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@rayand aha... 4:57 AM Feb 13th via web in reply to rayand

Twitter, Facebook and Apps Scams: TweetHere is the latest Twitter scam Iâ€™ve heard this week. Consider two fictit... bit.ly/AaV5xJ 10:35 AM Feb 12th via twitterfeed

Google Wallet security vulnerabilities tnw.co/xiZfko 12:24 PM Feb 11th via bitly

Strange Facebook Economics: TweetExactly three years ago, Charlie Rose interviewed Marc Andreessen, the creator ... bit.ly/whIItO 11:09 AM Feb 5th via twitterfeed

Cloud Computing is going exponential: Amazon S3 Reports Staggering Growth in 2011 - rww.to/zDZqgP 8:40 AM Jan 31st via bitly

Refining the Model: TweetLetâ€™s come back to the business model question. My January 15 column featuring a Simple... bit.ly/xceYLa 10:17 AM Jan 29th via twitterfeed

Interesting perspective by Felix Salmon on Davos reut.rs/yqCoSF 8:02 AM Jan 25th via bitly

Apple results today vs Nokia results tomorrow, that's what you get when you move fast and deliver for the user tcrn.ch/Ao3GkL 7:57 AM Jan 25th via bitly

@marekpawlowski Hard to tell if these guys are out for the count, or about to make a comeback 7:54 AM Jan 25th via web in reply to marekpawlowski

Piracy is part of the digital ecosystem: TweetIn the summer of 2009, I found myself invited to a small party in ... bit.ly/yy6wpE 10:19 AM Jan 22nd via twitterfeed

Trying a Simple Model: TweetAdvertising still dominates the newspaper revenue model. Depending upon the particul... bit.ly/xrlHs0 10:24 AM Jan 15th via twitterfeed

MG Siegler on Android: has Harry Potter grown up to become Voldemort? bit.ly/wPRrNe 8:08 AM Jan 10th via bitly

Finally, a decent Windows Phone.... nokia.ly/wdD708 5:52 AM Jan 10th via bitly

Cracking the Paywall: TweetEvery newspaper, magazine or website is working on a paywall of sorts and closely mon... bit.ly/AAtfdH 1:19 PM Jan 8th via twitterfeed

Not quite sure which technology is powering these models, but I want one! youtu.be/Zqmdv5iyIOY 7:42 AM Jan 5th via web

There are now 25 million unoccupied bedrooms in British homes. My take on this is that housing shortage is a myth bit.ly/vBp0St 4:42 AM Dec 24th, 2011 via bitly

My 2012 Watch List: TweetWhen it comes to cracking the digital media code, 2011 involved more testing than learn... bit.ly/u2YUc0 1:15 PM Dec 18th, 2011 via twitterfeed

The Best of Curation: TweetI love talking about the things I enjoy using. The emerging ecosystem in which a bunc... bit.ly/thRizU 12:44 PM Dec 11th, 2011 via twitterfeed

HP Kicks webOS To The Kerb: TweetWe strongly believe that the best days for webOS are still ahead. Thus spake Me... bit.ly/uNeQ77 12:27 PM Dec 11th, 2011 via twitterfeed

Datamining Twitter: TweetOn its own, Twitter builds an image for companies; very few are aware of this fact. Whe... bit.ly/tl67nm 9:01 PM Dec 4th, 2011 via twitterfeed