georbe updated 15 products

georbe — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:17:12 -0500

1. updated StumbleUpon - November 8, 2010 at 5:17 pm

agreed: "SU + laptop + college + WiFi = not paying attention in class"
agreed: "addictive"
agreed: "Good research tool"
agreed: "Permits filter selections by categories to explore specific interests."
agreed: "Lots of great content that isn't always from the last 24hrs"
agreed: "Addictive way to browse the net"

2. updated OpenDNS - November 8, 2010 at 5:15 pm

disagreed: "Content blocking uses a third-party to categorize sites with no ability to correct mis-labeled sites."
agreed: "Can use it to block web tracker sites."
agreed: "Can use it to block advertisement sites"
agreed: "Can create single word shortcuts to web pages (ex: typing mail in the address bar would take you to your web mail site of your choice)"
agreed: "Can use it to block adult content sites"
agreed: "Fast servers"
agreed: "All OpenDNS features are free"

3. updated digg - November 8, 2010 at 5:15 pm

4. updated reddit - November 8, 2010 at 5:15 pm

tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
disagreed: "Sometimes memes and other in-jokes get in the way of intelligent discourse."
disagreed: "A lot of content is reposted ad nauseum."
agreed: "Clean, fast-loading interface"
agreed: "Is not Digg"
agreed: "Simple and effective upvoting/downvoting and karma system."
agreed: "Quickly shows most popular links of the day"

5. updated Yahoo Mail - November 8, 2010 at 5:14 pm

6. updated Chatroulette - November 8, 2010 at 5:14 pm

agreed: "lots of inappropriate users making it generally awkward to use"
agreed: "essentially nobody worth talking to on the service"
agreed: "full of idiots - not the place to go if you want a genuine conversation or people connection on any level"
agreed: "gets old"
agreed: "generally full of boring topless men"
agreed: "makes it ridiculously easy to find people to talk to"
agreed: "allows users to report misuse - eventually leading to banning"
agreed: "free to use"
agreed: "great fun in groups, especially if you come up with a creative way to entertain others"

7. updated ProductWiki.com - November 8, 2010 at 5:11 pm

8. updated YouTube - November 8, 2010 at 5:11 pm

9. updated Facebook - November 8, 2010 at 5:10 pm

agreed: "severe random lags with many functions"
agreed: "makes it easy to get into trouble with family, friends, employers, etc..."
agreed: "Poor site navigation"
agreed: "Too many bullsh!t apps"
agreed: "Time sink"
agreed: "Too many new features to add to your profile"
agreed: "free"
disagreed: "Clean user interface"
agreed: "Chat with online friends"
agreed: "Huge network of people to connect with"

10. updated Wikipedia - November 8, 2010 at 5:09 pm

disagreed: "not easily edited(you can edit but in about 2 secs its back to normal{it only edits once it has been verified})"
agreed: "Provides good general overviews of many topics (uncontroversial ones)"
agreed: "Makes the world a better place"
agreed: "Best resource of info on the Internet"
agreed: "Easily Edited"
agreed: "Updated every second of the day"
agreed: "Open-content, open-source"
agreed: "Supported by a huge, passionate community of Wikipedians"

11. updated Google - November 8, 2010 at 5:09 pm

disagreed: "Supports illegal sponsored advertising such as child pornography"
disagreed: "Googol is spelled wrong"
agreed: "Ubiquitous search creates a market for SEO which in turn leads to link spam, fake blogs, and other annoying behavior"
agreed: "Could be more open about how they work - too much of a black box "
agreed: "If Google goes evil, we're all screwed"
agreed: "It can find"
agreed: "Non-intrusive ads."
agreed: "Continually coming out with free web apps and services"
agreed: "Not evil, in general"
agreed: "Excellent search. Fast, clean, simple"
agreed: "Free, as in free beer. Or free cake"

12. updated GMail - November 8, 2010 at 5:07 pm

13. updated Vim - November 8, 2010 at 5:05 pm

14. updated TeamViewer - November 8, 2010 at 5:05 pm

15. updated CorelDRAW - November 8, 2010 at 5:04 pm

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