tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150789582007-06-25T22:37:14.317-06:00Bill PetroBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078958.post-10059061344167755322007-03-12T18:31:00.000-06:002007-03-12T18:41:42.262-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://billpetro.com/techtrends/uploaded_images/zooomr_fresh_logo_on000_280-721858.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://billpetro.com/techtrends/uploaded_images/zooomr_fresh_logo_on000_280-719674.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Here's an interesting new social networking photo sharing site you might want to check out. It's called <a href="http://beta.zooomr.com/home">Zooomr</a>. My friend <a href="http://www.brianberliner.com/">Brian Berliner</a> points out that Zooomr is offering 12 months of FREE Zooomr Pro account access to Bloggers. This FREE upgrade includes 4GB of photo uploads each month.<br /><br />What does it look like? For example, if you click on the photo here, it will take you to my account on the site:<br /><br /><br /><div style="width: 165px; text-align: right;"><a href="http://beta.zooomr.com/photos/36835@Z01/806590/" title="Zooomr Photo Sharing :: Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/806590_79dedd27af_m.jpg" alt="Bill31" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" border="0" height="240" width="165" /></a></div><br />How would you get this free upgrade? Simply follow these <a href="http://blog.zooomr.com/2006/07/20/more-love-for-bloggers-25gb-free-pro-accounts/">instructions</a>. Zooomr currently supports both <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenID">OpenID</a> authentication and the Flickr API for uploading photographs to their site.<br /><br />Check it out.<br /><br />Bill Petro<br />www.billpetro.comBill Petrotag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078958.post-1123226438093000762006-02-14T01:17:00.000-07:002006-02-20T17:02:00.330-07:00WELCOME!<br /><br />The purpose of this weblog is to provide observation, insight, and analysis of new trends in technology to people who can benefit from it.<br /><br />The audience is intended to be those who are technically <em>literate</em>, without having to be on the bleeding edge of the <em>digerati</em>. The approach will be introductory, rather than how-to, showcasing some of the latest emerging technologies.<br /><br />Out primary focus will be on <em>information. </em>So much of our modern lives and business dealings involve the quick, efficient, and effective use of information. And with the amount of digital information growing exponentially, today's challenges around <em>information </em>include:<br /><ul><li>Where to find the right information?</li><li>How to make sense of it?</li><li>How to store and manage it?</li><li>How to communicate it to the right people?</li></ul><p>Our approach will include <em>observation</em> about the trends, some <em>analysis</em> of its velocity and likelyhood of mass acceptance, and finally some potential practical business <em>application</em> of the technology.</p><p>Some of the topics I'll cover in this blog will include:</p><ul><li><strong>Blogs</strong> (web logs): <em>what are they and is it catching?</em></li><li><strong>RSS</strong> (Really Simple Syndication): j<em>ust another TLA or the start of something big?</em></li><li><strong>Virtualization:</strong><em> why is this one of the biggest trends in computing?</em></li><li><strong>Social Networking</strong>: <em>How are people using sites like </em><a href="http://www.linkedin.com"><em>LinkedIn </em></a><em>and </em><a href="http://www.facebook.com"><em>Facebook</em></a><em>?</em></li><li><strong>Podcasting</strong>:<em> you don't have to be a DJ, but you can play one on the Internet.</em></li><li><strong>Wiki and Wikipedia</strong>:<em> collaborative content and the free encyclopedia.</em></li><li><strong>Answers.com</strong>:<em> ask Mr. Dictionary/Thesaurus/Encyclopedia/Web.</em></li><li><strong>Smart Phones</strong>: <em>cell phones meet PDAs</em></li><li><strong>PDAs</strong> (Personal Digital Assistants): Palm and PocketPC</li><li><strong>Search Wars</strong>:<em> you've made it through the Browser Wars, now what?</em></li><li><strong>Mapping</strong>:<em> how does Internet mapping suggests location based services?</em></li><li><strong>Malware</strong>:<em> Spam, virus, adware... oh my!</em></li><li><strong>IM </strong>(Instant Messaging): <em>the new e-mail?</em></li><li><strong>SMS </strong>(Short Messaging System): <em>the new IM?</em></li></ul>Bill Petro