today while attempting to study i was listening to one of my pandora stations. i was surprised to discover that pandora and facebook have linked. so when i am listening to pandora it will tell me which of my friends like the artist or song that im listening to. i can also click on their name and be taken to their profile where i can leave a comment and see if they have bookmarked any songs or artists.

pretty cool

earlier today i was chatting with my friend who is studying abroad in spain. we were using skype to stay in touch. but skype has a variety of uses other than just staying in touch with people. you can use it to do things such as sharing links and files, you can even share your screen so that both people can see the same thing. you can also conference chat. the best part is that skype is very user friendly and can be adapted to a variety of uses. so far i have used it to instant message friends, video chat with my family, and last semester i even used it to do a remote presentation.

from google, to flickr, to nine inch nails. a variety of different people and organizations are using creative commons. CC works to increase creativity, and the bounds to which it can go. by providing a site where people can collaborate with one another as well as build off of each others work. essentially people on the site grant copyright permission to the work they have done which allows others to then expound upon the ideas that have already been expressed. pretty cool right?

verizon, At&t, and sprint are struggling for control of the cell phone market. the focus of their efforts seems to be primarily on non call related services such as; downloading, streaming T.V., instant updates, and many more things. verizon claims to have the most dependable network, At&t allows you to talk and surf the web at the same time, and Sprint is upgrading from 3G to 4G (who knows what that actually means).  my opinion on the matter is that most people don’t really care what their phone does as long as is calls and texts, and if they want something more than that they’ll get a smart phone. i think that these wireless companies are focusing on the wrong thing in their ads, what do you think?

digg is a clever idea for an internet community. however i think that it will not catch on in a major way simply because there are too many alternative that are more specialized. while it is a good way to see what cool things there are online, sites such as facebook, twitter, and stumbleupon act in a similar manner and are more suited to use.