Scott Magdalein

The change reflects Google's release-early, iterate-often strategy of product development.

The most interesting factor that Buzz brings to the social game is their strategy of product development. They're famous for constant small adjustments to their products in response to data collected from users regarding what they want and how they use a product.

This strategy doesn't currently exist in substantial social tools like Twitter and Facebook (and definitely not MySpace). If Google has a trick up its sleeve with Buzz, it's their ability to remain nimble with 30 million users.

Facebook and Twitter are preparing to flip the switch on features that will allow you to share your location with your friends at any time. Facebook is reportedly revving up to introduce the feature, while Twitter is ready to enable the changes on its site any moment now.

It looks like Twitter launched their location-based feature already. They even have a help article ready for millions of confused moms.

With Twitter and Facebook hitting location-based features hard, and Foursquare, Gowalla, and Buzz continuing their push forward in this area, the question still remains; how valuable are location-based features for users, really?

Apple this summer will go a long way towards silencing critics and catering to one of the most prevalent demands of its iPhone user base, when it introduces a multitasking solution through the handset's 4.0 software update that will finally allow several third party apps to run concurrently and in the background.

Multitasking on the iPhone would be a huge win for Apple. But, with no details, who can say that the solution they roll out won't be another disappointment? Because honestly, the problem isn't that you can't run Pandora while browsing the web.

The problem is that each app exists and functions in a silo of single-purpose usefulness. Not only will multitasking need to be added, but developers will need a new language/method for allowing apps to communicate with one another, users will have to learn a new paradigm for interacting with the iPhone OS, and Apple will need a new way to ensure the security of each user's data.

Multitasking is big and I hope Apple executes it properly.

Amazon's 1-Click has come under a lot of fire over the years from critics who question whether such a broad technology should be patented at all. It refers to the process by which online shoppers make purchases with a single click, having previously entered their payment and shipping information.

Seriously? How does Amazon patent a user-flow? How does Facebook patent an activity feed? How does Google patent mobile advertising?

Has anyone patented masticating? Because that seems unique enough to be patented by today's standards.

We don’t deserve anything. Publishers can do whatever they want. If you don’t like it, don’t send them nasty emails or browse their sites with ad-blockers: just don’t support them.

Marco's sentiment applies to all-things-free; professional web content, blogs, media, web applications, services, products. If it's free, and you don't like it, you have an amazing opportunity to not accept it, consume it, read it, use it, click it. Your angry communication is unnecessary, whether in an email or in a comment thread.

Move on. Click away from the page and don't return if you don't like the free, educated opinion. Delete your account if you don't like the way a video is presented. Never return to that ugly web app that doesn't cost you a dime. Just don't spout off at-or-about the people that are giving you something for nothing.

The opening section of the book mostly comprises patronising cliches that sound like they are from Hannah Montana - it's 'reach for your dreams'-type bubblegum.

Classic case of an old guy that doesn't like the flippant opinion of a younger generation of leaders and expresses his unfounded opinion with sarcasm and hyperbole. Worth a read if only for the entertainment value.