Instead of re-inventing the wheel and explaining Diaspora again, I'll lift a few paragraphs from my earlier article discussing Diaspora. What’s Diaspora? Diaspora is a distributed, privacy-aware, open-source social network that will allow individuals to control their node for social networking. Similar to WordPress, Diaspora will offer a hosted solution and a self-hosted … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Now Available
The Internet Explorer 9 Beta is now available for download and features a host of new changes. Some of those changes include a streamlined design, the ability to pin sites in Windows 7, new tab features, a notification bar at the bottom, and hardware acceleration, amongst other new features. It's said to be faster, allow you to focus on the websites you're visiting, integrate … [Read more...]
A New Twitter Design Starts Rolling Out
Twitter is set to start rolling out a new design for the popular web service's site over the next few weeks. Following a press event today, Twitter announced the changes which include a new column-based design, the ability to see content (photos, videos, etc.) embedded directly on Twitter, more related content inter-linking, and mini profiles for users. An officially produced … [Read more...]
Netflix Coming To The Great White North (Canada)
On the bottom of the Netflix website login you'll now find a button to switch to Canada. You can also head over to www.netflix.ca to find the site and updates (although you'll normally be redirected to the US site if that's where you hail from). The site proclaims Netflix is "Coming this fall to Canada!" Along with the website, an e-mail was sent out to Netflix Affiliates … [Read more...]
YouTube Testing Live Streaming Today and Tomorrow
YouTube is testing out live streaming of videos today and tomorrow. Announced on Sunday, YouTube is working with four partners, Howcast, Next New Networks, Rocketboom and Young Hollywood, to test out this new functionality. This new platform integrates live streaming directly into YouTube channels; all broadcasters need is a webcam or external USB/FireWire camera. Included in … [Read more...]