http://marcolandry.com/blog Welcome to my digital world! Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:16:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just been very busy with work and not much time for updating this site. However just came across this little video recently and really enjoyed it. http://marcolandry.com/blog/2009/12/17/still-alive/ What a year! Technology always fascinated me and this year was no different. Conservative estimates indicate that the number of emails sent in the US in 2008 was between 7 and 10 billion. LinkedIn has now more than 29 million members, Facebook has a staggering 140 million active users, Wikipedia ... http://marcolandry.com/blog/2009/01/01/happy-new-year/ Looks like the unreliable Twitter will get some competition from Identi.ca. I just took a look at the site and some of the features found on Twitter are not all up and running yet. http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/08/22/more-on-micro-blogging/ How useful is micro-blogging? I have been using Twitter for a few weeks and I am still not sure if I will keep using it or HOW I will use it. I like the fact that I can send a quick update via SMS to my Twitter account to let ... http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/04/15/micro-blogging/ It's hard to imagine that companies now a days don't provide a URL on their products or packages. When I see a product of interest in a store, the first thing I do is look for the web address and when I go back home I can look it up ... http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/04/11/marketing-and-urls/ With the introduction of mashups and the availability of APIs for various social networking sites it is difficult to focus on how these sites will evolve with time. Just think of how much more powerful these sites would be if they could provide you with real time information about people ... http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/04/09/the-evolution-of-social-networking/ Is an 8 hour work day still required? Well if you look at some of the greatest leaders in history it would seem that a few hours of work per day combined with variety might be more beneficial for your productivity (and sanity). Although corporate America might not be ready ... http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/04/04/do-we-need-an-8-hour-work-day/ I visit several web sites every day, but today I found a new site that will change (or at least improve) you radio listening experience. last.fm will monitor your listening habits and will taylor the content based on your preferences. You can also download a little application that will scrobble ... http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/04/03/mon-coup-de-coeur/ Yes, this is a new look and feel for my site. Hopefully, I will be able to populate this one with fresh content on a more regular basis. http://marcolandry.com/blog/2008/04/01/my-identity-problem/