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‘It’s getting easier, isn’t it?’

There was a sudden chill in the air when I uttered those words in a client meeting this week. We’re planning another high-profile WordPress-based website, with ‘mashing’ of RSS feeds from third-party sites like YouTube and Flickr a prominent ingredient. In practice, that means the site’s photo galleries and video streaming have been ‘contracted out’ to [...] read on »

Video on Flickr: what impact on YouTube?

At long last, Flickr does video. And true to form, they just get it absolutely spot-on. The ‘90 second limit’ thing initially feels restrictive, but it’s a perfect fit for their ‘photo sharing’ ethos. What impact on YouTube?, I wonder. Personally, Flickr feels like a more natural place for me to share my occasional personal videos; and [...] read on »

Microsoft-Yahoo: I’m past caring

I’ve been extensively quoted in a technology story on the Sky News website this morning, in which I describe Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Yahoo as ‘a deal for the accountants and advertisers, not the users’. I’ll tell you why. I like to keep a lid on my RSS consumption: anything over 100 feeds feels like too [...] read on »