Friday Five is my [most]weekly technology tidbits post that I write for my internal Praxair blog and cross-post here. #1 - Google+ invite received, we go hands-on [Engadget] When news of Google Plus' arrival broke today, we called the service an "all out assault on social networking." After playing around with it for a bit,… Continue reading Friday Five – July 1, 2011
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Friday Five – June 24, 2011
"But, Derek – aren't you on vacation today and Monday?" you're asking. Yes, I am. But I already had a treasure trove of material for this week's Friday Five by Thursday, so I drafted and scheduled this post for Friday. Ah... the awesomeness of scheduled publishing. #1 – Social Media Policy [Youtube via Digital Landfill]… Continue reading Friday Five – June 24, 2011
Friday Five – June 17, 2011
It's been a couple weeks since I've been able to crank one of these out. Either I or my laptop has been unavailable. The laptop is now sporting a brand new SSD drive, though, so it was worth the interruption in content, at least to me. So, kicking things off this week, an in-depth article… Continue reading Friday Five – June 17, 2011
Friday Five – May 27, 2011
Let's start off in the world of Twitter... #1 - Official: TweetDeck Has Been Acquired By Twitter [Tweetdeck Blog] The past three years have been an epic journey, with many highs and lows, accompanied by the constant thrill of never really knowing what to expect next. We've grown from one team member and a single user,… Continue reading Friday Five – May 27, 2011
Friday Five – May 13, 2011
Let's start off with the big news of the week – Microsoft buying Skype: #1 - 5 Key Takeaways From the Microsoft-Skype Press Conference [gigaom] On the morning Microsoft made its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype official, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Skype CEO Tony Bates held a press conference in downtown San Francisco to discuss… Continue reading Friday Five – May 13, 2011