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This too shall pass

Posted by Mark on Thursday, March 11th, 2010. Filed under Film/Movies, Fresh Ideas, Online video, Web.

First I heard about it on NPR. Then a post on Fast Company's daily. Finally, when I got ...

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I think this Internet thing might catch on

Posted by Mark on Monday, March 1st, 2010. Filed under Web.

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Browsers and Google Chrome

Posted by Mark on Saturday, February 27th, 2010. Filed under Web.

Lately I've gone back to using an app for email. We switched to allow Google host burris.com, and in doing ...

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“I am not in the entertainment business”

Posted by Mark on Saturday, December 5th, 2009. Filed under Online video, Web.

Jim Lehrer's rules for journalism - including "I am not in the entertainment business" - was a welcome ending ...

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The Chrome OS is getting ready for prime time

Posted by Mark on Thursday, November 19th, 2009. Filed under Web.

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Readability changes what you see on the web

Posted by Mark on Sunday, November 1st, 2009. Filed under Web.

David Pogue's Twitter feed alerted me to a new "lab" product called Readability. It makes reading a specific article ...

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Attention, web shoppers! Please clean out your shopping carts!

Posted by Mark on Monday, October 12th, 2009. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Web.

In the Times, an interesting take on a fascinating online shopping phenomenon, the abandoned shopping ...

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The Web and kindness

Posted by Mark on Monday, September 21st, 2009. Filed under Web.

Jonathan Zittrain's talk at a TED conference earlier this year caught my eye. One of our clients is determined to ...

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Doing good on the web

Posted by Mark on Saturday, September 19th, 2009. Filed under Web.

Can't resist sharing this from last night's NBC News about a "giving anonymously" website. We've all wanted to help someone ...

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Facebook friend surprises

Posted by Mark on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009. Filed under Social networks, Web.

If you've ever wondered why someone long and lost has asked to be your friend on Facebook, remember this video. Apologize ...

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