TechNest Weekly Report – 3 – Speculating about the future

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This is the “speculating about the future” episode.  What will the tech future bring?

Topics:

- Will Twitter or microblogging take the place of blogging?

- New Segment – Tip of the week: Instapaper

- Will podcast listenership become a requirement for job applicants?

- New Segment – Pick of the Week: Instapaper

- When will Apple release the App Store for Macs software?

- Vote on whether Apple should release an App Store for Mac: http://twtpoll.com/r/h09p23

- Rant: iPhone voice recognition… where art thou? End Of Speculation: The Real Twitter Usage Numbers http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/29/end-of-speculation-the-real-twitter-usage-numbers

How Many Blogs Are There? Is Someone Still Counting? http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/11/how-many-blogs-are-there-is-someone-still-counting/

Tip of the week: use Instapaper to mark web sites for later reading: www.instapaper.com

TNR Article: Podcast listenership a requirement for jobs? http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/01/26/review-instapaper-instapaper-for-iphone/

Wikipedia – Narrowcasting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narrowcasting

Pick of the week: Jott for lists that follow you everywhere you go: www.jott.com

TNR Article: App Store for Mac? Why not?http://technestreport.com/blog/2009/01/29/app-store-for-mac-why-not/

Please vote on my poll: should Apple have a Mac app store? http://twtpoll.com/r/h09p23

Video of the week: Zune phone -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4rgl2mYCs

I’ll be at FOWA Miami Saturday Feb. 22 and possibly at BarCamp Miami Feb. 21 and will be bringing coverage of the show.  If you’re there, come and say hi!  More details later.

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