Category Archives: Web 2.0

Pics of the #birthday cake received from #Microsoft as #Hotmail celebrates 15 years

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Abdelkrim

In 2007 [1] I was writing that my Hotmail account had 10 years and that too few ‘advertising’ was made around this anniversary. Before this summer, Microsoft had organised a quite easy contest asking to Hotmail’ users to share the … Continue reading →

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Why is Apple the king of the mobile app despite his lower device’ market share? #appstore #android #windowsphone #blackberry #ovi

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Abdelkrim

Apparently all app stores give 70% of the revenues generated by the paid apps to third parties. I presume we see here a clear oligopole where none of the companies want to release more revenues to the people bringing to … Continue reading →

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One single reason why you shouldn’t buy a #fake #iPhone in #Saigon (#Vietnam) or #Shenzhen (#China)

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Abdelkrim

Someone I know asked me to check the “Phone 4″ he bought in Saigon, a fake iPhone 4 he bought in a market. the smartphone was not working since he brought it at home. I accepted to check the phone … Continue reading →

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Setup project on #google app engine running #Mercurial #Eclipse #Python #app_engine

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Abdelkrim

Starting a new project using Python on the Google App Engine, I decided to keep in mind the steps put in place in order to make this project running. Due to this, I have created a list of resources that … Continue reading →

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#LinkedIn People you may know: Wizard of In, J.R.R. Tolkien or Sherlock Holmes

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Abdelkrim
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