For many MacBook owners, the acronym “RSS” had a different meaning for the past 6 or so months. The most commonly accepted definition refers to the syndication protocol Really Simple Syndication (for version 2.0, with slight variations on the theme for previous versions), as popularized through blogging. But for the past 4 or so months [...]
The Carson Workshops’ Future of Web Apps, which I blogged about last month (day 1, day 2) has put most presenters’ materials online as .mp3 files, with corresponding slides when available. If you’re looking for something with a theoretical bent, I recommend listening to Jeff Veen’s presentation. Dick Hardt’s take on identity and [...]
If you’ve been to Japan in the past few years you’ve undoubtedly noticed the uptick in building construction. From architectural marvels such as Herzog and Demuron’s Prada building to the Mori group’s campus-size Roppongi and Omotesando Hills to even an onsen in the middle of Roppongi, new buildings and establishments continue to pop up like [...]
It looks like Mixi’s popularity and IPO success has budding entrepreneurs going head-over-heels trying to snap up any remaining market. An invitation to Asoboo (which means “let’s play” in Japanese) just passed my inbox so I created an account and gave it a quick run. There’s a clear web2.0-y flavor to it, [...]
It should be pretty clear to most who have been watching Sony’s activities over the past few years that Sony’s top management really doesn’t get the Internet. What exactly does “get the Internet” mean? Well, for starters, realizing that with billions of people connected on the same platform, there will inevitably be a large number [...]
I finally got around to porting over most of the media files from the ol’ server, and had almost forgotten one of the best mash-up albums of all time – PopChop! My PopChop page (link also in the sidebar) now includes a flash-player for you lazy bums so you can listen to each tune [...]
While in San Francisco a few weeks ago I decided to pick up the Nike+iPod kit built for runners. Purchasing the receiver (which connects to an iPod nano) and shoe-insert set also meant I needed to buy a compatible pair of running shoes – possibly the first time I’ve bought shoes to complement an [...]
I was going to write a post on the state of Web 2.0 in Japan for CenterNetworks, but after poking around the web I found two fairly decent entries already out there, so I will briefly summarize and integrate a few words of my own. First, some background on the two sites: PingMap is a [...]
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