Apple to Buy Twitter? Why?

According to TechCrunch Apple might be in the process of negotiating with Twitter to purchase the service. This is the hot tech rumor of the day, generating serious buzz. Twitter, of course, being the most buzz worthy service of the moment online. This, as always, has lead to serious discussions about who might purchase the [...]

Filed under:Apple, Brosix, General, Twitter

The Enterprise

Why does enterprise messaging matter?
In 1960 when you showed up at a new office for your first day of work you would probably get a typewriter or a Secretary with a typewriter, notepads and pens, and perhaps a telephone.
In 1995 you might have received a computer, in 2000 you almost certainly would have. You would [...]

Filed under:Brosix, General

Facebook and GChat Limitations

I enjoy Facebook and GChat as much as the next person, especially Facebook chat thanks to the large number of Facebook friends I am able to keep track of. Facebook has enabled a large number of friends to keep track of each other in real time, which is nice. That said - the chat has [...]

Filed under:Facebook, General, Google

Skype IPO

Fresh off of my post from last week regarding Skype and how it might emerge as the winner in the “web 2.0″ universe came the fairly big news that eBay is spinning off the company into an independent company. The company hopes to launch an initial public offering in early 2010 depending on market conditions.
eBay [...]

Filed under:General, Skype

Twitter Worm Underscores Need for Security

The new worms ripping through Twitter have yet to break into the mainstream tech media but from well documented sources it appears evident that hackers have now slipped into the Twitter-verse - as they have every other part of the internet at this point. This will not impact Twitter’s growing popularity, or shouldn’t at any [...]

Filed under:General, Twitter