Did you notice anything strange about Google Buzz or was it just me? No, I’m not talking about the questionable privacy issue, that’s been resolved…and rather quickly I might add (Yah, I’m a Google fanboy).
Google Buzz has no advertisements.
So did Google miss an opportunity to place more ads? Are they waiting for something? In case you’re wondering, Google generates nearly all of it’s revenue from advertisements, yet Google Buzz doesn’t have advertisements. I suppose it isn’t so strange…Calendar and Docs are missing advertisements as well. Anyone have any ideas on …

All the buzz about Google Buzz got my mind buzzing… Who’s to say that someone doesn’t register The_Real_Shawn_Cheatham@gmail or some such nonsense. Here’s how I got a nifty ‘verified’ flag on my profile. Click my profile image below see my Google Profile.

Head over to www.Knol.Google.com
Sign-in with your Gmail username/password
Go to Preferences in the top-right corner
Select the Name Verification tab to verify your account

After a few failed attempts at verifying via credit card I resorted to using my social security number. You can check out the Name Verification FAQ here.

Couldn’t resist keeping this one around for a bit…
RT @Scobleizer: Oh, we finally found a GREAT use for Google Wave! Holy shitake! RT: @Orli: Awesome video!! http://bit.ly/4vfQAR #googlewave

Protecting your privacy is no laughing matter and I’m all for you taking every precaution necessary to ensure you’re ’safe’. But lets be honest, there are somethings that are just worth poking a little fun at. Honestly speaking, I feel pretty good about Google’s approach to privacy to the extent that my business runs on it and provides services related to it. Here’s a humorous poke at how to protect your privacy…

Is social media a revolution? Can we compare it to the Industrial Revolution? Is that comparison a little far fetched?

If you’re one of the lucky few that have a Google Voice account, you might want to check out Chad Smith’s Google Voice Add-on for Firefox. The add-on gives you the ability to dial an outgoing number directly from a web page and then connects to whatever phone you specified in your Google Voice settings. Despite being in beta, I’ve been using it for a month or two with no major complaints. After installing and configuring the add-on, just go to a web page that has telephone number listed in …

If you’re looking for a professional photographer or you’re a PRO, take a look at what Eric O’Conner is up to over at mylife-pages.com. Eric has created a fantatstic tool for professional photographers that provides the ability to create custom websites for their clients. The beauty is in the applications effortless approach in creating an event specific site. In a matter of a few minutes you can have a site up and running with professional pictures. Another interesting feature is that the client has full editorial control over the content!
Here’s …

I just signed up for a Scrum Product Owner certification course with GoodAgile’s Peter Deemer. Over the past year or two I’ve become increasinly interested in Agile Software Development and specifically the Scrum framework. Originally, I had planned to take the ScrumMaster route but after a bit of reflection I think the PO course will provide a bit more relevant information.

…”stop being cryptic and just tell me what you’re up to!”