Zuckerberg the Douche
I'm sure I've called Mark Zuckerberg a scumbag here before, usually because of his total disregard for privacy. This is the other reason.
I don't feel all that sorry for the guys at Harvard that were done over, their handling of it must be a constant embarassment to the college with one of the most respected business schools in the world.
I don't agree with the opinion that that's "just how America works" though, and it certainly doesn't stop Zuckerberg's behaviour being that of a total doucehbag. I don't doubt for a second that he's still running the website and the business the exact same way today.
Interesting IE Domain Drops
I've been meaning to do a regular post about interesting IE domain drops for a while now, but wading through the list can be very dull. So instead of a comprehensive list, I'll just troll through everything up to 10 characters, and after that ye can shag off and check yourselves.
The domains are linked to the ordering system on my biz site, with a reduced price of €20 cos I love ye. Only until the end of the month though, cos the price changes then; I'll update with a new offer if I remember. The discount is applied at the checkout.
(Pardon the corporate shilling, I'll post these on the business blog when I get it back into Wordpress, where it belongs.)
- damn.ie - For a blog. Probably not a great corporate domain...
- flag.ie - Tempted to register this myself for the Foot.ie flag.
- ramp.ie - Are sk8ers too cool for websites?
- brown.ie - For Mr. or Mrs. Brown. Or perhaps you just like brown.
- drive.ie - Still a lot of room for improvement on Carzone.
- energ.ie - AKA 'Energy'.
- shark.ie - Great blog for one of those arrogant corporate wankers I hate so much.
- women.ie - A large segment, so to speak.
- bigday.ie - People still get married during a recession...
- dapper.ie - Fancy yourself as a bit of a dandy?
- ducati.ie - Oops. Silly trademark drop.
- rimmel.ie - Ditto.
- hobbies.ie - Hobby shop?
- mulcahy.ie - Surname
- decorate.ie - People that can't afford to move do what?
- corkscrew.ie - People also drink more during a recession.
- corktyres.ie - Nice local domain that should SEO well.
- dreamgirl.ie - Targetted dating.
- pushchairs.ie - Microsite for the likes of Smyths.
- rondomondo.ie - This is just here for the nerds. Remember them?
- speechless.ie - Another nice one for a blog.
LLU Line Share finally a reasonable price in Ireland
(Line Share allows other operators to rent just the internetty part of the line, without having to take the phoney part.)
ComReg set it to 77c in August of last year and Eircom, predictably, appealed. The case is now settled, and the 77c price stands. For once ComReg didn't wet themselves on the courthouse steps and run away crying like a little girl. Or did they? What did Eircom get out of it?
This Is My Job
Actually I rarely do design these days, I project manage; so I get to be the interface between the Client and the Designer. One day I'll find the perfect cartoon representation of designers, I'll link that post to this, and that'll be my new website! :)
The Veil Collection
Some linkage for Walter's wife's wedding veils website The Veil Collection. As James says, it's great to see Irish businesses competing, particularly in the online space. Nice site Walter!
Google Public DNS
Could spell trouble for OpenDNS. I'm jealous of their netblocks.
Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.
To try it out:
- Configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers or
- Read our configuration instructions.
If you decide to try Google Public DNS, your client programs will perform all DNS lookups using Google Public DNS.
Amazon.com Universal Wish List
In case you missed it, Amazon.com has a wonderful new tool for adding items from any website to your Amazon wish list, so you can create a central repository of Stuff You Want. All you need to do is add a bookmarklet to your browser - instructions are provided - and click on it when you see Stuff You Want. Fill in a few details in a window that will pop up and you're good to go, or rather your friends and family are when they feel you've Been Good.
Unfortunately it's not available on the laggardly Amazon.co.uk yet, but that doesn't really have an impact on functionality. Just make sure you send people to both when you're scumming for Stuff. :)
The Home Crowd
Corking LOI vid produced by Peter Brennan and Simon Crowe. Thread about it here on Foot.ie.
Pirate Bay Bought Out?
This is all over the news today. Sounds to a bad April 1 prank, have the lads their dates mixed up?
The Pirate Bay has been (effectively) acquired by a gaming company called Global Gaming Factory X, who is plunking down nearly $8 million for the privilege. Their grand, surprising plan for the Pirate Bay is to pay content providers. Seriously.
via Gizmodo.
Opera Unite
While I won't assign it the "reinvention of the web" tag others are giving it quite yet, Opera Unite is something new in a space where we really don't see truly fresh things very often. In a nutshell, it's a mashup of "traditional" web services, peer-to-peer, and your browser; in more detail, it's locally hosted file sharing and communications, with the following services out of the box:
- Media Sharing / Player
- File Sharing
- Web Server
- Photo Sharing
- Messaging ("Fridge")
- Chat ("Lounge")
Yes, we can install all those services on our own computers - many of us have done for years - but the social aspect makes them all much more accessible. It's a bit clunky now, but in time - particularly if they hook up with Facebook Connect or similar - you'll be able to find people and help people find you, and take complete control of your services.
I like this. I won't use it right now because I couldn't possibly move away from the browser I've created out of Firefox, but when it comes out of beta I could well switch over. I like control over my data, and Unite gives it to me.
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