Mark Zuckerberg: "The iPad Isn’t Mobile"

I explain that why the iPad is NOT a "game changer" about 23 times a week.

Once in a while, I get thinking that I may be wrong... maybe Apple will live up to the hype and we'll all be talking about another category they dominate soon.

At least Zuck is on my side.

The iPad is a great piece of hardware. One of the MANY MANY coming that will put computer and connections everywhere.. but when the flood of other tablets, giant phones, small computers and tablets of all sizes come out, it will not be a "new category"

Get an iPad, use it for anything. No problem.. just not a "game changer"

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Mark Zuckerberg: The iPad Isn’t Mobile

The real hint to Facebook’s iPad plans, though, is that Tseng focused on the form factor and not iOS. This could mean that Facebook’s looking to build an HTML5 version of its website optimized for tablets. At the very least, Facebook seems intent on keeping a consistent experience across all tablet devices. Read more at mashable.com

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"Take Your Facebook Information With You" Facebook Download

Facebook is playing nice and letting you get your data out of their site.

Guess they think they are big enough that we aren't all going to run off and use some other site... unless that site has better games

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“Download Your Information” is groundbreaking as the premise behind the Diaspora Project is that it is the “open” portable Facebook. As of today it seems like Facebook is the “open” portable Facebook.

When asked during the Q&A whether a Facebook user could ostensibly download their information and then reupload it to a site other than Facebook, Zuckerberg answered:

“At a high level we’ve built two different things, Facebook Connect — which is our real effort to bring our sites to other sites, and “Download Your Information” where you can download your information and upload it to another site. Stuff that you put into the site, you should be able to take out.”

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Death of Phone Number Predicted in 5 years

When someone says "What's your nunber?" I cringe.. never knowing when that person might think they can require my attention.

I'm not talking about telemarkers, sales people or the government. I fee that way when a good friend from online, a new hot prospect for business or a vendor I love ask for my cell.

I LOVE talking on the phone.. but do you need my number?

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No control. Anyone can dial your 10 digits, including your ex-girlfriend, a political campaign worker, or a solicitor.  Unlisted numbers, Caller ID and do-not-call lists all tried to solve this problem, but these solutions still don’t prevent unwanted calls. Phone numbers are tied to a device, not to you. Everyone has multiple numbers, yet your home line is shared, leaving callers guessing the best way to reach you. User experience is very limited. The phone was designed as a utility—dial a number, have a conversation. It’s remained this way since its inception.  It’s not optimized for other experiences, which is why voicemail and conference calls are tedious, and why checking flight status is worse than a root canal. Read more at techcrunch.com

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