TheDailyPlate.com: Web 2.0 for Eating Smarter
“The Daily Plate is an online destination focused on all things food. [Their] mission is to help you eat smarter by allowing you to get quick and easRead More…
Category: Web 2.0
My Two Months without Internet
The apartment complex I live in forces me to use whatever Internet connection the whole complex is on. Since I moved here last year, it’s been aRead More…
Is Wikipedia the Webster for the 21st Century?
I grew up with the Webster dictionary as my guide to defining words. I remember homework assignments that started with “Webster defines…” followRead More…
Built-in Chat for Online TV Gains Popularity But Some Still Skeptical of Online Video
The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has no less than two articles out today on Internet video. The first talks of a new study that is skepRead More…
A new model for advertising? How to convince me now that I don’t see commercials
I haven’t watched TV in over a year. I’ve watched television programs, but I no longer watch TV. I buy or rent programs on DVD, download shows on Read More…
Pet Peeve: Why do companies still send me my password through email?
Let’s face it; we all reuse the same password for login accounts all over the Internet. At best, some of us create a few passwords through which we Read More…
TechConsumer Update: New Widgets Blog Window & AddThis! Plus Thanks to Sponsors
It’s been a couple months since the last site update, so here’s the latest: Thanks to Wild Apricot for being such a great sponsor. If you need affRead More…
MIT Will Offer ALL Courses Free Online by Year End
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is set to become the first U.S. university to make all of its courses free on the Internet (in this Read More…
Watch out Netflix! Blockbuster In Advanced Talks to Acquire Movielink
If the deal happens, Blockbuster would be the only company able to offer the coveted video triple-play: combining movies offered online, through the mRead More…
Behind the Scenes Details Leading to Google/YouTube Losing Viacom & CBS Deals
So the latest news in online video revolves around Viacom signing a deal with YouTube competitor/newcomer Joost. The deal is limited for now (no SouthRead More…