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Acrobat.com and Adobe looking good
Adobe has just launched their online platform, Acrobat.com, to beta and I’ve got to say it’s looking pretty good so far. The site combines Buzzwords, their online word processor with online storage (a respectable 5 gig) and online file sharing with limited PDF conversion ability as well. On top of this is one application that [...]
Twitter spam to get the treatment it deserves
It looks like the Twitter spam problem might be being taken seriously soon, with this article on News.com outlining Twitter’s intention to start shutting down spam-producing accounts.
Even with the problems of false-positives being accidentally shutdown, this is definitely the way to go. By making it frustrating for spammers to use the service, hopefully they’ll turn [...]
How gin and sitcoms shape society
If you have any interest in how society’s creative energy is shaped, contained and funnelled and what the implications may be in the near future, Gin, Television, and Social Surplus by Clay Shirkey at Here Comes Everybody is definitely worth a read.
To my mind, the gins and sitcoms of the world act as champagne corks [...]
Twitter’s spam problem
I’ve been using Twitter for a while now. I mainly keep to myself, following a few other Melbourne people and a few other bloggers and personalities I’m interesting in hearing from. You can find my Twitter page here, if you’re interested. However, recently, there has been a growing problem, one that seems to infect each [...]
