Given all the rumors about Google possibly talking to Twitter about search, or the Mountain View giant taking on the world of real-time, you would think that Twitter's dramatic growth and user adoption would see...

I am a strong believer in the power of linking between blogs, and I still go out of my way to link, especially to peers, to smaller blogs, and to developers of services I write about. At one time...

With every new site redesign comes angry users ready to criticize the change. People just don't like change. I saw this first when I redesigned the site, SteepAndCheap.com (where I went by the nick, "SAC Hacker" in the forums). We saw every possible...

<img src="http://www.louisgray.com/graphics/nerd_125.gif" hspace="5"  vspace="5" align="left" />The OAuth protocol, used on many popular Web sites and applications to pass your credentials between sites without requiring the entry of your user name...

<img src="http://www.louisgray.com/graphics/backtype_125.jpg" hspace="5"  vspace="5" align="left" />BackType, the most robust and feature-rich comments tracker on the Web, has expanded its services over the last few months to include a number of new...

<img src="http://www.louisgray.com/graphics/drobo_125.jpg" hspace="5"  vspace="5" align="left" />2008 and 2009 haven't been particularly kind for many companies. Amidst a cacophony of bailouts, bankruptcies, lowered valuations and layoffs, Data...

<img src="http://www.louisgray.com/graphics/my6sense_125.jpg" hspace="5"  vspace="5" align="left" />At the end of last week, my6sense, an iPhone application focused on digital intuition, helping you reduce information overload through focusing on...

<img src="http://www.louisgray.com/graphics/friendfeed_125.jpg" hspace="5"  vspace="5" align="left" />Since the site's acquisition by Facebook this summer, I have not talked much about my thoughts on the future of FriendFeed, aside from the initial...