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Most risible web patent - May 27, 2008

Most risible web patent (well, until the next one of course). P.S. Ars Technica: Patent troll sending out invoices for image hyperlinks. Via Daniel.
http://padawan.info/2008/05/most-risible-web-patent.html

Google Street View in Paris may trigger lawsuits - May 12, 2008

Blurring people's faces may not be enough to alleviate lawsuits. Believe it or not, but the French droit l'image extends to buildings, so any owner of a building which facade may be recognized in a picture can sue.
http://padawan.info/2008/05/google-street-views-paris-legal-troubles.html

How committed is Facebook (and to whom) - May 8, 2008

Each time I've seen the Facebook honchos live on stage, they left me with a bitter taste, confirming that they can't be trusted with personal information. Now one may wonder how committed FB is towards third-party developers: Nobody knows how committed Facebook is to improving the platform or the role applications are meant to play in the overall Facebook ecosystem. Signals like the reduced level of direct participation in the developer community, increasingly restrictive developer policies,..
http://padawan.info/2008/05/how-committed-is-facebook.html

The day the music died - May 6, 2008

Actually, it is still technically in the future tense. The day the music dies will be August 31, 2008. ... So what happens on August 31, 2008 On that day, Microsoft will turn off the servers that they maintain for the sole purpose of validating that the songs that people have already "purchased" through MSN Music are still theirs to play. Those people (hereafter "the victims") will not notice the change right away. The victims will only notice it when they purchase a new computer, or when they.
http://padawan.info/2008/05/the-day-the-music-died.html

Social networking wars - May 6, 2008

Think social networking sites are fun and useful See what happens when things get a little out of control for one social networker who might just be over the whole social network thing. Let the social networking wars begin! Social Networking Wars by Super Josh.
http://padawan.info/2008/05/social-networking-wars.html

Atlassian User Group in Paris, June 19, 2008 - May 2, 2008

The first Atlassian User Group in Paris will be held on June 19, 2008 (afternoon, time TBD) in the Publicis building next to the Drugstore and the Arc de Triomphe. The user group is open to Atlassian customers, people interested in their software, and partners. I'm co-organizing this event with Atlassian and Publicis Consultants. Program details are still being worked out, but you'll hear about (at least) two Confluence wiki business cases: Publicis Consultants and SFR Service Client...
http://padawan.info/2008/05/atlassian-user-group-2008.html

Apple moving back to the ranks - May 1, 2008

A Fortune blog cited by MacWorld claims that Apple will authorize mobile network operators to subsidize the iPhone, and move away from their strategy of a launch with a unique, exclusive operator. IMHO (I told you so ;-), Apple is simply forced by its sales numbers to recognize that the GSM markets out there don't work at all like the American ones. GSM is, to be polite, poorly developed in the U.S. and there's is only one GSM operator in Canada (Rogers, who's at last got to terms with Apple...
http://padawan.info/2008/05/apple-moving-ba.html