TechnoMagicians Blog

I was wondering why there was a spike in hits to the KoSmo website on the 14th. Must have been due to this article.

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We all knew it was coming but here is the Google Blog Search officially in beta.

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I can't figure it out either and I'm not going to waste my time trying. Perhaps its the start of Internet Bubble 2.0. Thats about the only thing that makes sense. I better start loading up on dopey business idea stocks and get ready to dump them just before the bubble bursts: So I listened […]

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The Google Earth team are putting out some fantastic stuff for Katrina here.

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I guess Ted couldn't make Orb work either. He was shown the door because he couldn't make a ridiculous idea go anywhere. Or rather, perhaps its the ridiculous business model that was all ass-backwards. I don't blame him really unless of course he truely believed this was great stuff!! Om had this to say: Orb […]

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The end of one of the most innovative design and game making companies on the planet apparently laid everyone off on Friday. Its a shame but I'm still looking forward to Myst V that is yet to be released. Not to mention I haven't touched Myst IV yet. From Zoomba: Myst was THE example to […]

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Starting to see some real-time google maps creations popping up: Plotting Dublin's Aircouch coaches on Google Maps in real-time. Didn't seem to be working the last time I checked it out. Location of all running DARTS in Dublin plotted here in real-time. Of course there was my prototype just for proof of concept well before […]

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Excellent observations by Om about Google posted today: Over the years, I’ve noticed that Google’s success has largely been based on their ability to be highly counterintuitive. For instance, they started a search engine when everyone thought that game was over. They started to place ads in search results when everyone thought it was highly […]

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A bit of news with a recent Times mention of MaxDelivery: Even in the reckless days of dot-com overindulgence, Kozmo.com, the Internet-to-door delivery service, seemed excessive. The celebrated dot-com promised to deliver groceries, movies, take-out, or anything else within an hour after you pressed “Enter” on your computer. Not surprisingly, Kozmo imploded four years ago, […]

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KoZmo (not this KoSmo) made the 3rd spot on CNet's top 10 dot-com flops: The shining example of a good idea gone bad, online store and delivery service Kozmo.com made it on our list of the top 10 tech we miss. For urbanites, Kozmo.com was cool and convenient. You could order a wide variety of products, […]

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