Micro-blogging as alternative corporate announcement channel
Today our ISP is having major power failures, and therefore many of our web services are down. For situations like this, it is good to establish an alternative channel of communications, and for us that is the micro-blogging platform Jaiku:
http://jaiku.com/channel/Nemein
If you are a Jaiku user, feel free to join the channel. Others can follow it via the RSS feed.
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In defence of URLs and the Open Web
An increasing number of web services and applications are emphasising search terms or pre-selected websites instead of allowing users to enter any address they choose. This is worrying, as while searches are more user-friendly, URLs are the heart of an open web where anybody can publish without obscure business dealings or oppressive app store policies. There are many examples of...
The Nemein team on a map
We're in the process of publishing the new corporate website today. While our web needs are actually quite simple, the site includes some nice features. As we're involved in GeoCMS development, one such feature is the active team map: The OpenStreetMap gets automatically updated as we move around. This doesn't however mean that we've GPS collared our employees, but instead...