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Saturday, 10. December 2005, 15:45:48
About blog
My name is Lawrence Eng, and I work for Opera Software. This is one of my two blogs.
Opera Otaku is devoted specifically to Opera-related topics.
lainspotting is my general blog (devoted to
otaku studies, science, technology, and (sub)culture). Every once in awhile, however, there will be some crossover posts.
I can also be found on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/lawmune
If you found this blog while searching for my otaku studies research, please proceed to the following webpage:
Lawrence Eng's Anime Fandom Research. My primary website is
Lawmune's Netspace.
Thanks for reading; I hope you find something interesting here.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this blog are my own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Opera Software or anyone else.
Monday, 8. February 2010, 18:25:59
social networking, Opera Unite, friend recommendations
I just wanted to point Opera Otaku readers to a recent entry I posted on my other blog, lainspotting:
The diminishing value of friend recommendations online
With an overabundance of people who believe (and are being led to believe by social media marketers) that their personal opinions matter greatly to everyone around them, it's no surprise that the signal-to-noise ratio surrounding personal recommendations has gotten lower...
read more
When I think about
Opera Unite, I
envision much more intimate and trustworthy connections, as opposed to the large and often impersonal friend lists found on social networking sites. The latter has its place, but I prefer the former for product recommendations.
Thursday, 15. October 2009, 15:46:56
Opera, widgets, web applications, labs
Here's an article I wrote to introduce our latest Labs release:
"Powered by Opera Widgets, Web applications take center stage"
http://labs.opera.com/news/2009/10/15/
Excerpt:
When asked what we do, our CEO Jon S. von Tetzchner frequently replies that we are a browser company first and foremost. Putting our browser in all kinds of devices is our passion; through our products, millions of people around the world have full access to the Web. But the browser is more than just a window to the Web, and the Web itself is more than just content to be read, viewed, or heard.
We believe that the Web is the next great application platform. This trend has been long in the making...
Read more
Monday, 31. August 2009, 18:42:17
Opera Unite, forum, feedback
An excerpt from a forum thread I just started:
Since we launched Opera Unite, I've published two articles ( http://labs.opera.com/news/2009/06/16/ and http://my.opera.com/unite/blog/2009/08/19/getting-behind-the-vision-further-opera-unite-concepts ) looking at the future of the technology, but I'm starting this thread to discuss a slightly different topic, which is:
How are you using Opera Unite right now?
Please visit the thread to
read more and leave your feedback.
Wednesday, 19. August 2009, 17:56:50
concepts, Opera Unite, vision
Here's an excerpt:
On June 16th, we unveiled Opera Unite, and the response was tremendous. So many people around the world were excited to learn what Opera Unite is all about and how the technology is poised to change how we interact with our data and each other online. That last point is worth re-emphasizing. Opera Unite, as many of you figured out, isn't just a tool for sharing data between computers; it is a platform that enables rich, real-time, and direct communication between people.
The full article can be found here:
Getting behind the vision - further Opera Unite concepts
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