http://www.chezpete.com/techblog The Tech World from an Engineer's Perspective Thu, 16 Aug 2007 02:52:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kara Swisher, of All Things Digital, writes about how there's been a management shuffle at Facebook. Whether it was really a demotion or just a shuffling, who knows? Media types love to exaggerate something to eke out a story out of nothing. The most entertaining part of the story is the ... http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/08/15/management-shuffle-at-facebook/ Proof that things are hot in Silicon Valley: On my drive down the 101 to work today, I saw 3 Lotus Elises (1 red, 1 black and 1 blue) and a Shelby was parked in my company lot (previously unseen). http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/08/09/silicon-valley-is-hot/ Tech blogger Jason Calacanis recently wrote a blog post declaring Facebook Bankruptcy. Unfortunately, he's turned comments off. The crux of his argument seems to be this: You spend so much time checking off what you'll do that you never do anything. The graphic he displays shows him being overwhelmed with application invites. In support ... http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/07/29/facebook-calacanis-smokes-crack-scoble-gets-it/ Ballmer: We are 'hell-bent' on succeeding in ads Hmm. Microsoft seems a little slow on the uptake. "We are hell-bent and determined to allocate the talent, the resources, the money, the innovation to absolutely become a powerhouse in the ad business," Ballmer said.' Oo-kay. About 6 years late, aren't we? Did the light ... http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/07/26/microsoft-hell-bent-on-becoming-powerhouse-in-ad-business-yawn/ I went straight from ValleyWag's What's Jason Goldberg Hiding? and Cheezhead's Jobster's Mysterious Video Deletion to Jobster's Launch of All New Facebook App in 10 seconds flat. Owen, Joel: Looks like Goldberg got you. I have to say that I'm impressed. http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/07/20/jobster-coincidence-or-marketing-judo/ It seems that the tech blogs have a been following a current theme the past couple days around Facebook being the next _____. Dave calls Facebook the Next Visual Basic. Similarly, Arrington calls Facebook the Next Microsoft. Lastly, Kottke calls Facebook the Next AOL . With Facebook's recent purchase of WebOS Parakey, it's hard ... http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/07/20/facebook-is-the-next-______/ I've been consuming so much media around Tech lately that I've decided to start my own tech blog. There are just too many thoughts and opinions sitting in my head that I figured I'd make a Go of it and jot them down here. Cheers! http://www.chezpete.com/techblog/2007/07/19/hello-world/