28 Oct 08 The Internet Is 'Built Wrong'

An anonymous reader writes "API Lead at Twitter, Alex Payne, writes today that the Internet was 'built wrong,' and continues to be accepted as an inferior system, due to a software engineering philosophy called Worse Is Better. 'We now know, for example, that IPv4 won't scale to the projected size of the future Internet. We know too that near-universal deployment of technologies with inadequate security and trust models, like SMTP, can mean millions if not billions lost to electronic crime, defensive measures, and reduced productivity,' says Payne, who calls for a 'content-centric approach to networking.' Payne doesn't mention, however, that his own system, Twitter, was built wrong and is consistently down."

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16 Oct 09 Join the Windows 7 launch, virtually

Can’t be at the Oz launch of Windows 7 next week..? Not a problem, Twitter and Ustream.tv will be there doing the hard work for you.
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05 Nov 09 Beware the phantom tweet

Over the past few days, twitter users have been receiving DM messages supposedly from friends linking to a Twitter login page. DON'T DO IT!
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19 Dec 09 The daily roundup: here's what you might've missed

	Google says Phil Schiller himself rejected Google Voice from the App Store It was always curious that Google's response to the FCC inquiry about Google Voice and the App Store had been redacted, but now we're starting to see why.		HTC Leo Windows Mobile 6.5 slate is capacitive? We've got backside action now too, sporting a big "HTCPRO.Three" stamp we presume heralds Pro3 branding whenever this 1GHz Snapdragon handset launches.
	FCC to propose new net neutrality rules disallowing data discrimination Based on what we're hearing, a slate of soon-to-be-proposed FCC rules may stop the likes of Comcast from discriminating against P2P applications on their networks.	Other news of import HP and Dell working on 3D gaming laptops? Razer Naga MMO mouse (and Megasoma mat) unboxing and hands-on Dell Latitude Z series to include wireless charging?
	RealD figures designer glasses might help the acceptance of 3D The solution to consumers gripes over ill fitting and odd looking 3D eyewear?		INQ Mini 3G review With deep integration of Facebook, Twitter and Skype, it's designed to be a do-it-all social networking device.
Yamaha combines receivers with subwoofers and soundbars for trio of HTIB offerings HDTV Listings for September 18, 2009		Palm's App Catalog getting paid apps on September 24? LG New Chocolate BL20 makes dramatic video debut Windows Mobile 6.5 joins the ranks of iPhone and Android with its own app kill switch

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10 Feb 10 Google Buzz — First Reactions

Google announced Buzz today, as we anticipated this morning. CNET has a workmanlike description of the social-networking service, which is integrated into gmail. CNET identifies a central obstacle Buzz will have to overcome to gain traction: "The problem, however, will be the increasing backlash Google is seeing from the general public over how much data the company already controls on their online habits." Buzz is being rolled out over the next few days so some people will see a Buzz folder in their gmail, but most won't yet (this Twitter post explains how Safari users can get an early glimpse). A blog posting up at O'Reilly Answers points out some of the distinguishing characteristics of Google Buzz — one interesting one being its ability to post an update either pubilcly or privately, at the user's option. This design choice places it between the public-by-default Twitter and the private-by-default Facebook. Lauren Weinstein sounds a note of caution about the inherent privacy risks of Google's method of filling out initial friend profiles by automatic friending.

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