History repeating itself: Facebook as AOL 2.0?

There’s been a lot of talk recently about how Facebook, MySpace and other social networks are basically the second coming of AOL.  The term “walled garden” pops up a lot, usually with a derogatory meaning.  With the sheer volume of buzz lately Facebook has been a popular subject.  A few days ago Steve Rubel linked [...]

Which will win: ODF or Open XML? Microsoft says both.

It looks like Microsoft is calling a truce in the battle of the next-generation document format wars between Open XML and Open Document Format (ODF).
Microsoft believes that users should be able to choose among formats and pick the one that best meets their needs. We also believe in encouraging the continued evolution of computing and [...]

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