SOMEWHAT FRANK Tidbits

GMail just added “Tasks” which appears to be a...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:59:47 -0400

GMail just added “Tasks” which appears to be a simple to do list feature. I used to use Remember the Milk in GMail to do something similar. Awhile back I wrote an article for TechCrunch reviewing To Do lists.

Google’s Research Interests: From Web 3.0 to Low-Tech...

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:48:49 -0400

Google’s Research Interests: From Web 3.0 to Low-Tech Camera Kits

Jim Bankoff Pulls In $7 Million for Sports Site SB Nation | Kara...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:58:59 -0400

Jim Bankoff Pulls In $7 Million for Sports Site SB Nation | Kara Swisher

Congrats to Jim Bankoff and SBNation on a second round of funding!

DC Startup: Grasshopr Goes Live

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:25:44 -0400

DC Startup: Grasshopr Goes Live

Web 2.0 and Social Media - CenterNetworks

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:24:54 -0400

Web 2.0 and Social Media - CenterNetworks: IAC-owned online video hosting service Vimeo has announced that they will begin to remove source video files. The removal will take place beginning on August 1st. The source files will be stored for a week and then removed. Apparently storing huge video files costs money - can you believe it?!?

"So instead of focusing on your shiny new blog or cool new Facebook app—the place to start is..."

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:35:15 -0400

“So instead of focusing on your shiny new blog or cool new Facebook app—the place to start is to figure out who will be the people behind it.”

- Great advice from my pal Rohit Bhargava - Newsflash: No One Cares About Your Blog | Influential Marketing | Fast Company

The Voice app is designed to facilitate using Google’s...

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:31:00 -0400

The Voice app is designed to facilitate using Google’s service instead of your regular cellphone number, making the most of the enhanced facilities Google offers like cheap international calls, call redirection and voicemail transcribing. (via Google Voice Starts Singing for BlackBerrys And Androids | Technomix | Fast Company)

Why Teens Aren’t Using Twitter: It Doesn’t Feel Safe

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:09:01 -0400

Why Teens Aren’t Using Twitter: It Doesn’t Feel Safe: If you look at technologies trending with teens right now, it’s Apple devices (iPhone, iPod), smart phones (Blackberry, Palm), and then social networks (Facebook and MySpace). At least that’s what I see from hanging out with 1,500 other teenagers in high school every day (I am 16 years old). But why not Twitter? Well, because Twitter is a different type of social network than Facebook. Facebook is about connecting people, and sharing information with each other. The way my friends and I see it, Facebook is a closed network. It’s a network of people and friends that you trust to be connected to, and to share information like your email address, AIM screen name, and phone number. You know who’s getting your status messages, because you either approved or added each person to your network.

"With 1.5 billion apps downloaded, it is going to be very hard for others to catch up."

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:04:31 -0400

“With 1.5 billion apps downloaded, it is going to be very hard for others to catch up.”

- Steve Jobs, Apple CEO - Apple’s App Store Downloads Top 1.5 Billion in First Year

aiminsider: Last Friday at the TechCrunch Real-time Stream...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:51:55 -0400

aiminsider:

Last Friday at the TechCrunch Real-time Stream CrunchUp, Frank Gruber demonstrated the new AIM beta to a packed house at the Fox Theater in Redwood City, California. Check it out the video (above) and jump to the 1:22:33 mark which is symbolized by the little white marker in the video playback area timeline.

I demo’ed the new AIM on Friday and this is the video.

Intel Insiders program marks one year Fellow Intel Insider JD...

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:18:46 -0400

Intel Insiders program marks one year

Fellow Intel Insider JD Lasica reflects on one year as an Intel Insider.

TechCrunch Real-Time Stream Crunchup - AOL, Frank Gruber (via...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:20:51 -0400

TechCrunch Real-Time Stream Crunchup - AOL, Frank Gruber (via b_d_solis)

I just finished a live demo of the AIM beta which launched on Monday. You can try it by downloading it here. Send me your feedback!

aiminsider: The AIM Running Man is at the TechCrunch Real-time...

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:49:25 -0400

aiminsider:

The AIM Running Man is at the TechCrunch Real-time Stream CrunchUp in Redwood City, California today as he shows off the new AIM beta that launched Monday.

The AIM Running Man Rocks!

TECH cocktail Weighs In On Wolfram|Alpha The TECH cocktail...

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:52:00 -0400

TECH cocktail Weighs In On Wolfram|Alpha

The TECH cocktail Champaign 3 crowd gives it’s first impressions of Wolfram|Alpha.

What do you think of, Wolfram|Alpha, the Champaign-based computational engine product?

rafer: dataviz: An interesting infographic about Twitter...

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:13:34 -0400

rafer:

dataviz:

An interesting infographic about Twitter information flow.

AIM Embraces The Lifestream

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:40:32 -0400

AIM Embraces The Lifestream

aiminsider: AIM has just launched the latest beta products for...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:59:58 -0400

aiminsider:

AIM has just launched the latest beta products for PC, Mac and Windows Mobile! Check the links below to download one of of the beta products:

Download AIM 7 for Windows beta 2

Download AIM for Mac 2.0 beta 1

Download AIM for Windows Mobile beta 1

Hope you enjoy the new AIM Lifestream too!

Yay!

The vision of New Media School is to “help individuals and...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:15:00 -0400

The vision of New Media School is to “help individuals and businesses succeed in the digital economy”. Given my expertise with Facebook, I’ve started creating content for a program completely focused on the site but have many more programs planned. (via The “Secret” New Media School Project)

Congrats to my friend Nick O’Neill on the launch of this project. I am sure it will help lots of people in the coming months.

Tweetraising: The Potential For Charities On Twitter This...

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:57:41 -0400

Tweetraising: The Potential For Charities On Twitter

This articles covers a number of efforts using the powers of Twitter for good.

It's Here! iTwitter: The First Twitter App to do Push

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:56:32 -0400

It's Here! iTwitter: The First Twitter App to do Push: Today, the first app to implement this feature has arrived, but it’s not one of the popular apps as you may have expected. Instead, the brand-new app iTwitter (iTunes link) has beaten out all the other major clients to become the first push-enabled Twitter application for the iPhone.