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Living in a Glass House: The New York Times On Tech
Tl;dr: Some topics are suggested for the New York Times’ technology newsletter that are perhaps more lively and self-aware than their usual fare Despite regular skirmishing between “Silicon Valley” and the self-appointed hall monitors from the New York Times’ seemingly merged Style and Technology sections, the Times’ daily OnTech newsletter flies beneath the radar. Perhaps…
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Tweetstorm Digest: July 10, 2014
Reprising today’s @charlesfitz Tweetstorm: 1\ Some quick reactions to @satyanadella morning Microsoft missive (sprawling, like the company). 2\ A first step to answering the biggest question about the company: why does it exist beyond just perpetuating its past? 3\ Shift from vapid (realizing potential) or means (devices & services, cloud-first/mobile-first) to end (productivity) is long…
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Must Have Software: Google Analytics Opt-Out
Google Analytics can track individual Internet users across millions and millions of web sites. Google has quietly rolled out a browser add-on for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari that prevents information about an individual web site visit from being sent to Google. Presumably this was done in response to regulatory scrutiny somewhere in the…