Monthly Archives: October 2008

Are You Subscribed to My Link Blog?

Posted on October 20, 2008 by jessestay

Some of my best comments are made via my Google Reader Link blog. I often avoid writing about already-written stories because there are so many better ways to do it. I often comment on FriendFeed, and where I have an … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, FriendFeed, Google, google reader, link blog, Stay N' Alive | 4 Comments

Be Careful What You Post on Facebook. It Could Get You Killed!

Posted on October 18, 2008 by jessestay

In an amazing act of rage, a South London man appears to have killed his wife over a simple statement she made on Facebook about her and her husband splitting up. According to the BBC, Emma Forrester, mother of two, … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, killing, privacy, rage | 2 Comments

Stay N’ Alive – The Cure for the Common… Heart Attack?

Posted on October 18, 2008 by jessestay

According to a study by the University of Illinois medical school published on CNN.com, this very blog could be the cure to anyone suffering a heart attack. Okay, maybe not this blog, but the song that inspired the blog, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, cpr, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, john travolta, n-trance, Saturday Night Fever, Stay N' Alive, stayin alive | 3 Comments

Web 2.0 – A Strange New World

Posted on October 17, 2008 by jessestay

Luke Stay is my younger brother, and fellow geek like myself. I like his writing style so I asked him to start guest-blogging on Stay N’ Alive. You can follow Luke on his blog at http://lukestay.com, or on Twitter at … Continue reading →

Posted in FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, luke stay, microblogging, OSS, Social Media, star wars, Twitter, web 2.0 | Leave a comment

Facebook Reaches Landmark Milestone With 10 Billionth Photo

Posted on October 14, 2008 by jessestay

Facebook has long been known to be the largest photo repository in the world. Today on the Facebook Engineering blog it was reported that Facebook today hit the milestone of 10 billion photos across the entire site. The 10 billion … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, facebook photos, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, photos, Social Media | Leave a comment

Facebook is Not the Top Social Network in America, Yet

Posted on October 13, 2008 by jessestay

Just yesterday, MySpace announced the release of their myAds Beta self-serve Ads platform. As part of it, similar to Facebook’s self-serve Ads platform, they released an automatic statistics engine, now available to any user that goes through the motions of … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, demographics, Facebook, facebook ads, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, myads, MySpace, Social Media, statistics | 2 Comments

Could Pandora be Leaking User E-mail Addresses to 3rd Parties?

Posted on October 12, 2008 by jessestay

UPDATE: See the comments below. Pandora’s CTO responded with the following explanation – while I haven’t shared much, I can see it being a spyware issue of someone I’ve shared having spyware on their computer – he has a good … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, mondissimo, news21.tv, Security, Social Media, spam, Technology | 16 Comments

i.TV Hits #1 in 72 Hours

Posted on October 10, 2008 by jessestay

I’m trying to post a few more inspiring posts with the state of the economy and the sad state of the elections currently. I really believe much of the state of the stock market is being caused by negative reactions … Continue reading →

Posted in i.tv, iphone | 5 Comments

Forget the Economy – The Burns Family Needs Your Help!

Posted on October 10, 2008 by jessestay

The economy’s in bad shape right now. Let’s put it a little in perspective – it could be a lot worse, and that’s the situation the Burns family is in right now. I was just contacted by my former colleague, … Continue reading →

Posted in adria burns, burns family, Changing the World, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, leukemia, phil burns, serenity burns, teran burns | 3 Comments

This Utah Texan’s Voting for Obama

Posted on October 10, 2008 by jessestay

I rarely pipe in with Political rants here because well, it’s a tech blog. However, with the change in the economy and lead-in to an election, politics seems to be the only thing people talk about these days. I’m going … Continue reading →

Posted in change, Changing the World, democrat, election 2008, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, independant, mccain, obama, Politics, republican | 9 Comments