I have been thinking about Social Consolidation these past few days, following a conversation on Facebook. There are several projects in development which strive to gather all the information and communication streams of several social networking sites and tools into one place. I first began to think about this when I was irritated about having [...]
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First online court in the Netherlands online
After two months of hard work we launched our biggest project to date today. e-Court is the first online court in the Netherlands. It’s a complete web-based solution to resolve your legal dispute (monetary claims mainly). Within 8 weeks and for a fraction of the cost of a regular court process, you can come to [...]
Nexus One launched
Google launched it’s first Google branded phone today, the Nexus One. It looks like a great product and should be the start of the next generation of smart phones. One feature that I can see setting this phone apart from other smart phones is its voice feature (see video below). They’ve implemented this very nicely [...]
Information overload?
An interesting report came out today, titled “How much information?”, by the Global Information Industry of the UCSD. It’s clear from their findings that the average American is taking in a tremendous amount of information each and every day. And that will only become more, with more and better access to the web through better [...]
Google Chrome Extensions Gallery is now live
Right after releasing the Google Chrome browser for the OS X platform, Google opened the doors to the Browser’s Extension Gallery. Too bad us Mac users can’t use these extensions yet. For you windows users, have a look and see if there’s something useful you can add to your browsing experience. It’s another step in [...]
Google Chrome for Mac is out (Beta)
Google finally released its (beta) Mac version of the Chrome browser. It’s still lacking some features that can be found in the Windows version, like the extensions. But you should be able to use it without too many problems. But remember, it’s Beta.
Download Google Chrome for Mac (Beta)
Google adding new capabilities to mobile search
TechCrunch reports from Google’s News Event, held today in Mountainview, CA. Some interesting new capabilities are added to their mobile search platform. It all combines well with my earlier thought about gadget consolidation. Google will be adding more voice, location and sight functionality to it’s mobile search apps. For a complete rundown of these new [...]
Apple goes streaming? [Update - Apple goes streaming, buys Lala]
Another step towards streaming media anywhere, everywhere; Apple possibly taking over Streaming Music Pay-to-Stream site Lala.
Apple Reportedly In Talks To Acquire Lala (TechCrunch)
[Update]
Seems the rumor was true.
Apple has acquired Lala (TechCrunch)
MOG launches, more streaming media goodness
Today another Online Music Service is launched, MOG. It’s an integrated social network streaming service with a library of songs from all major labels. I hope to be able to give it a try soon.
MOG Launches All Access, Sets New Standard For Online Music (TechCruch)
Streaming media is the way to go
It’s great to see this report by Global Web Index analyzed on TechCrunch. Streaming media is the future, either on your Mac or PC, your phone or TV, it’s where you want it, when you want it. No need for large storage space or a physical copy. You just need enough bandwidth and processing power [...]