The new Flickr: Goodbye customers, hello ads Flickr didn't actually explain itself. It took away a core part of its...
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Elsewhere: My Review of the New Flickr at TechHive
- : OMG FLICKR!
- Blue Box Group: News: Introducing Memcache As A Service!
- High Scalability: Poppen.de Architecture
- Blog on Applicake's ideas, Ruby on Rails and Internet start-ups: Applicake sushi night + inspiring Flickr pictures of sushi cakes that will boost your creativity
- DevInterface Blog: Spring, time for restyling
- : Rails Rumble: Please Tag Your Photos
I've blocked a hell of a lot of people over the years and occasionally I'll make a mental note of why I did it. Here's the list so far.
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Why I Blocked You on Twitter, A Compilation
- Topics: Twitter
- A Fresh Cup: Double Shot #560
- Patrick Lenz: Press the Magic Button
- Zach Inglis: App.net is a nice idea but won't solve anything
- Global Nerdy: Mobile Developer News Roundup: Ereaders Losing to Tablets, Cracking Windows 8 Games, 2012′s Top Mobile Vulns and Sploits, DevOps
- braindump: Music discovery tools
- Luigi Montanez: Actually, Social Media Buttons Work Really Well
Derek Powazek:
I propose that blocking people on sites like Twitter or Flickr should not be interpreted as an insult. I propose that it's simply taking yourself out of someone else's attention stream.
- Derek Powazek: Press the Magic Button
This, I hope, will remind people that the business plans of the startups they use are, indeed, their business. They should find out how the company is making money now and what their plans are in the future. They can then make an educated decision whether to participate or not. They can also judge the company by how well they keep their word.
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If You Don't Know How A Startup Will Make Money, Neither Do They
- Comments on: blog: Link dump for September 8th through September 9th
- Tammer Saleh: Tools that make my life easier.
- ZURB: Target Doesn't Want to be a Showroom; Is a Showroom
- A Fresh Cup: Double Shot #560
- Patrick Lenz: Press the Magic Button
"If you're not paying for the product, you are the product." I don't know who said it first, but the line has achieved a kind of supernatural resonance online. And for good reason - it describes a kind of modern internet company that provides a free service. These businesses are designed to aggregate a large number of users in order to sell that audience's aggregate attention, usually in the form of advertising. But the more the line is repeated, the more it gets on my nerves.
- A Fresh Cup: Double Shot #560
- Patrick Lenz: Press the Magic Button
- Adventures with Ruby: Plugin release: Root table
- DevInterface Blog: Tips: Multiple pagination with will_paginate
- Engine Yard Developer Blog: Chicks That Rip: Ines Sombra
- Opscode Blog: Opscode Announces $2.5 Million in Series A Round
We're thrilled to announce Cute-Fight's newest venue, the ultimate cage match, the Twitterrific Thunderdome!
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Cute-Fight: A Twitterrific New Venue
We just released the biggest update to Cute-Fight since launch and we're pretty excited about it. New photo pages, spiffier member profiles, top fighters, new badges and trophies, and lots of other bits and bobs are afoot.
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Cute-Fight: We Love Your Photos
- Topics: Love
- A Fresh Cup: Double Shot #564
- Patrick Lenz: Press the Magic Button
The internet tells me I'm about 7,000 miles away from that moment right now.
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Please excuse the interruption in Cute-Fight promotion for a little self-promotion.
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- A Fresh Cup: Double Shot #564
- Patrick Lenz: Press the Magic Button