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Next year: Google Docs takes on Office

Christiaan Hendriksen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:58:26 +0000

Dave Girouard, president of Google’s enterprise division, says that next year businesses will have the choice to “get rid” of Microsoft Office.

He said in an interview that he believes that Docs is currently not as mature as Google Mail or Calendar, making it currently unsuitable as a replacement to Microsoft Office. He this will change though about a year, when docs will be ready to take on the competition. Read more at ZDnet

[ZDNET]

Vimeo Meet-ups

Christiaan Hendriksen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:51:38 +0000

Vimeo have just announced a new series of Meet-ups at Brooklyn Bowl. These Meet-ups will be held four times a year and will give Vimeo members to “get together, chill, bowl and watch awesome Vimeo videos projected on Brooklyn Bowl’s state-of-the-art HD projection screens.” The first Meet-up will be on the 12th of December. Click here to read more.

[Vimeo Blog]

Happy Birthday Firefox

Christiaan Hendriksen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:09 +0000

Five years ago, Mozilla launched Firefox 1.0. 4 days after its release they reached 1 million downloads.

Today Firefox 3.5 has 330 million users (almost 1/4 of Internet users) and i’m one of them!

So why not head over to the mozilla website to join in the celebrations? Happy Birthday Firefox!

Vimeo invited to speak at FOWD

Christiaan Hendriksen — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:54:34 +0000

If you have visited the popular video hosting site, Vimeo, then you may have found staring in awe at the design…or that could just be me. Carsonified have recognized Vimeo’s flair in web design and have just asked them to speak at the Future of Web Design Conference in New York in November.

Vimeo say they will be “…dispelling the wisdom and secrets of how we design with ideas of cultivating community and the nuances involved.”

Carsonified is giving away a free ticket to this event, all you need to do is enter a video into their ‘Future of The Web’ Competition by 1PM GMT on Thursday (Nov 12th). Click Here for more details!

If you cant make it to the Future of Web Design then highlights will be shown on their Vimeo page.

[Vimeo Blog]

What info does Google store about you?

Christiaan Hendriksen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:27:25 +0000

Ever wondered how much Google actually knows about you? Well if you like to use all of Google’s web applications, then they probably know you quite well. Google have just released Google Dashboard. A page that displays all data associated with your account. Check out your Google Dashboard.

[Google Blog]

Gist deliver presentation at SIAA

Christiaan Hendriksen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:32:18 +0000

The CEO of Gist has recently given a speech at the SIAA On-Demand Conferance in San Jose explaining the importance of relationships on the web. The Gist team has kindly recorded and uploaded the presentation for all to see:

[Gist Blog]

Tumblr showcases incredibly talented filmmakers

Christiaan Hendriksen — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:38:05 +0000

A number of talented filmmakers on Tumblr have just been showcased by the Tumblr team. Be sure to take a break and check out the awesome short films produced by these guys!

[Tumblr Blog]