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The reasons she lists are why it will be extremely difficult to get Twitter to go mainstream. In the meantime, social networks and IM clients are adding or expand similar functionality, which make it …

Valleywag sometimes goes too far, but the writers are often willing to tell the ugly truth about technologies, even if no one wants to listen. For instance, Valleywag was one of the few blogs to quest…

This is a pretty weak list -- make sure your emails have a point, don't use bad grammar, etc.

I would be amazed if it was just the basic game. But music, too? It's strange that we don't see more simple/casual games in JavaScript. Is the popularity of Flash the reason why?

The article doesn't get into the downsides of Asterisk, which include support and hardware costs ( http://tinyurl.com/52pbvm )

This article fails to note that Microsoft is actually extending the sale of XP to OEMs producting certain types of budget PCs: http://www.thestandard.com/news/2008/04/03/microsoft-extends... Potenti…

All of the other people who own generic or semi-generic doorway pages should pay attention to what these guys are doing. There's probably a business in creating the ad and content relationships that c…

His argument is based on guesses and assumptions, including: - Uncertain data: "We've struggled to get formal business metrics for Craigslist" - Assumptions -- count how many times he says "let's assu…

I was actually making a reference to the cellphone conversations mentioned in the article.

This is Henry Blodget talking here, folks. Keep that in mind as you read his analysis. Also, his definition of startup is a bit off -- Craigslist shouldn't be included in this group.

Raises some interesting points about differences in business cultures. One thing that would get lost in the Chinese approach is having access to records of conversations -- I use email search every da…

Moral of the story: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

How about irony? Right below Carr's post is a promo for Carr's own book.

The original Hacker News thread is here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=141786

I can think of a lot of other reasons why burglaries have declined, such as improved street policing and the sharp rise in other types of crime linked to drug use, such as identity theft.