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Archive for October 14th, 2007

Why Facebook sucks - Another topic Scoble and I talked about today was Facebook. (Dave Winer/Scripting News)

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Why Facebook sucks  —  Another topic Scoble and I talked about today was Facebook.  I said I don’t like Facebook, never have, and I finally figured out why.  —  It’s another one of those user generated content things, only this time I’m building up an address book that I can look at …

Source:   Scripting […]

NewTeeVee Conference lacking substance? (Robert Scoble/Scobleizer)

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

NewTeeVee Conference lacking substance?  —  The folks over at NewTeeVee just announced its new conference schedule for a conference about NewTeeVee.  —  I find it severely lacking.  —  First, why feature Joost?  They haven’t proven that they’ll survive in this new TV marketplace.

Source:   Scobleizer
Author:   Robert Scoble
Link:   http://scobleizer.com/2007/10/13/newteevee-conference…

73 and Loaded With Friends on Facebook (John Schwartz/New York Times)

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

73 and Loaded With Friends on Facebook  —  WHEN Amy Waldman first signed on to Facebook last year and started to send joking messages about good grammar back and forth with a new 18-year-old friend, Ms. Waldman’s 19-year-old daughter, Talia, upbraided her for not revealing that she was actually in her 40s.

Source:   New York […]

Websites May Require Visually Impaired Access In California (Duncan Riley/TechCrunch)

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

Websites May Require Visually Impaired Access In California  —  California may require websites to provide access to visually impaired users under ruling made in the long running case of the National Federation of the Blind vs Target.  —  The case centers on Target not providing basic accessibility …

Source:   TechCrunch
Author:   Duncan Riley
Link:   http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/10/13/websites-may…

California court tilts towards mandating web accessibility (The Register)

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

California court tilts towards mandating web accessibility  —  Target.com out of sight for blind people  —  California law may require websites to be accessible to disabled internet users, according to a ruling in a case against retail giant Target.  Despite recent improvements …

Source:   The Register
Link:   http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/14…