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  • Jaiku is back up and running and I have unlimited invites

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteJaiku is up and running once more, from the google servers and it’s faster. It’s also lost no features. In fact it’s gained one thing which will make some you happy. All those who already have unlimited invites so if you’re interested in trying Jaiku from it’s servers, send me a…

  • Jaiku development

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFinally a little news.

  • Jaiku is moving to the Google App engine

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteJaiku is about as old as twitter but rather than expand and get two million users it was bought by google some months ago. This weekend the service has been unavailable and the reason for this is that they’re moving from the old finnish server to the google App engine. Pat…

  • Friendfeed and Jaiku

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s so much hype about friendfeed because of it’s features but that’s something jaiku has been doing for months and months now. It’s a shame that silicon valley doesn’t look beyond their borders. Shame the hype is almost always around that part of the world. The more I use jaiku the…

  • On moving from the Social media capital of Europe to Geneva

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a student it was not unusual for me to spend no more than six hours a day at home. The rest of the time I was out socialising, whether helping post grads with their work or with those from my studies. As a result of this I started to pay attention…

  • A typical Jaiku thread

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor any of those that have never used Jaiku before here is a typical conversation from the users. They’re all interested in mobile phones and what they can do. It’s a nice change from twitter’s web 2.0 and social media slant.

  • Mobile web apps and data transfer; Jaiku and twitter

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSo I disagree that The Mobile Web is dead. For many of us it is just coming alive. Given the speed at which these devices are evolving and price dropping, I don’t think it’s worth people’s time to build sofware that optimizes the experience. Rather, they should use their expertise to…