Have you ever looked up yourself on the internet?

i did this once several years ago and didn't get much. i was browsing the net tonight and thought, "what the hell, lets look up myself on the internet". the results were a bit more pleasant this time.

with google, using my real name "kevinon" as the keyword, i found my twitter and blogspot at the top 5.

with google, using my online nickname "lazymardafcuka" as the keyword, i found my vox blog (no longer in use), my AND account (yeah!) and youtube channel at the top of the list.

with yahoo, using my online nickname "lazymardafcuka" as the keyword, i found my youtube channel, AND account and forum posts at the top of the list.

however, it was very disappointing to see that my blogspot had a technorati authority ranking of 1, which basically means no one reads my blog.

A Potential iPhone Killer?

the 3G service providers in HK are all trying to out-do hutchison's iphone offering with devices from other vendors and a cheaper tariff plan. although no device or mobile gadget can live up to apple's cool and trendy lifestyle reputation, hutchison's tariff for one is a setback for many consumers, including myself. so i've decided to revisit my mobile purchasing plan.

after several weeks of reading consumer IT magazines, browsing on the internet and getting insider info, i've decided to go with my second option, the moto ming 2. adding a data plan onto my existing one would probably be a lot wiser, given that i do not have to be tied down for two years and pay a premium for the device.

so feast your eyes on what could become a potential iphone killer... although i am uncertain at the specs and exact retail price, my prediction of the moto ming 2 (features: 3G, GPS, applications add-ons, etc.) would range from HK$3800-4000. lets see whether my prediction is correct come august.

Web 3.0

there is considerable debate as to what the term web 3.0 means, and what a suitable definition might be. some say that web x.0 is a marketing term, others use it to define each phase of the www evolution.

here's what i think will define web 3.0:
1) mobility - web 2.0 and beyond on mobile devices with internet connectivity
2) integration - compatibility between different applications and devices
3) personalization - ability to customize applications, interface and tools
4) open technology - users will develop applications and software, less of enterprises
5) 3d - the web experience will start to move into the 3d space

and of course, UGC will continue to override all other content.

HK$2,188 for residential broadband!!!

PCCW launches 1000M broadband services in Hong Kong
26 Nov 2007

More than two years after its rival HKBN's rollout of 1000Mbps residentialbroadband service, PCCW announced Thursday the launch of its 1000M package that includes NETVIGATOR Fiber Direct 1000M optical fiber connectivity andwireless broadband services in Hong Kong.

HKBN introduced its fiber-to-the-home,symmetric 1000 Mbps service to the local residential market in 2005. PCCW said in a statement that it's now able to provide 1000M+ optical fiberconnectivity to two-thirds of Hong Kong’s households.

The newly launched 100M and 1000M services cost HK$588 and HK$2,188 respectively per month to use.

lazy: i don't know about you, but i wouldn't pay over 2k for my home internet...

A place for free speech or is it?

(source: internet)

some interesting cases on web censorship:

- a senior malaysian minister vowed to apply law prescribing jail terms for web writers of comments said to disparage islam or the king. malaysian police grilled one online author over postings the ruling party described as an attack on the country's state religion and a bid to stir racial tension.

- kazakhstan seized all .kz internet domains and closed one deemed offensive and run by british satirist sacha baron cohen, who had made the acclaimed spoof film borat: cultural learnings of america for make benefit glorious nation of kazakhstan.

- at least 54 chinese internet users are presently imprisoned for signing petitions, calling for an end to corruption, spreading information about sars and planning to establish pro-democracy groups. these include shi tao, a chinese journalist who is serving a ten-year sentence after sending an email about the anniversary of the tiananmen square protests to a chinese editor in the US.

- iran became the first country to imprison a blogger: sina motallebi, sentenced to 23 days in solitary confinement. since then, 28 bloggers and online journalists have been jailed, including arash cigarchi, who was sentenced to 14 years. he initially faced the death penalty, but was eventually acquitted of "insulting the prophets".