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Apple + YouTube

Posted by: kegill on: 20 June 2007

The iPhone ships next week, and Apple announced today that it will stream YouTube clips. Apple said YouTube will also work on Apple TV, a home media hub.

We talked about convergence, indirectly, in my Net Economics class last night. Well, actually, we talked about timeshifting and media and complementary goods (CD + CD player, VHS [...]

Facebook Questions, Showdown?

Posted by: kegill on: 20 June 2007

I’ve had several “older” friends send me Facebook invitations lately. One of them was Kris Krug, who founded a group, PETITION: Free CitizenZiggy. The group description says:
CitizenZiggy is a leading internet activist and researcher and outspoken advocate of Net Neutrality.
He has been asking questions like “Does what happens in the Facebook stay in the [...]

How To: Setting Up A WordPress Blog

Posted by: kegill2 on: 18 June 2007

To set up your account, go to WordPress.com. Follow the “create account” links. You’ll need to use a “real” e-mail address Life is easier for me if you use your UWNetID as your login, because it means the blog URL (address) is UWNetID.wordpress.com.

How To: Accessing UW Library Databases

Posted by: kegill2 on: 18 June 2007

This tutorial shows you how to access an article in a University of Washington Library database (such as ACM) from off-campus by beginning at the UW Library website.. If you are on campus, the steps are the same, except there is no need for the off-campus login steps.
However, some people use the library proxy bookmarklet [...]

Yahoo! Provides Backstage Look at Blogging

Posted by: kegill on: 5 June 2007

Yahoo! reporter Kevin Sites has launched a new project: “People On The Web” that focuses on “people behind the websites.” From Scott Moore, head of Yahoo news and information: “[m]any of the people who are [blogging] have societal goals in mind. This is a window into what’s happening in our society and how technology is [...]


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