The New Streak, a blog by Moxley Carmichael

How will Facebook messaging affect you?



Tuesday Nov 16, 2010
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So you’ve heard the buzz about the new Facebook messaging, but you’re not sure what it means to you?  While details are scarce, Facebook is offering to broker all your messages — e-mail, chat and texts (sms) — in one place creating the first unified messaging inbox.  Read the rest of this entry »


RockMelt - Weird name, fun browser

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Monday Nov 15, 2010

rockmelt_screen300RockMelt is the name of a brand new web browser in beta that hit the scene late last week. Let me start by saying if you don’t have a Facebook account, or you do but it’s dusty from neglect, RockMelt is NOT for you. RockMelt makes Facebook the center of its universe. The more you’re into Facebook, the more you’ll like this new upstart browser. It will also do Twitter, but that’s not as reliable as the Facebook piece as you’ll see.

My overall opinion is it’s not ready to unseat Firefox or Chrome, but it’s a strong competitor if the majority of your time is spent on Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »


I Vote Facebook

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Thursday Nov 4, 2010

entrepreneurial-imperative-2010Last week, I participated on a panel at the Entrepreneurial Imperative 2010, a conference here in Knoxville, TN, focused on entrepreneurship in Tennessee.  The panel was titled “Social Networking - Untangling the Web of Cutting Edge Technology.”   Read the rest of this entry »


The New Streak: A blog by Moxley Carmichael