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Air Google…

vevmesteren — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:18:45 +0000

is it a bird? is it a plain? No, it is a plane flying on Google! Well not quite, just felt like doing that one. So it is not quite there Virgin Style. But Google acquired ITA software. A site that feeds many traveling sites with live fares, as well. Google promises that they will not hamper any of ITA’s existing partners, such as Bing Travel.

Interesting at any rate that Google is pushing into yet another market, and specifically taking over a collaborator of their competition. Also, think of it like this. The travel industry is literally THE consumer industry where online buying has completely overtaken any other purchasing behavior. Being the biggest player on the web, you want to have a serious hand in one of it’s most sold produce.

more @ BBC

Trying very hard not to be evil

vevmesteren — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:47:59 +0000

THE BEAST FILE: GOOGLE (‘HUNGRY BEAST’, ABC TV) from Hungry Beast on Vimeo.

What must be said, though, they are propagating my blog, as well as this very video. So I guess they really are trying.
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Students? Really, Google?

vevmesteren — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:04:14 +0000

Just stumbled across this article, claiming that US officials and/or Google are closing in on the hacker(s) responsible for hacking their service. The news being that it probably was a student from a university. I just find that to be such an easy answer (like the “mentally deranged” person that attacks a public figure – there is always someone behind that person that is the instigator). Having run several large online contests, in 100 % of the cases, where people have attempted to break into my servers, the attempts came from University servers. And I am certain this is not because of impoverished students trying just about anything to get a little more material goods in their life, but rather, a proof of the inherit insecurity of these huge public networks, and students not having been thought the importance of securing their own usernames and passwords. Also, the hack happened because of a loophole in IE, and what better place to propagate a trojan horse like this then on a university campus network.
Anyways, maybe it’s just me…but I just never believe lone-gunmen stories, and in addition to that, the fact that he published bits of his own code on a traceable forum?

Come on, give us a bit of credit…

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Apple vs Google, Apple vs Adobe, Apple vs Microsoft, Apple vs Who else?

vevmesteren — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:13:23 +0000

The launch of the iPad (a name I still find rather unfortunate) kicked of a flurry of hoorays and boos from all over the web. It has really been quite funny to follow. I do have to admit I too have my problems with the iPad (or rather the iPodTouch which I own) in the sense that you HAVE to go through iTunes to manage your content. There are, off course, a multitude of 3rd party tools (or Linux hacks) that you can use, but the one and only painless way seems to be iTunes. Something that makes managing content on this device a pain, especially for someone like myself, who likes his Linux-Box.

The same goes for developers for whom the only way to distribute their content legally is the AppStore.

But it is not Apple’s refusal to embrace the open source universe and the hordes of developers who apparently stand at the ready, but rather the so called battle of the titans that the iPad’s release supposedly kicks of.
Let me admit at this point that I am really looking forward to my first meeting with this newest Apple-Gadget.

Apple has always wanted to depict themselves as the outsider, or the troublemaker, the different thinkers (call it what you want)…they have always been that annoying kid on the block that nag others for this and that (The year-old get a mac ads). But for the first time (that I can remember) a launch of a new product does not seem to have the unison wow-effect. This really gives me hope.

The iPad provides the ultimate browsing experience? (get used to the blue lego’s)

Adobe on their side, made the first step towards this handheld market, when they announced that Flash CS5 you can now compile your FLA directly to the iPod (and with that, I would assume, the iPad).

For years now, it has been clear that the web, as such, will move out of the browsers, and on to platforms. Why is it then then that people like Lee Brimlow (who calls himself a Platform Evangelist) are screaming so loud. A few years ago Adobe launched Air, allowing Flash developers to deploy their Flash creations in a whole new way. Yes there are now browsers that do not display Flash, but honestly, what would a full fledged Flash/Video website like Tackfilm look and feel like on an iPad. I have problems believing that the either a pod or a pad would be able to make this the memorable experience it could be. In any case, I think this is a question of choosing ones battlegrounds. I think Apple should definetely look into making the Flash player an option, but it not being there by default really does not bother me that much. Give people the choice of what they want to do with their new gadget. But then again has choice ever been in the interest of closed source system or platform suppliers.

The iPad And Chrome OS Netbooks Are On A Collision Course

What I really found interesting in this Techchrunch article was that they where seeing this as a start of an attack of Apple vs Google (and their highly anticipated Netbook) with Microsoft suffering in the middle. The question is, is Microsoft really suffering? If this really is a Mac vs Google issue, doesn’t this mean that Apple has lost focus. Have they become too confident by opening a war on a second front? A two front war is rarely won by those that start it. Is Apple really ignoring the most basic advice of Sun Tzu, who said “Never ever divide your army into two and never fight on two fronts at the same time”. I guess only time will show how this will turn out.

There is not really any point to my post, it is more of a message in a bottle really. Now I’ll throw it out into the sea, see if it’ll land on somebodies shore.

Marketel SEO feat

vevmesteren — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:53:43 +0000

A little more then a year ago I finished working on the latest version of the Marketel site (front end developed by Mark Val).

One goal that Mark and I set ourselves was that the site was to be fully Search engine optimized. That part was my job. I added a multitude of tools to the Shanti CMS like autogeneration of a sitemap (that is resubmittted) upon content updates, HTML only page generation linked to the SWFaddress library etc. And I am really happy today as I see that this really payed off.

"Marketel" googled

First off, we got site links. Those links showing right below the Page Title, letting users access pertinent content directly. This is something that is generated by Google, only if the robot deems the site pertinent. Well I guess our code was good enough for them.

The number of pages indexed:
Google: 228
Bing: 164

Including these two as well just for show:
Altavista: 477
AlltheWeb: 479

I am really happy with the result here. So I felt like sharing. Feel free to get in touch if you think your site needs some more Search Engine Friendlier PHP.

Quicksilver becomes Google Quick Search Box

vevmesteren — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:27:36 +0000

I have been a very fond user of Quicksilver (when on MAC) for a few years now. I am still waiting for something remotely similar to come to my own Linux world, or for those poor sods still on Windows. But nothing has really come close to the look and feel that Quicksilver is offering. I learned today that the man behind this app has moved to the Ranks of Google, and has now released something that reminds me a lot of his previous app. So why I wait for Chrome for Linux and Google Wave I thought I’d give this app a whirl on my MAC@work…

and the machine keeps rolling

vevmesteren — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:04:01 +0000

I guess there is an update coming in the google pack.

“Google is launching an open source web browser to compete with Internet Explorer and Firefox.”

one small step for the new order

vevmesteren — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:13:47 +0000

in the spirit of this (possibly disturbing) post I continue…

…one big loss for us. Google, and other major search engines, have so far refused to hand over user profiles to governments (officially anyways), but now things are about to change…

from BBC:
Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.
read more

watched Alex Jones’ Endgame Movie yesterday, though I really don’t like the guy (he screams to much…and is too much of an US American) but this news announcement fits the message of his movie…

crossed these links last week. Nice followup to these thoughts I found:
The hazy interest-group : internet2.edu (don’t mind the men behind the curtain)

The ingredients: learnthenet.com/english/html/03future.htm (Say what?)

The (possible) aftermath or outcome: futureoftheinternet.org (It’s all so clear to me now)

A more rosy outlook: webcitation.org/5TchF5fkl (do not despair, the future is is what you make it to be)