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TinyURL Adds Custom Alias Feature To Shortened URL Service
louisgray via louisgray.com on Sat, 05 Jul. 2008
The URL shortening service TinyURL was first useful for sending longer URLs to friends over e-mail to avoid line breaks that would often disable links in many e-mail programs.With the advent and massive growth of SMS and microblogging services, like readmore
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TinyURL Adds Custom Alias Feature To Shortened URL Service
louisgray via louisgray.com on Sat, 05 Jul. 2008
The URL shortening service TinyURL was first useful for sending longer URLs to friends over e-mail to avoid line breaks that would often disable links in many e-mail programs.With the advent and massive growth of SMS and microblogging services, like readmore
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AssetBar Launches Fanflow for Premium Messaging and Content
louisgray via louisgray.com on Sat, 05 Jul. 2008
One of the major issues hindering the growth of many Web services today is that users are not willing to pay. We don't want to pay for using their service, we don't want to pay for content, and we usually don't want to see or click through ads. Yet, free services, like readmore
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TweetDeck: New Twitter AIR App With Summize Integration, Groups
louisgray via louisgray.com on Fri, 04 Jul. 2008
For many, given the up and down status of Twitter, the search functionality of Summize has become a must-have to find conversations, replies, and topics. A new AIR app, debuting today, called readmore
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TweetDeck: New Twitter AIR App With Summize Integration, Groups
louisgray via louisgray.com on Fri, 04 Jul. 2008
For many, given the up and down status of Twitter, the search functionality of Summize has become a must-have to find conversations, replies, and topics. A new AIR app, debuting today, called readmore
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July's Jewels: Five Obscure Blogs that Sparkle
louisgray via louisgray.com on Thu, 03 Jul. 2008
Near the beginning of each month, I try to highlight five bloggers who have recently caught my eye, who I think you should take a look at, who are offering good insight, especially into the world of tech or social media.While there's no specific criteria for naming what's well known or what's obscur readmore
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Sarah Comes Home, Making Our Family Whole
louisgray via louisgray.com on Wed, 02 Jul. 2008
After a seemingly long ten days of seeing Sarah, the smaller of our twins, in the special care nursery at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, we had the good fortune to pick her up yesterday morning and take her home, meaning our family of four is now complete. The doctor readmore
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Sarah Comes Home, Making Our Family Whole
louisgray (noreply@blogger.com via louisgray.com on Tue, 01 Jul. 2008
After a seemingly long ten days of seeing Sarah, the smaller of our twins, in the special care nursery at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, we had the good fortune to pick her up yesterday morning and ta readmore
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FriendFeed Doubles Share of Comments in 2nd Month Tracking
louisgray via louisgray.com on Tue, 01 Jul. 2008
Last month, in Has FriendFeed's Comment Activity Eclipsed Native Conversations?, I reported that comments on blog posts and Twitter post notifications on FriendFeed represented about 40% of the total comments I readmore
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State of the Blog: June 2008 Recap
louisgray via louisgray.com on Tue, 01 Jul. 2008
June 2008 In Summary (Archive Page)Total stories published to date: 1,389Total stories published in June: 38(About 1.3 per day, down from 1.5 in May)Total stories in June with comments: 37(97% of al readmore
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mioNews Brings New Foldered Interface to FriendFeed
louisgray via louisgray.com on Tue, 01 Jul. 2008
Another day brings another interesting new application using FriendFeed's API, attempting to give a new way for active users to sort their stream. Today's entrant, called mioNews, instead of trying to mimic the spartan FriendFeed interface, as many others have, brin readmore
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On the Web, If You're Not Growing, You're Dying
louisgray via louisgray.com on Mon, 30 Jun. 2008
Often, perception of a site or service's momentum can be self-fulfilling.Even over the last two years of my writing on this blog, the companies I cover have changed, as what used to be relevant has become less so, and new hotshots have come to take their place. But while some niche services are on th readmore
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New NoiseRiver App Adds Interest Filters to FriendFeed Stream
louisgray via louisgray.com on Sat, 28 Jun. 2008
For those looking for FriendFeed Friday Tips #6, consider this post in lieu of the series. Our visits to see Sarah in the hospital prevented Friday posting. I'll look to be back on track next Friday. As FriendFeed has grown readmore
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Browzmi Lets You Share Browsing Experience With Friends
louisgray via louisgray.com on Sat, 28 Jun. 2008
You name the online activity, and new services are emerging to find ways to let you share that experience with friends. There are new RSS readers with social aspects. There are any number of ways to answer the proverbial "what are you doing?" and keep friends updated, and seemingly, each day, a new site readmore
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Smart People, Stupid Tweets. Fake News Spreads Fast on Twitter.
louisgray via louisgray.com on Wed, 25 Jun. 2008
The combination of a rush to publish and a low barrier to entry for microblogging makes posting quick notes to Twitter extremely tempting for people who are trying to break news. In seconds, a rumor can be launched, whether true or not, and hit thousands. If those thousands then, in turn, repost your no readmore
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We're Home, But One Baby Was Left Behind
louisgray via louisgray.com on Wed, 25 Jun. 2008
This afternoon, my wife and our son Matthew were discharged from Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, four days after the arrival of our twins. And while we're excited to be home, in a comfortable environment, we have had the unenviable position of leaving Sarah, our second readmore
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Crowdsource Software Payments to Reward Alert Developers
louisgray (noreply@blogger.com via louisgray.com on Mon, 23 Jun. 2008
Not all software is free, and not all of it should be. Unless you are the type who can break out your C and Python manuals with ease, the time may come where you have an idea for a great application, and you're going to need someone else to do it. Why not l readmore
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Is Your Web Getting Filtered? What's Blocked or Unlocked?
louisgray via louisgray.com on Mon, 23 Jun. 2008
Entering our third full day here at Lucille Packard Childrens' Hospital with our twins, I have to say I'm impressed with the easy access to high-speed wireless Web. For me, wireless high-speed access is a must, and I don't have much to complain about. Interestingly, the h readmore
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What I Believe: My 10 Web and Blogging Expectations
louisgray via louisgray.com on Mon, 23 Jun. 2008
Sometimes, when I talk to people about why I blog, and what I set out to accomplish through covering what I do, and engaging where I do, I say that I am trying to help shape the Web, and blogging as a whole, to be what I want it to be - a better community with some strong standards for engagement, owner readmore
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The Gray Family Doubles Overnight. Welcome Matthew and Sarah!
louisgray via louisgray.com on Sat, 21 Jun. 2008
I'll hope you can excuse my not posting anything here yesterday. You see, yesterday we were somewhat busy. Shortly after 9 p.m. yesterday night, my wife, Kristine, and I welcomed two new arrivals into our home - Matthew David Gray and Sarah Elizabeth Gray. After about 35 1/2 weeks of gestation, the pair eme readmore
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