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Commercialism and the Web (part 2/3)

7th August 2008, 10:01 pm

(In this second part, we examine the role of advertising, and find that it's not as efficient as the folk myths would have us believe. We also question why sites feel they need to make fast profits in the short term, rather than good ones in the long term.)

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Commercialism and the web (part 1/3)

6th August 2008, 10:01 pm

(In the first of three parts, we set the scene: debating whether it really is necessary to turn a profit, the limitations of edge cases in general and Livejournal in particular, defining web 2.0, and television is not a good model.)

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0.0232346 euro per minute. What a round number.

5th August 2008, 10:01 pm

A few side-notes to Mr. Pokery's recent holiday post: radio in Spain, La Fuega, how to pronounce an ancien UN Sec-Gen's name, and why are car parking charges that precise?

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Wordpress has gone to people's heads

17th July 2008, 10:02 pm

(More: The problem with Wordpress, and considering some alternatives)

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The return of Basic Sponsored+ Without Any Of The Perks

17th July 2008, 10:01 pm

(An open letter to Livejournal.)

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A football competition that makes San Marino's championship look simple

16th July 2008, 10:01 pm

(More: Move aside Gridlock, this is an exploration of what might happen if the principles behind the SHC were applied to football in the Midlands. Readers are warned that this post contains competition structures of extreme and deliberate complexity.)

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Video killed the internet star

4th July 2008, 10:02 pm

The disclosure of You Tube visitor records is bad. G****e has brought this problem on itself from its disrespect for privacy.

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Pokery's Prediction Puzzle

1st July 2008, 10:01 pm

A message from Mystic Mug

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The trouble with YADIS

25th June 2008, 10:01 pm

(A brief history and explanation of YADIS (including why we call it YADIS), and a discussion of the technical and social implications of the mechanism. It all concludes in an explanation of why we don't believe YADIS is a credible method of proving anything of substance.)

Category: Bradley Fitzpatrick, Livejournal, SUP, Six Apart, YADIS, geekery, privacy policy  |  Comments Off

Thinking about Terms of Service

22nd June 2008, 10:01 pm

(Further thoughts on terms of service proposed by websites, and guidelines for what we consider acceptable behaviour.)

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Transport update

21st June 2008, 10:02 pm

(More: Further discussion of the DLR and high-speed rail.)

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Firefox 3: what's in it for us?

21st June 2008, 10:01 pm

Thoughts on the latest browser iteration, and questions for the panel.

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Gridlock on red, square B

18th June 2008, 10:01 pm

Explaining the rules to Gridlock, the Irish show that made 19 Keys sound simple…

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Deep and wide and meaningless

17th June 2008, 10:01 pm

(More: Reviewing the background to this project, going over the proposed term of service with a fine toothcomb, and giving reasons why we find it so unacceptably weak.)

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Transport part 2

14th June 2008, 10:01 pm

(Topics: Personal rapid transit, DLR extensions, Tees Valley and Midland Metros, Belfast, coaches, and there is life in UK high-speed rail.)

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By train to Coventry, Wolverhampton, and Bromsgrove

11th June 2008, 10:01 pm

(Assessing the transport between Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton; and why the plans to electrify the line to Bromsgrove are predicated - in part - on a road safety improvement.)

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Never mind the facts…

5th June 2008, 10:01 pm

When making bad comparisons, don't leave yourself open to attacks by people who do five minutes of research and end their write-ups with a link to the 1812 Overture.

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The epicyclical graph

3rd June 2008, 10:02 pm

Thoughts on the social graph forcing openness where it is not intended, and on the inelucidable nature of humanity.

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Taking off our go(g|o)gles

25th April 2008, 10:01 pm

(More: Why we don't read the Churner Prize, why websearches are so utterly rubbish, and the core problem: G****e is imbued, from tip to toe, with an unshakeable arrogance of its own adequacy.)

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The Political Compass goes European

20th April 2008, 10:01 pm

(Mapping the London election candidates to the European Parliament parties, and divvying up the Electoral Compass map into their territories.)

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