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myVidoop text messaging outage

Our text messaging service provider has reported to us that their service is down. As a result, myVidoop cannot send or receive text messages today. We are working with our service provider to resolve this issue as fast as possible. We’ll keep you posted.
UPDATE: Service has been restored.  Some of you may [...]

User Experience on the Open Web

One of the most important aspects of any website is the user experience. On the web, the simpler the better. Simplicity always seems to win over features or anything else (examples: Google, Craigslist, Myspace, Facebook). As the Internet embraces openness and moves in the direction of allowing you to move your data [...]

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myVidoop Site Upgrade

We are undergoing server maintenance. Will get myVidoop back up as soon as possible.
Update: myVidoop is back in business. Upgrade process continues.
Update: 9:25pm CST. Some users have reported difficulty in logging in, we are furiously implementing the fix for this.
Update: 9:45pm CST.  We’ve squashed any bugs that may have been preventing access.  Everything [...]

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Vidoop Video Contest - What is your Identity?

Stop!! Collaborate and Listen…
NOTE: The contest has been extended, the deadline for submitting your video is now April 30th, 2008, so get on it!
With everyone talking about what makes up your online identity (your OpenID, social network profiles, etc.) we wanted to give you a chance to tell us at Vidoop how you identify [...]

 
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The more the merrier

It would appear that yet another large company is joining the OpenID bandwagon. According to them, Yahoo’s recent adoption of OpenID has quadrupled the number of OpenID users — or, at the very least, the number of OpenIDs floating around out there.
Let’s take a moment to ignore the usual, obvious questions that are raised here [...]

The Value of Being Human

From a security perspective knowing that you are human is invaluable. In the real world, you protect your house by installing a security system that monitors human motion and you install deadbolts that stop people from opening the door. Now imagine how you would protect your home if the attacker was [...]

Knock down that last wall

Excellent insight into the ongoing battle between Microsoft and Google was presented in the NYtimes article, “Google Gets Ready to Rumble with Microsoft.” The overall argument from Google is essentially, quit paying for Microsoft Office and use Google Apps, it’s free and stored on the web. Which are fighting words for Microsoft since [...]