Archive: opinion

A couple of days ago, Ryan Sarver of Twitter sent an email to the API developers mailing list notifying us of changes to their terms of service. As per usual the community have exaggerated the implications of these changes to the point where it’s now pure comedy. As has happened every time Twitter make any changes that may affect developers, developers are panicking, and for no good reason that I can find. Read more

24 Jan 2011

Misleading broadband ads

My thoughts on ISPs and how they’re whiney little kids who like to throw their toys out of the pram have been previously documented on this site. Apparently the advertising industry is set to get involved, and, according to NMA, is poised to ask the public for their thoughts on how broadband suppliers advertise their services. Read more

24 Jan 2009

OAuth and Twitter: Realistic expectations

Twitter promised OAuth support a l-o-o-ong time ago, and it would appear to finally be here. Alex Payne sent a “Call for OAuth beta participants” to the developers list yesterday and had an overwhelming response. This predictably triggered a deluge of tweets and blog posts, but the one that caught my eye was on ReadWriteWeb titled “Why Twitter’s New Security Solution Could Pave the Way to a Future Web of Mashups”. Read more

13 Apr 2008

Is it harder to create usable digital interfaces?

While catching up on Twitter this morning I came across a blog post by David Cushman on the simplicity of riding a bicycle compared to using ebay or iTunes. Read more

9 Apr 2008

When will ISPs realise they're supposed to be "service providers"?

This is really daft. It’s been widely covered recently that the BBC iPlayer service is taking off in a big way which is great news for the future of TV. Unfortunately some ISPs are throwing their toys out of the pram and complaining that the increased bandwidth usage is costing them a lot of money and that the BBC should help cover the cost. Read more

11 Nov 2007

Web hosting - a mug's game

It is with great regret that I must inform you that SharedServer.net will cease trading at the end of this year. This has been a difficult decision to make, but for various reasons it is not practical to continue. Me, In An Email To My Customers, Early November 2007 Read more

9 Oct 2007

Amazon S3 SLA

Amazon have announced an SLA for their S3 service which is, you know, good news. But like every other company on the planet they place responsibility for monitoring whether they meet it on the customer. Read more