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Sony Ericsson updates Xperia line - including X10 mini (pro)?

Posted 17/Nov 2011 at 16:57 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 75 people

Some time ago, I wrote about the great pleasure I got from updating my SE Xperia X10 Mini Pro from Android version 1.6 to 2.1. Some days ago, Sony Ericsson announced on Google+ that it would... read more

Google+ introduces pages for brands, companies, events and what not

Posted 8/Nov 2011 at 15:59 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 12 people

Moments ago, Google+ opened up for another very promising feature: Pages. They have promised this since the beginning, and months of patience has now proven to pay off. So what's the score?
At... Then,... read more

Google Plus is now completely open, adds apps to hangouts and finally: Search+

Posted 20/Sep 2011 at 22:29 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 62 people

Some time ago I stated that Google Plus was rather open. Back then, I actually thought it was completely open - but people still actually needed an invitation. That requirement has now also... read more

Google Layout Testing: Brighter blue, brighter green - and more margin

Posted 12/Sep 2011 at 17:33 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 37 people

Google frequently tests small changes in their algorithm, and most users don't notice that. They also test small changes to their layout, and many people don't notice that either. I have... read more

Official; Facebook now supports a new HTML5 implementation method for social plugins

Posted 8/Sep 2011 at 14:14 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 216 people

I maintain a number of websites, and basically every website I maintain does something with Facebook. A bit scary, in a way actually, to realize how much control I give away to one entity.... read more

Thought about comments to online content - centralized vs scattered

Posted 1/Sep 2011 at 15:30 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 22 people

Sometimes when I'm working one exciting new projects, I get exciting new ideas. And sometimes when I'm working on not so exciting projects, I distract myself with hanging out on social... read more

Promoting online content through Google Plus

Posted 24/Jul 2011 at 13:14 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 40 people

Last Friday, I launched a new project in Beta and was faced with that what ever startup website is faced with: The difficult question on what the most effective advertising model is. I hadn't... read more

What do people talk about on Google Plus?

Posted 13/Jul 2011 at 16:47 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 37 people

That's exactly what these two Xtranormal... watch video

Google Plus: So that's the deal with instant upload

Posted 10/Jul 2011 at 16:23 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 696 people

Right after the announcement of Google+ I took the demo, read a bit about the features and was excited about some. Hangouts, Huddle, Circles - they all seemed pretty cool to me. Earlier today,... read more

Google Plus open to the public, invite system open

Posted 10/Jul 2011 at 13:38 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 916 people

It appears that Google+ has come out of the limited field test, and has now entered a less limited field test. I was just able to convert my existing Google Profiles account into a Google+... read more

Interface Review: YouTube is testing a new interface by the name of Cosmic Panda

Posted 8/Jul 2011 at 12:57 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 52 people

Google's current dedication to restyling... read more

Getting all excited over a new (!!) Google Frontpage

Posted 30/Jun 2011 at 01:15 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 19 people

Yesterday Google suddenly started to show me a completely different layout for their search results. And I loved it. Even longer ago, I was also able to witness some of Google's early testing... read more

Yet another new Google Search layout

Posted 29/Jun 2011 at 00:16 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 46 people

Yet again it looks like Google are rolling out a new search layout. Or are again testing one. Anyhow, when doing a Google search I first noticed that my universal menu bar had turned dark... read more

Inside Google Search 2011 - Announcing voice search, search by image and more

Posted 14/Jun 2011 at 21:17 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 43 people

About five minutes ago, the Danish U21 team started their match against Belarus and instead of watching that I figured I'd take some time to write about some exciting things Google has been... read more

Inside Google Search: Search by Image (aka Goggles)

Posted 14/Jun 2011 at 21:13 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 11 people

Known as Goggles on Android for a long... watch video

Inside Google Search: Google Search with Instant Pages

Posted 14/Jun 2011 at 21:09 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech

See how fast navigating to the first... watch video

Introducing Google Voice Search for your Computer

Posted 14/Jun 2011 at 21:01 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 27 people

Introducing Voice Search for your computer

That's right - tell your computer to go... watch video

The Monster Called Cookie - And why it won't actually harm you

Posted 12/Jun 2011 at 18:47 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 34 people

It must have been over ten years ago that people on the internet were last scared of browser cookies. Knowledge about the internet was rather scarce and people thought that with a coookie... read more

Developing a new logo for Interpotential

Posted 6/Jun 2011 at 23:26 by woutervanvliet in Science & Tech read by 22 people

When I in 2007 started my private company in freelance web development I needed a name and a logo and I needed them rather quickly. My girlfriend came up with Interpotential which I... read more