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3G - just hype, or technical revolution?3G - just hype, or technical revolution?3G - just hype, or technical revolution? 06/11/2004 06:35 AM Jerusalem Post Jun 11 2004 10:45AM GMT This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)3G - just hype, or technical revolution?Grok Headline matches for 3G - just hype, or technical revolution?Why The Google IPO Hype Isn't HypeWhy The Google IPO Hype Isn't Hype 05/12/2004 01:21 AM Realty Times,TX-16 minutes ago ... You are being managed from the time you turn on your computer, and Google proposes to be one of the greatest manipulators of all time. ... ETF Tip No. 1: Don't Believe the HypeETF Tip No. 1: Don't Believe the Hype 01/06/2005 12:18 PM Exchange-traded funds are good alternatives to index funds. Or are they? RSS HypeRSS Hype 09/23/2004 05:15 PM eWeek's Jim Rapoza's recent column "Don't Believe RSS Hype" is the latest in a series of high-profile articles downplaying RSS. I guess this is to be expected given the number of people overstating the importance of RSS, and in a way, I'm glad to see this happen because it means that RSS is starting to mature and be taken seriously. Here's a quote from the article: "Much of the hype has been deserved, as RSS clearly eases the distribution and consumption of information and news. But when breathless observers predict how RSS will change all software—not to mention the way we work and live—they are doing RSS more harm than good." Agreed. I'm obviously a big fan and promoter of RSS, but I can't say I'm happy to see RSS support tacked on to so many products. It reminds me of the early days of XML hype, when everyone wanted to put the word "XML" on their box just to get attention, regardless of whether the XML features made any sense. "Many large sites that deliver RSS feeds recently started complaining that they are being hit every hour with a flood of reader requests that is, for all intents and purposes, the same thing as a denial-of-service attack." Urgh. Here we go again. I'm assuming this quote refers to a recent InfoWorld column by Chad Dickerson that compared the hourly surge of RSS requests to a DDoS attack. What Rapoza fails to mention is that Dickerson posted a follow-up article in which he admitted that InfoWorld's servers weren 't configured to minimize bandwidth consumption. Or perhaps Rapoza is referring to Robert Scoble's oft-commented quote that "RSS is Broken" and failed to notice that the problem wasn't due to RSS, but instead due to the way Microsoft was building their aggregated feed. Look, there obviously needs to be some more "plumbing" work done when it comes to serving RSS, but there have been way too many exaggerated claims about RSS eating bandwidth. A big part of the problem is that many high-traffic sites make a feed available without understanding how it works and what steps they can take to lower bandwidth usage. These sites then complain about the bandwidth consumed by RSS, leading to yet another round of uninformed RSS-bashing which is (thankfully) taken to task by those in the know. "Another problem facing RSS is that it isn't really a standard. There are several competing versions of RSS on the Internet, which leads to incompatibility"The differences between the various flavors of RSS are insignificant. Look at it this way: I've written an HTML editor, a CSS/XHTML editor and an RSS reader. Supporting every flavor of RSS - and Atom - was easy, but supporting every version of HTML and CSS is still a pain. For the record, the vast majority of incompatibilities I've dealt with aren't due to the different versions of RSS, but instead due to publishers using badly -formed XML in their feeds. I've spent far more time trying to support mangled XML in FeedDemon than I have in supporting all the RSS versions combined. "To those developing products that use RSS: Find ways now to address some of RSS' shortcomings—and dig for problems heretofore unknown—so the technology doesn't become a burden on those who decide to use it."Agreed. While there has been a lot of press about the RSS vs. Atom feuds, the reality is that there are a lot of people - including myself - working together behind-the-scenes to resolve these shortcomings and make sure that RSS achieves its promise. The end of the hypeThe end of the hype 08/20/2004 01:02 AM Usatoday.com - Thu Aug 19, 08:04 am GMT Do You Buy Into The Hype?Do You Buy Into The Hype? 06/10/2004 06:01 PM WebDevInfo Jun 10 2004 8:55PM GMT Thanks for All the Hype, BillThanks for All the Hype, Bill 02/19/2004 08:41 AM Business Week Feb 19 2004 1:27PM GMT Don't Believe the VOIP HypeDon't Believe the VOIP Hype 12/29/2003 06:39 PM Fortune Dec 29 2003 6:18PM ET Should You Believe the VOIP Hype?Should You Believe the VOIP Hype? 01/26/2004 04:09 PM Fortune Jan 26 2004 8:08PM GMT O2 shuns 3G hypeO2 shuns 3G hype 09/27/2004 05:24 AM '3G is not just a new toy for watching video'...It's not? MP3 Trojan Hype On The Mac WebMP3 Trojan Hype On The Mac Web 04/09/2004 03:59 PM Beyond the Safari HypeBeyond the Safari Hype 03/20/2003 01:05 PM Apple's new Safari Web browser has taken off faster than a brushfire on the Serengeti Plain. Within 24 hours of its January 7th introduction, Apple counted more than 300,000 downloads. But how many people are actually using Safari for everyday Web browsing, and what do Mac community gurus think of it? More Hype For PlaxoMore Hype For Plaxo 06/15/2004 03:32 AM You can always tell when a lazy PR person has been given the job to hype up some random