blending the mix

My Sony laptop is on the verge of packing in, after years and years of (ab)use it is at death’s door.
The CD drive does not allow me to burn back-up discs anymore and it is pot luck as to whether or not it will work from one day to the next.
So, I am offering […]

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Steve Rubel reports that [tag]AOL[/tag] has just launched its own myspace entrant, [tag]Trading Spaces[/tag] and I’m not sure if it worth their while.
I feel that there are at least 3 major factors why there will be many challengers but mainly losers to the myspace crown:
1) Users of [tag]myspace[/tag] feel a sense of ownership of the […]

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TechCrunch reports on the impending launch of a new [tag]AOL[/tag] product termed the “Myspace Killer”.
Too much too late or a welcome relief to the messy world of [tag]myspace.com[/tag]?
I see increasing numbers of complaints of the myspace phenomenon - it is too messy, it is populated by idiots, there are too many “tacky” ads…but it continues […]

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[tag]Steve Rubel[/tag] reports on an interesting “brand extension” for [tag]AOL [/tag]in releasing the code for their instant messaging system to developers.
Steve seems to be keen on the idea as long as developers add something of value to the product, such as feed alerts. Given the wealth of features already packed into many IM systems, I […]

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