It doesn’t make sense for Google to buy Twitter. While it might be a great micro-blogging platform, it doesn’t bring much to the table. Not the way blogger did, which was a reasonable acquisition at the time. It may be that Google pwns Twitter , but Google generally sucks at social media.
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Applying for a job that has nothing to do with creative writing, you’re asked to write a poem in 60 words or less describing your last job? A quick housing haiku might do.
we all need housing,
where families live and grow –
expect more than walls
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I’m thinking I’ll do this all week, even though the suggestion to post a "50-word-or-less blog entry " was a one-time deal. I’m always going on about brevity and being concise yet I wander and ramble when I write, so this is a good exercise — an exercise in editing, eliminating wordiness.
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StumbleUpon is more than just a time-wasting browser add-on to discovering the web. It can also be used to promote interesting or entertaining pages. You needn’t install the toolbar if the page you’re viewing provides a link. So, show the love and Stumble; a close second to leaving a comment.
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This morning, AT&T announced that it will buy Waypoint, Inc . to the tune of $275 million (all cash, baby) thereby expanding AT&T’s network of free WiFi hot spots across the US. A response to the increased number of WiFi enabled smart phones hitting the market and the continued cost burden to the 3G network, which is losing AT&T money
AT&T’s 3G network has been hit hard with loads of people using iPhones, Blackberries, and other smart phones for data and voice, as opposed to just voice. This inundation of data use (to browse Facebook, check email, Twitter, or upload photos and stream video) has forced AT&T to realize the value of opening a free WiFi networked infrastructure. AT&T customers carrying a WiFi enabled hand held can jump onto one of AT&T’s hot spots, which they just expanded by 10,000 locations by agreeing to purchase Waypoint, Inc., and surf the web at WiFi speeds which are much faster than 3G speeds. Hopefully, this will reduce the burden to the 3G network and save AT&T some money.
The major hindrance being that WiFi has a relatively limited range, so unless you’re sitting in the coffee house, at the McDonald’s, or near enough to any of the other now 20,000 US locations, you’re probably not going to offload too much of the 3G burden. Although, maybe a little less burden is just enough to keep 3G working for now. At least until 4G comes along.
The added Waypoint locations also benefit AT&T’s DSL subscribers, who can use their WiFi enabled laptops at any of these hot spots.
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