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Entries Tagged as 'Software Development'

Scraping the rust off - AppEngine and iPhone SDK

August 11th, 2008 ·

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As a tech manager I’ve got myself in to that mode. You know the mode. The one where you’re so focused on building a great product that you’re not getting to code that often, if at all. This isn’t bad - you have to do whatever you can to get [...]

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Tags: AppEngine · Google · Pytchfork · Python · REST · RSS · Software Development · Web Services

How to build a really successful web 2.0 service on top of another service and screw it all up

July 30th, 2008 ·

Twicecream - a fake service to demonstrate a point about single sign-on…
In web 2.0 there is a determination to screw up potentially great services. It’s my number #1 pet peeve with software development these days. Here’s a fictitious example of a service you might create…
You’ve built a service that automatically Twitters your geo-position and the [...]

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Tags: Architecture · Etiquette · Flickr · GPS · Life Streaming · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · SnapTweet · Social Networking · Software Development · TwitPic · Twitter · Web Services

What a great day! (Phillies, software, 12seconds, WCU)

July 24th, 2008 ·

Had an awesome day - time to share!

12seconds.tv/channels/solyoung
First 12second introduction
TechCrunch link
WCU post

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Tags: 12seconds · Blogging · Education · Geek Dinner · Ingram Digital · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · Philadelphia · Software Development · Video

Crossing the streams - large numbers of Twitter updates

June 29th, 2008 ·

Chris Bilson (@cbilson) had a good description regarding my post about Twitter’s scaling/architecture challenge.
“Kevin Rose and Leo Laporte tweet at the same time = crossing the streams”
I dunno if Proton Packs have exponential load challenges, but the end result for a server can feel similar. Is my post I pointed out that Twitter has to [...]

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Tags: Architecture · Blogging · Database · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · Social Networking · Software Development · Twitter · Web Services

Twitter’s one-to-many scaling impossible?

June 27th, 2008 ·

Twitter has been having all kinds of scaling challenges. There have been hundreds, if not thousands, of posts on the subject. Dave Winer pushed an idea for a decentralized Twitter (and has since admitted the power of Twitter is in its centrality). There is a single, simple, reason for Twitter’s challenges - Math is against [...]

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Tags: Architecture · Blogging · Flow · Math · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · Social Networking · Software Development · Twitter · XMPP

Mobile Phone GPS - Where are we going?

June 22nd, 2008 ·

Most smartphones slated for release over the next 12-months include a GPS receiver, built in. After that, it will be a marked failure to not include a GPS in a phone. The functionality that comes with GPS is outstanding - mapping, directions, location based experiences, etc. We’re about to enter an age of advancement in [...]

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Tags: BlackBerry · Bold · Etiquette · Facebook · Geolocation · Jaiku · Life Streaming · Micro-blogging · Microblogging · Nokia · Pownce · Prediction · Social Networking · Software Development · Twitter · Wearing · Web Services · iPhone · iPhone 3G

iofy digital audiobook platform acquired by Ingram Digital

May 29th, 2008 ·

“Ingram Digital, an Ingram Content company focused on solutions for digital content management, hosting, distribution and promotion, today announced it has acquired the iofy digital audiobook platform from Audiofy Corporation.”

It’s official. As described in the press release, the iofy digital audiobook platform is now part of Ingram Digital. I’m happy about this move. This is [...]

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Tags: Audiobooks · Ingram Digital · Managing · Software Development · Web Services · iofy