Author: Aulia Masna

Former tech journo, used to write for Macworld, DailySocial, e27. Ex , ran a national startup initiative program in Indonesia. Very much into the news.

If Twitter is the backchannel of life, Path is the backchannel of Twitter

I’ve been so hooked on Path, it has managed to replace Twitter as my go to app every morning.

I love the private sharing feature it imposes on its members and I have no qualms rejecting sharing requests from people I know simply to limit my spread of updates. It’s not like I’ve left Twitter. My primary presence is still on Twitter but for a lot of personal updates, Path really is the place. Twitter is the public plaza where you seek out general news and other info.

Google+ would have been it though if the mobile app wasn’t so shit in the first place. Despite the focus on design Google has taken in recent months, its mobile app developers haven’t seem to be able to grasp how important a well-designed interface is when it comes to applications. The team has some serious issues to address.

Perhaps I’m part of an elite snob whose view on mobile apps have been so skewed by Apple’s near-meticulous designs, that I place a stronger emphasis on interface design in delivering functions, although Apple’s own apps are beginning to look ridiculous themselves lately.

Honestly there’s little to differentiate between Path and Facebook on mobile but Path isn’t full of people whose updates I don’t give a shit about. I mean yeah, I added those people on Facebook because I used to know them or I just met them but the kinds of things they share on Facebook are either duplicates of what they said on Twitter or that I’m so far removed from them these days that whatever they posted just fails to catch my interest anymore.

I set up this blog for Jakarta’s early Twitter adopters and as it turns out, Path is taking over the role what Twitter used to be back in the days of 2007-2008. 

Twitter is now like the mall and Path is that street corner cafe where you and your closest friends hang out. This is a funny analogy because back in 2008, Facebook was the mall and Twitter was the corner cafe. So what is Facebook now? I have no idea, I couldn’t care less and I only use it for messaging.

The other day I said that if Twitter is the backchannel of life, Path is the backchannel of Twitter.

I can’t believe this exists.

siliconvalleyryangosling:

Hey girl.  I know how much you hate vaporware so I’m not going to bother you until I have a functioning demo.  

gueamu:

Evian Star Wars Edition

This was Vodafone India’s attempt at getting non-corporate people to use BlackBerrys last year. No kidding. The guy in the middle reminds me of Balsillie

thisistheverge:

How to use Facebook Timeline | The Verge

Everything you need to know about how to set it up, tweak your privacy settings, and more

Source: theverge.com

I have in my possession a 16 GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1" 3G. Yes, a 3G model. It was given to me a short while ago but I didn’t realize what it was until I opened the package last night.

With a collection of gadgets already in my possession, I don’t feel the need to keep this one and I have no interest in keeping it anyway.

Now, for someone whose life relies on the ins and outs of technology, I still feel compelled to actually try it out and see what having an Android tablet is like.

The fact that it’s running Honeycomb 3.1 seems pretty cool, at least it’s relatively current, given that Android 4.0 isn’t going to be available for the non-Nexus phones for a while yet.

I’ve tinkered with it a little bit but if I can’t figure the whole thing out in 48 hours, I don’t think I’ll be able to figure it out in a week. Regardless, this thing is for sale. If anyone wants it, they can contact me over email for an offer, aulia.m @gmail. Good only for people in or around Jakarta. I don’t plan to arrange for shipping.

SAY: Clean Campaign from SAY Media on Vimeo.

Clutter is killing media

BlackBerry 10 won’t arrive until end of 2012

Engadget reports:

The company’s co-CEO,Mike Lazaridis, reports that, due to a critical chipset that’s not expected to be available in production quantity until mid-next year, we’re unlikely to see a BlackBerry 10 device emerge until late in 2012.

BlackBerry 10 won’t arrive until end of 2012

BlackBerry 2012: “Charming, Whimsical, and Fun”

Todd Wood, SVP Industrial Design, Research in Motion: 

Giving us a glimpse at what is to come, Wood tells us where the latest design workshop for 2012s models was held. This time, rather than the classic scenery of Italy, the design workshop session was in Malmo, Sweden. The latest words for the experience? “Charming, whimsical, and fun” according to Wood suggesting a very different direction from the company.

BlackBerry 2012: “Charming, Whimsical, and Fun”

Coincidence or intentional, it’s pretty cool how the signs line up. @tehawesome. Teh awesome indeed. Guess what’s next on the keyboard? It’s the $ sign! 😀

Source: twitter.com