Entries from Earthling - EarthLink blog tagged with 'Google'
New Helio Fin Plus Pun Watch
This morning Helio released its newest device, the superthin, magnesium-cased Fin. At 0.45 inches (or 11.43 millimeters if you prefer), it's the thinnest clamshell-style device in the U.S. market.
DRM Round-up
There's been a lot of action this week in the field of copyright and digital asset rights management, not the least of which involved YouTube working on removing tens of thousands of video clips that contain copyrighted material. Mark Cuban had one of the most interesting and blogger-baiting bits of unsubstantiated gossip about how concerns about copyright lawsuits may have played into the negotiations as YouTube sold to Google.
Third SF Wi-Fi Meeting Coverage
There were two more EarthLink/Google Community meetings in San Francisco since I last wrote about them, one last night and one on the 17th. I'm still looking around today for reports from last night, but there was quite a bit of blog coverage from the 17th. The first two were very different from each other, and judging by the reports the third was more raucous than the first. Much of the conversation seemed to center on Google's free service that will run on top of the EarthLink network, and there are also some residents who are coming to these meetings to argue against the current city plan and in favor of starting over to investigate a fully city-owned and operated network.
Second Wi-Fi Community Forum
I wrote this up on the plane back to Atlanta, thinking back on last night's meeting. Each night's conversation was valuable in a different way. The first meeting's discussion was fairly technical, theoretical, and to some extent academic. The second was more practical.
First SF Community Wi-Fi Meeting Notes
As useful as blogs are for two-way communication, there's still something qualitatively different about face-to-face discussions. I've found this when I meet people at conferences who I've only known through their blogs, when I meet some of the bloggers from a particular area, and in conversations that eventually migrate from blog comments to phone calls or e-mails to in-person interactions. Blogs have other benefits that in-person conversations don't have, like findability, creating a lasting record, and the ability to have lots of geographically-impossible interactions. But the give-and-take is never quite the same mediated as it is live and direct. That's one of the reasons why I wanted to be a part of these community forums about the San Francisco Wi-Fi project.
Headed to SF Today
Today will be mostly taken up with travel, as I'm headed to San Francisco for the first two community forums about the EarthLink and Google Wi-Fi project. Over at GigaOm Katie Fehrenbacher writes that she foresees lively discussions and knowing the city's reputation for vigorous local politics, I expect some interesting questions and good conversations. I'm looking forward to it.
Come Find Out More About The SF Wi-Fi Project
I'm headed to San Francisco next week for the first two of eleven public neighborhood forums EarthLink and Google are holding about the city Wi-Fi project. The goal of the meetings is to tell you more about our proposal and hear your ideas. The first meeting will be held on October 3 at the Ocean Avenue Presbyterian Church at 32 Ocean Ave. between Mission and Alemany, and the second will be at Southeast Community Facility at 1800 Oakdale Ave. at Phelps St. Both will start at 6 p.m.
The Valpak Thrill Is Gone
Google has partnered with Valpak to offer local coupons in addition to the usual ads alongside Google Maps. Google will now let any business that's listed in Google Maps create coupons to serve alongside their listing. I feel like I should spread the word around my favorite local businesses who may not even be in Google Maps yet. For those who assume it's too much effort to promote themselves online, the easy ability to offer coupons should sweeten the deal.
Where are my tags--Google!
Since Dave mentioned my position on tagging, I thought today would be a good chance for me to elaborate on my observations that Google doesn't use tags. Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch points out that Google's new product Notebook doesn't allow for the use of tags. To me, this is no surprise. This has been a notable observation of mine for sometime now.
EarthLink Wins Bid For San Francisco Wi-Fi Network
This evening I received the exciting news that we've been selected to build the municipal wireless network for the City of San Francisco. Read on for an official statement from Executive Vice President Donald Berryman.
Notes From A Late DVR Adopter
The HD itch subsided, but the DVR itch remained for days after. I want to have the power to stop time. I want to be able to control when I watch my stories. I want to keep stuff around on the off chance that I'll want to see it again. I want the ability not to worry about coming home on the hour to catch the beginning of something. I want to record those elusive shows that aren't on DVD and only show up in syndication on Bravo at 3 am. And more than anything, I no longer want my Red Sox fandom to interfere with my ability to go out on weeknights. Read on to hear the observations of someone just now bringing DVR technology into his life.
More On EarthLink And Google And A Lack Of Wires
... I feel like today I should go back and explain a little bit about the history of the San Francisco proposal for those of you who are just now learning about all of this Muni business.
EarthLink and Google Offer To Build SF Wi-Fi Network Together
The following statement is attributed to Donald Berryman, executive vice president of EarthLink and president of the ISP’s municipal networks unit: “Yesterday, EarthLink and Google jointly submitted a ‘Request For Proposal’ (RFP) to the City of San Francisco to build a citywide wireless municipal network. This proposal presents a unique opportunity for both companies. By coming together to leverage the strengths of both companies, we will be able to offer services to different customers on the network that fit with their own individual needs and wants.
Googletalk And Vling Can Now Play Nice
Google just announced that they've opened up access to part of Googletalk, their instant messenger client, so that it can talk to Vling, EarthLink's instant messenger client. Google and EarthLink have created a federation of companies that believe in letting our messaging systems interoperate with each other. We've invited all other instant messaging systems to join, and we hope that today is the first of many such announcements.
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