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Was Digg Right To Ban Diggboss For His Helpful Script?September 19

As a member of Digg since from mid 2006, but relatively inactive until 2007, Diggboss has been a great and valuable member of Digg for years. Today I was shocked to see that Digg has banned Diggboss from using the site. Diggboss diggs more than his fair share of articles on the site and contributes top quality links in return. So what’s the big deal and why was he banned?

        

About The Script

Diggboss was banned for developing a script that checks to see if your friends have dugg the articles that you “shout” or submit to the service. The purpose of the script is to keep from spamming your friends that have dugg your submissions and provide a friendly reminder to those that haven’t. It uses the Digg API and provides in option in your shoutbox to only shout a particular article to those who haven’t dugg it. In a letter to the Digg support team Diggboss notes the following possible misconceptions about his script:

• My script did not digg automatically or add digg buttons.

Where Google Chrome Failed To Succeed: The Integration Of Google ServicesSeptember 3

Today, Techmeme was probably the last site you wanted to visit if you weren’t interested in the latest Google news. The popular news meme was full of links about Google’s latest entrance in to the browser wars with Chrome. You can read plenty of information about Google Chrome on ReadWriteWeb and in the ReadWriteWeb FriendFeed room.

    

Failure to Integrate Services

I’m not here to give you a rundo

Meebo: What Every Virtual Classroom NeedsSeptember 3

For the past month I’ve been taking online classes through the University of Phoenix. So far, everything is great and I’ve just completed my first class with an A. During the tenure of my online class there was a group project that needed to be completed within 5 weeks. The project was due the last week of class and there were 5 of us working on a paper and PowerPoint presentation. Unfortunately, the tools that were provided to us in order to effectively communicate with one another just didn’t cut it. Thankfully, Meebo was readily available to fill the void.

    

Why Messageboards Don’t Always Work

During the course of the four weeks, we used the school’s messageboard to keep in contact and figure out how we were all going to do our parts for the project. Have you ever had to communicate and research with 5 people on one thread? If you have, you’re aware that this can become confusing very quickly. If you haven’t, imagine if

Have You Lost Your Job Because Of Technology?August 26

Last week I had a conversation with a neighbor about technology. The conversation stemmed from her question about I do for work. It’s pretty hard to explain blogging to some folks but I just told her that I review a lot of web services and analyze web news, which pretty much sums up my online life in the simplest terms. She then started a conversation about how Bell South, which she called Southern Bell, laid off a ton of folks back in her day. The reason was due to the switch from immediate customer service to the automated messaging systems we now hear when calling customer service numbers. This prompted me to ask if she felt that due to the loss of jobs because of technology, people were resistant to adapting to it. Her response: “Hell yes!”

    

Question: Technology Replacing Humans

There’s no doubt that technology has been replacing the need for humans for centuries now. The prime example is factory workers. Factories are now being run entirely by machines and technology and plenty of factory workers have had to settle for entirely different jobs for lower pay or worse. With the future of technology in question, it seems this trend will only continue as the future wears on. So where does this leave the rest of us?

    

Question: Early Adopters and Technology

Another question that popped into my head was where does this leave the rest of us, more specifically early adopters. We’re keen on promoting tools

Be Careful What You Buy In The App StoreAugust 12

Boing Boing has recently written up an article about a very serious concern for people who buy apps from the iTunes App Store. Apple does not refund the money on apps that they pull from the store. According to the post, one customer tried to receive a refund from Apple for pulling the NetShare Tethering app. Apple issued the following statement:

All iTunes purchases are final, and I am unable to refund you for the app.

You will need to contact NetShare directly, as this is there [sic] product and we can do nothing with it.

And you call Microsoft greedy….

Way to go Apple on great customer service and support. Take 30% of the lump-sum and leave the developer to cover your ass. This is one reason why I refuse to truly support Apple. Outside of the iPhone, I don’t own a single Apple product and never have. I’d hate to have to deal with their customer service and that is the sole reason why I don’t buy more of their stuff. I’ll take Microsoft over this crap any day.