Hate those long lists of Google results? Or if you use them, the tiny thumbnails beside a result?
Put your glasses down and try Spezify. It’s like my buddy over at Digital Curator said: if Google and CoolIris got together for a casual affair, the love child would look like this.

Heather Draper, San Antonio Express-News
Adults of a certain age often begin to look for greater fulfillment and deeper meaning in life.
Me? I’m just trying to figure out my new cell phone.
Until last month, I’d survived with the most meager of wireless communication - you know, the phones that wireless providers give away with a […]

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Yes, I’m on a jag…finding simple or at least clear explanations of some of the technology subjects we hear so much about. Here’s one about the Creative Commons license that replaces traditional copyright on so many web-based properties. It’s from […]

I admit, the attraction of Twitter is still beyond me. But at least this video lays out its appeal to the ultra-connected, minutia-obsessed crowd that as made it a “killer app” in many eyes.

The best thing about this video is that it lead me to CommonCraft, a site that specializes in simple explanations of a […]

More and more are free for ALL their capabilities. Here’s the latest round-up from Mashable.
7 Great Online Image Editing Apps

All About Ning (DIY social networking)
Flock’s Future (social browser)
LinkBunch (like TinyURL)
Picnik (free online photo editor)
Blippr (like Twitter for reviews)

That’s what you’ll hear if you can score one of these before next holiday season.
On Valentine’s Day, Fisher-Price introduced Elmo Live. His mouth opens and closes as he speaks, he waves his arms, sits, stands, laughs, sings, tells stories…he’s, well, Live! Watch the video…pretty amazing technology.
Supposedly available the middle of October, but we’ll see. In […]

Clipmarks has introduced an interesting, if curious, new feature called Clipcast. You bookmark things you’ve been reading online, add them to an embeddable slide show and put them on your site for all to see what you’ve been doing. Works on Facebook, MySpace, etc. as well.
At first I really wondered why you’d want to […]

Google Docs, etc. are beginning to change the way users think about applications. Now, instead of an OS-dedicated application that runs from your desktop (and costs hundreds of dollars), you can do many of the same jobs online through your browser…regardless of the platform you use. That’s a good thing.
What hasn’t been so good is […]

Traditional TV will continue to be the dominant advertising medium over the next five years, although broadband will continue to make significant headway, according to a survey of 270 media executives, conducted by Myers Publishing and underwritten by video monitor Teletrax.
Take a quick read of the Hollywood Reporter article here.
Not that I totally disagree, but […]