“Web 2.0 means getting bought by Yahoo.”- Projectionist: A tumblelog
Month: December 2005
Yahoo! buys del.icio.us
Wow. Yahoo! continues on it’s shopping spree. Now they’ve bought social bookmark service del.icio.us. I guess I’m just glad I’ve already got an account with del.icio.us — otherwise I’d have to struggle through Yahoo!‘s horrible sign up process… Congrats, del.icio.us!
Update: Dan Saffer writes about all the users bemoaning the takeover.Web 2.0
Web 2.0, proper noun
The name given to the social and technical sophistication and maturity that mark the— Oh, screw it. Money! Money money money! Money! The money’s back! Ha ha! Money! — The Devil’s Dictionary (2.0)
Screens in train!?
Screens in train!?
Originally uploaded by Kaeru.
NS (Dutch Railway) decides TV screens are the best way to sell WiFi on board of their trains. Sigh…
Xbox 360
Xbox 360
Originally uploaded by Kaeru.
Last thursday I got to try out the new Xbox 360 before it launched in the Netherlands. The wireless controller was nice, the graphics of both games I tried were as good as was to be expected. But sadly — no innovations in gameplay. I would’ve loved to see some massive online games in action. That had to wait to after the launch of course. Some more shots over at Flickr.