http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/open-source-micro-blogging-the-key-to-avoiding-another-twitpocalypse.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:04:02 +0000 The attack on Twitter last week wreaked so much havoc on the micro-blogging site that the outage is now referred to as a Twitpocalypse. Even the smiling whale page announcing “Twitter is over capacity” wasn’t visible because log-in was impossible for two hours. The DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks knocked the micro-blogging service offline on Thursday and reduced service levels for a much longer period. The twitter meltdown raised questions concerning security in the digital age and how it’s a bad idea to rely on a closed, singular service provider – imagine only having one email service! Proponents ofRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/google-trims-down.html Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:29:54 +0000 For many, Google epitomizes the successful modern company, but like nearly every sector in the economy, they are being forced to slim down under the rippling effects of the recession.  The first step was to reduce the recruiting organization by 100 positions and slowly ratchet down new hires.  The next step was to close down products that didn’t make economic sense for Google to hold onto. The microblogging service Jaiku, which Google acquired for a reported $12 million, will be shutting down along with Dodgeball, the mobile social networking site.  Google Catalog Search, another service on the chopping block, willRead more...]]>