Mobog – Send pics directly from your camera phone
What is Mobog?
Mobog enables anyone with a mobile phone-camera to instantly display their photos on the Internet.
And, following what seems to be the pattern for every new information technology, a substantial fraction of the early adopters don't seem to be that polite or that well-dressed…
I have a small comment coming out in a symposium volume of the Loyola (Chicago) Law Journal in which I was the discussant on a panel about “Regulatory Aspects of Internet Governance.” In Time to Hug a Bureaucrat (.pdf) I summarize and at times critique interesting papers by Jim Speta, Phil Weiser, and Jay Kesan. The first two papers are about the proper scope of the FCC's jurisdiction; I spend the bulk of my comment talking about Jay's analysis of BBOnline and the UDRP. As we come at these issues from very different perspectives, and my paper is uncharacteristically short (sixteen pages and, well, a few footnotes here and there), it may be entertaining.
What kind of postmodernist are you!? brought to you by Quizilla
This one is dangerously close to true, except for the fact that I'm not a post-modernist. But I believe that I have colleagues who would be surprised to learn I have written at some length on a member of the Frankfurt School…
You are a Revisionist Historian. You are the Clark Kent of postmodernists. You probably want to work in a library or in social services. No one suspects you of being a postmodernist…until they read your publications!
Spotted at Alex Halavais's Blog.
The bigtime bloggers are out in force on GW Bush's attempt to weasel out of his promise to release all the records that might substantiate or disprove his claims about his military service so I won't bother piling on.
Irrelevant bonus feature: The madeup poll everyone believed.
Not again?
Washington Post, VeriSign Reconsiders Search Service: Stratton Sclavos, chief executive of VeriSign Inc., told investors in a conference call last month that the company might relaunch its “Site Finder” service as early as April.
[For background on why this matters, please see Sitefinder: The Biggest Internet Crisis You May Never Have Heard Of.]
Mozilla's lightish weight fast and neat browser, Firebird 0.7, is now being replaced (and renamed) by Firefox 0.8. And it's starting to feel like a finished product too. I still use Mozilla on my desktop, but I've switched to Firebird Firefox and Thunderbird (email client) on my laptop.
Why Firefox?
It's similar to Firebird. It's easy to remember. It sounds good. It's unique. We like it. And we weren't able to find any other project or company even remotely similar to a web browser that uses the same name.
What's a Firefox?
A “Firefox” is another name for the red panda.
Will this name be permanent?
We sure hope so. We've learned a lot about choosing names in the past year (more than we would have liked to). We have been very careful in researching the name to ensure that we will not have any problems down the road. We have begun the process of registering our new trademark with the US Patent and Trademark office.
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How will this affect other Mozilla projects?
Having dealt with this issue, we'll be working out a more detailed branding strategy in the coming months. The branding document will be updated accordingly.
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But I hate the new name. It's stupid.
Our editors are trying to figure out whether this is a question. Of course not everyone will like the new name, especially at first. We're confident most people will quickly get used to it. New names have a way of sounding terrible at first. If you're unhappy with the new name, consider trying out the many improvements we've made in the latest release of our browser – we hope that'll make you feel better. After all, what's most important is how the thing works, not what it's called.
I just hope Thunderbird doesn't become “Thunderfox”….
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