startup in Silicon Valley. That's when the "profile" piece comes out, focusing almost entirely on the 22-year-old founder of a company, rather than the company itself or what it does. It looks like that's the latest strategy to hype up Plaxo, with a story that focuses on its young co-founders and the similarities the company has to Yahoo and Google - namely founded by two Stanford students and funded by Michael Moritz. Of course, the article leaves out the differences - such as the fact that a fair number of folks find Plaxo's service both annoyin g and creepy< /a> - and they're still searchi ng for a business model. It also leaves out the fact that one of Plaxo's founders was recently forced out of the company, suggesting that not all is well at Plaxo central. I still fail to see how Plaxo is any more than a small feature of an email system - and the only thing I learned from this article is that the company likes to compare itself to multi-billion dollar companies that actually do have business models. Scare-n-hype 411Scare-n-hype 411 07/06/2004 08:37 AM Free mandatory screenings of this upbeat, people-positive documentary improve America's economic outlook! Ringtone HypeRingtone Hype 12/11/2003 01:13 PM I've written before about the wireless carriers' current obsession with ringtones. It appears to be a booming business, to the point that others are muscling in on the carrier's turf by offering "non-authorized" ringtones or even the ability to make your own ringtones (for a fee, of course). While it may be good money in the short run, I still don't see how it's sustainable. As mobile phone platforms are increasingly open and standardized, ringtones will go through the same Napsterization process, where many will be available for free. Meanwhile, I still don't understand what's wrong with the good, old-fashioned vibrate mode that doesn't bother anyone around you. However, the article does mention the growing popularity of the silent ringtone that we wrote about last week. Apparently, it costs $2. Incredible. We've reached the point where people are willing to pay to have their mobile phone not ring. Maybe the next step is letting people pay to have someone else's mobile phone not ring. "My goodness is your ringtone annoying. Here's $2. Go buy yourself a silent ringtone." Separating Hype From Hip at CESSeparating Hype From Hip at CES 01/10/2004 07:17 AM The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas showcases the latest and coolest tech gadgets, but often the new products on display fail to live up to the breathless promotion that accompanies them. Steve Friess reports from Las Vegas. Hype and hypertensionHype and hypertension 07/18/2004 01:57 PM From many points of view, the release of PHP 5 has been very much anticlimactic. No release party, no major newspaper articles… only a few notes here and there. And, of course, the endless supply of blog entries. Another event—much more low-key—seems to have taken over all the buzz ... the return of hype?the return of hype? 02/10/2004 02:56 AM free drinks and food are flowing, so naturally Om is on the case VoIP: A Look Behind the HypeVoIP: A Look Behind the Hype 02/10/2004 07:55 PM Internet.com Feb 11 2004 0:18AM GMT kettlebell hypekettlebell hype 03/31/2005 06:54 AM With girya or kettlebell training you can hack the fat off without the dishonor of diet and aerobics. Worth the hype?Worth the hype? 02/10/2004 10:41 AM Post-Super Bowl hoopla we have "Just a Little While," the first single off Janet Jackson's new record. Will the massive pr stunt payoff? OQO Hype Back In FashionOQO Hype Back In Fashion 05/26/2004 04:28 AM Ok, I lied. A few hours ago I wrote in the comments that I wasn't going to write any more about the OQO device until an actual product was shipping. However, seeing BusinessWeek's insane gushing over the company, it seemed reasonable to chime in. Remember, the OQO is up there on the list of vaporware products. The idea was to build a fully functional computer inside a portable box that was only a little bigger than a typical PDA. It was first announced more than two years ago, with specs and features it doesn't seem to have these days. They promised it would be under $1,000 and would come with various "docking stations" like a laptop docking station that you could pop it into to turn the OQO into an immediate laptop, if that was needed. Now, they're saying it'll be $2,000 and there's no talk of the docking stations. Of course, while OQO has been able to get all the hype, many other companies have been working on very similar devices, including Tiqit, IBM spin-off Antelope, and Paul Allen's Flipstart. The one thing all of these systems have in common is you still can't buy one. All of them have been working at offering such a device for years, and every few months there's another flurry of news stories about them as if it's some big new idea. Sure, they all of have funky prototypes (I even got to play around with the Tiqit device two years ago) that are very cool, and which I'm sure people would find quite useful - but until we can go out, plunk down our money, and get one of these tiny computers, can the press please lay off on the mushy stories about how wonderful they are? On Advertising: Less hype for 3G serviceOn Advertising: Less hype for 3G service 05/24/2004 02:04 PM IHT May 24 2004 4:19PM GMT Bluetooth now lives up to hypeBluetooth now lives up to hype 09/10/2004 08:09 PM IHT Sep 10 2004 10:12PM GMT Skype merits hype; now it's available
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