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Review of Chrome – the good, the bad and the too early
Now the buzz about Google’s launch of their Chrome browser has finally calmed down, I wanted to post some thoughts on the browser. The good First up, there is much to like – some of the highlights: – How to get more people to read your product documentation. Write it as a comic – It’s … Continue reading
Moving back from hosted to free WordPress.com
As explained in the previous post, I was considering moving back from a hosted version of WordPress to the free version. This blog is not-for-profit (ad trial is a technology test) and I’ve had more hassle resolving hosting issues, than benefits with the flexibility hosting your own blog brings. There is surprisingly little information on … Continue reading
Gearing up for something more useful
So, Gears (formerly known as Google Gears) is a year old. I trialed using this offline-enabling application as a way to keep up with my Google Reader RSS feeds when on the move without web access and as backup for on some of the flakier days for internet access. I used it for the first … Continue reading
Straight down the Pubmatic
Although TechnoCloud doesn’t normally carry advertising, I’m going to make an exception to test out a new service, Pubmatic, for consideration on some higher profile sites. The service claims to optimise between ad networks you are a member of as well as ad colour to calculate the highest return. I’ve selected a small ad unit … Continue reading
Adding Flickr photos to a hosted WordPress blog
As you may notice, I recently added a Flickr feed to the sidebar of TechnoCloud. In part this was to experiment further with WordPress plugins on a hosted blog, but it was also to give a wider audience to some of my Flickr photos after the original burst of activity died down. To get a … Continue reading
Mashing heads for the mainstream
Mashing is heading for the mainstream. YouTube are set to rollout their Adobe-powered remixer, Photobucket released more Adobe-powered functionality in early 2007, not forgetting of course Jumpcut’s purchase by Yahoo last year and a number of start-ups, including Eyespot and MuveeMix. Even with MySpace’s (FIM) purchase of Photobucket earlier this year, they still also invested … Continue reading
BBC News video embed trial
Interesting to see that BBC News is trialing the use of a Flash player which will allow users to embed video clips into their web pages (T&Cs plus code for the video below here). So, in the spirit of a trial, let’s give it a go using a report on the current UK alternatives to … Continue reading
TechnoCloud the widget
Now you can add TechnoCloud as a widget to your blog or space courtesy of Widgetbox’s Blidget. Widgetbox also comes with a built-in stats package which allows the publisher to see not only subscriber numbers, but also the number of views of a particular widget. The widget can also be customised in terms of size, … Continue reading
Pimp My Blog
MTV parent Viacom is allowing web users to embed videos from a number of MTV sites, including Pimp My Ride, into their web spaces. This comes at a time when Viacom requested the removal of 100k+ clips from YouTube. While this move shows Viacom’s desire to control the source of their content on the web, … Continue reading
The Skype’s the limit
One of the joys of opening up your product to the development community is that you get applications that you would never have thought of and would never get budget approval to complete. Plus, their quirkiness can lead to great viral marketing. To illustrate the point, take these examples of Skype ‘hacks’ from VoIP news: … Continue reading
