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Sep
28
2009

  • The group uses open standards for data export, such as OPML for Google Reader and KML for Maps data, and isn't pushing for any new data formats. It's also not trying to launch a "consortium" publicly, though "we'd be thrilled if other companies followed our lead." For now, though, going public with the commitment to openness looks like savvy marketing; it shows a confidence in Google's products, and also offers a chance to remind users of the company's ostensible non-evil nature.
Mar
6
2009

agreed, aggravated users should be treated this way. just because the company is huge and successful and users sometimes ignorant, overreacting or even stupid, doesn't mean they deserve to be ignored.

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Dec
5
2008

a rare insight into users' attitude to openID. I must say I also find it very clunky and unusuable. I don't like passwords either but from usability point of view they both suck.

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Sep
5
2008

yes, data I can gather about myself, given the tools, is better than the data any one company can gather about me. At least on the web, excepting secret services. :P

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Aug
25
2008

become implementor of innovation? I mostly agree about not relying on 'consumers' for innovation but therein lies the fallacy. we are not consumers only and innovation is often user-driven. A particular kind of user, which is what business fails to unders

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Jun
19
2008

twitter's whale is sinking? i think users are very loyal but eventually someone will come up with an acceptable alternative.. it's a race

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May
28
2008

very good article: "Those who desire outsize margins, as Google still gets, need to learn to charge for something other than the software. Pure software businesses will be less profitable, going forward, because the software industry has matured and will

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this is the problem when a platform provides space for p2p interactions but with terms and conditions between itself and individual users. I want to see P2P terms and conditions. ultimately, these incidents will exist as long as your 'data' and exposure i

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May
27
2008

very interesting case of user mis-managment. used pidgin until recently until I switched to Mac's Adium. developers' attitude is bad although they use open source language and motivations. Sure enough, there is a fork called carrier that's more user-frien

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a fork of pidgin after their latest release where they removed resizable IM box and faced a user revolt.

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Apr
25
2008

adoption led market. Love it. Almost as good as user-led adoption. :) "how a software vendor can build a business model that is designed for an adoption-led market...No lock-in. No hard-sell. Just a value proposition that can be calmly evaluated on its me

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