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Entries from May 2007

Google, Microsoft & Privacy

May 31st, 2007 · No Comments

I realize it’s not a “legitimate” privacy issue (or says Scoble), but you have to admit that mapping on such a granular level is certainly a little creepy.  You just know I had to include this image - via BoingBoing.

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The Internet Will Implode in 3… 2… 1…

May 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Social music site Last.fm has been bought by US media giant CBS Corporation for $280m (£140m), the largest-ever UK Web 2.0 acquisition. via BBC News
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Wiki’s In Action - Translated Into Italian

May 29th, 2007 · No Comments

One of the articles I wrote for Website Magazine’s May issue was kindly translated into Italian by Marco Bianchi. Marco let me know over the weekend - it’s good to be global.
“Possedere o gestire un sito web offre sicuramente la possibilità di esercitare un certo controllo. Pone altresì nella condizione di doversi far carico […]

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Customize Those WordPress Login Pages!

May 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Yesterday I helped Mike at CTAStories.com customize his registration and login pages. It’s pretty easy to do if you can change some image files and aren’t terrified of PHP. The whole process took about ten minutes from start to finish. Here’s a quick guide from QuickOnlineTips.com on how to customize the wordpress login screen.
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Original Signal RSS Feed Needs Fixing!

May 25th, 2007 · No Comments

This is funny and sad at the same time. Acquent has to be peeved - I hope my feed (or yours) never look like this:

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