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thenextwebon The New Delicious (Forgot password? Get lost)

Well... they DID fix it after 35 minutes. After I insisted that it REALLY didn't work...

thenextwebon FM transmitters create socializing networks in Africa

Can we buy a few and test them? Would be good content and good publicity...

thenextwebon FM transmitters create socializing networks in Africa

Can we use it in Europe too?

thenextwebon Delicious is about to lose a bunch of users

I remember talking to a guy who worked full-time for an ISP and did nothing else but handling dead people accounts. They kept charging these people who NEVER logged on and never complained. They had special mechanisms to ensure these people wouldn't be bothered with mail (since they were often literally dead) so they could keep charging them...

thenextwebon Delicious is about to lose a bunch of users

Wanna bet?

thenextwebon Are you already Plurking?

Good point. My mother is on Twitter and I wouldn't want to disrespect her. Check the updated post...

thenextwebon Are you already Plurking?

'too complicated' could easily be understood to mean 'you are not smart enough to understand'. It could also mean 'Why bother, too complicated'. The act of entering text isn't too difficult for any of our mothers. But 'getting' twitter is way to complicated for them.