Tag: digg

  • Do startups use Open Source?

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    Tom Raftery
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    I was very much of the impression that startups these days, because they want to keep spending to a minimum, would be more likely to use Open Source tools to develop their applications. The likes of MySQL instead of Microsoft SQL Server, for instance. This view was re-inforced by an interview I did with Salim…

  • Hold music interviewed and podcast!

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    Tom Raftery
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    I had a podcast interview lined up for today with David Hayden of Jeteye. He didn’t show, so I spent 17 minutes listening to the hold music on the conference call. I had taken time to prepare for the interview and made room in my schedule today when he postponed last week hours before the…

  • Digg must be feeling very flattered!

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    Tom Raftery
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    They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery – if that is true then Digg must be feeling very flattered right about now! AOL’s Netscape site is being converted from a portal into a Digg clone! You can see it for yourself at beta.netscape.com for now. It will convert to the main Netscape site…