part from Google’s only laundry list here): The ability to upload, store, and share any file in Google Docs. Your files will be stored in their original format » Read More
16th January, 2010 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
The social media platforms have clearly managed to bring speed (real time) and globality (new word) to an unfolding crisis, such as we have seen in the 2007 San Diego forest fire through to the ongoing Haitian disaster. Read More
1st September, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
If you are like me, you will have said, “what on earth is an ontology?” Some form of scientific anthology? Well, I first came across the word “ontology” here, a post in which Professor Michael Wesch from Kansas University said/wrote that “Ontology is overrated.” While the term remains somewhat esoteric, I am ever » Read More
20th April, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - 3 Comments
Google launched a year ago (March 2008) a new service, Google Health. According to its corporate mission, Google seeks ways to consolidate information and make that information available anytime, anywhere. This time, Google is innovating in an area as sensitive as it gets, your health data. Will Google Health be considered an innovation » Read More
5th April, 2009 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
The rumour mill has it that Google is back at the negotiating table to buy Twitter. The twipping point has tipped the scales in Twitter’s favour. According to this IT PRO article (April 3) or the TechCrunch article (April 2), the deal is close. If the price is over $500 million (per » Read More
16th February, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 2 Comments
In the wake of the social networking onslaught has come the wave of the more overtly commercial social shopping online concept. A combination of social networking and e-commerce, the concept is a consumer-centric version of Amazon, putting the shopper at the centre and giving the “subscribers” the opportunity to vote, note and share » Read More
17th January, 2008 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
Who loves you or who links into you? This post is not for those who like links on greens, nor cuff links! It is for other bloggers or owners of websites… This post is to let you know how to find out how many other sites are linking back to your web site/blog? » Read More
11th September, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - No Comments
There are many things that keep amazing me (and perhaps you, too) on the Web. Google and Facebook are paving new and surprising ways, as in embedding little “surprises” that reward curiosity and surely spark viral discussion. The bonus, in the case of Google Earth, is that the surprise is true original » Read More
11th September, 2007 - Posted by Minter Dial - 1 Comment
Stanford University is now offering a course in how to use Facebook… specifically on “application deployment.” Stanford Course. Got to love that spunk (way to snake the fame from Harvard, from whence came the founders)! How quick are business schools getting up to speed? Stanford is clearly paving the way in » Read More
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