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Web 2.0 nomenclature – a flash in the pan or real gold nuggets?

Austin at Billions with Zero Knowledge is blogging at the O’Reilly Web 2.0 conference. This got me thinking again about all this of web nomenclature hoopla which seems to have spread like the Code Red worm (see below) with monikers … Continue reading

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Roll your own web application startup – an entreprenneur's Code

Choose a problem which frustrates you on a daily basis that you think you can solve. You shouldn’t have to look far. Passion is key, make sure you can get worked up about it. Hone your powers of concentration. They … Continue reading

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Adding Adwords

So I opened a Google “Adwords” account, mainly to figure out how it works and whether the links really are relevant to the content I post. Basically the idea is Google gets to advertise on my site, and will dynamically … Continue reading

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A "new" breed of Web Spam

Whereas in the old days squatters would hold domains hostage to sell them to the highest bidder, the new strategy is to attract as much traffic as possible and serve up ads that generate a revenue stream thanks to targeted, … Continue reading

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Google Hosting – why Google will target the hosting industry next

On the road to the top, everyone makes a few mistakes right? Several interesting new software releases this year have resulting in Google admitting their lack of planning. The minor annoyances experienced here are really just side effects of being … Continue reading

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Issues with trade "liberalization"

This is really big news: Wealthy countries brace for farming cuts as WTO makes historic step but is it good news? Historically, although North American agriculture cannot compete cost wise with cheap labour and production costs elsewhere, we have heavily … Continue reading

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Skype'd out

This is a moment we have been waiting for. Skype, an innovator in voice over internet technology (VoIP) has long offered free beta software that is best described as an internet phone with the ease of use of an instant … Continue reading

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