Tag Archives: internet

Facebook Is AOLifying the Internet—and That Sucks

Written by James Kurtz III. Posted on 03.09.2011. Filed under odd/interesting, technology. Tagged , , . 1 Comment.
zuckerburg-aol

Gizmodo has a nice and (imho) accurate criticism of Facebook’s current strategy—being everything to everyone. When an entire generation of computer users first poked our doe-eyed faces onto a young internet, many of us were greeted with a single, encompassing, monolithic face peering back: the … Read More →

How A Web Browser Works

Written by James Kurtz III. Posted on 11.08.2010. Filed under comics, odd/interesting, technology. Tagged , , , . No comments.
How a Web Browser Works

According to this cartoon, a web browser works the same way that you can find out how many licks are in a Tootsie Pop. link [via]

Wanderfly Offers New Travel Planning Experience

Written by James Kurtz III. Posted on 10.26.2010. Filed under odd/interesting, technology. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Wanderfly is a new take on the travel website. The user simply picks a budget, selects some basic interests, and sets a general time-line. Then Wanderfly suggests places to go and finds prices on hotels and airline tickets. Co-founder Evan Schneyer…explains they created Wanderfly because … Read More →

The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet.

Written by James Kurtz III. Posted on 09.02.2010. Filed under technology. Tagged , , , . No comments.

Wired has an intersting piece on how the intenet is evolving and leaving the web behind. You wake up and check your email on your bedside iPad — that’s one app. During breakfast you browse Facebook, Twitter, and The New York Times — three more … Read More →