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10 reasons why the new StumbleUpon irritates rather than inspires


There was a time when StumbleUpon inspired. But the recent little update has been a big let down — and here’s why…


Twitter is all talk and Digg democracy is dead but not buried


Any kind of democracy relies on there being some way of measuring the intent of the people. Digg offers this, Twitter doesn’t. So the very idea of Twitter being some kind of democracy makes zero sense…


Pownce is dead


Six Apart have bought the talent behind Pownce and are closing the service down on December the 15th. Why? Who cares. The point is, when the lights go off at Pownce, a little more of the choice we have goes with it…


The true cost of innovation


There seems to be this idea that good ideas aren’t worth the effort of exploring their potential. There’s also this misguided belief by VCs and private funding organizations that their money is worth more than the ideas they’re backing. Wrong. And it’s a misconception that needs destroying…


The price of privacy on the ‘Net


Google recently announced that they intend anonymizing the IP addresses they store on their servers after nine months. For privacy advocates, this will no doubt be seen as a triumph. For the vast majority of people out there, they just couldn’t care less…


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