MySpace User Data Being Sold Amidst Corporate Collapse

On March 17, 2010, in Media, Politics, Social Media, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

To be read in the voice of Simpson’s character Troy McClure Hi, I’m blogger Trent Lapinski. You may remember me from such articles as “MySpace: The Business of Spam 2.0” and “MySpace Founder Speaks Out Against News Corp“. /end Troy McClure voice. On a more serious note, according to ReadWriteWeb, Slashdot, and PCWorld.com MySpace is [...]

Reddit.com The New Social Media Trendsetting Hipster

On March 15, 2010, in Media, Social Media, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

What do bacon, narwhals, Bozarking, Theo, a 7 legged spider, and orangered have to do with anything? Well if you are Reddit user these memes have permeated your karma loving soul, if you’re not a Reddit user then you probably have no idea what I’m talking about, but you will soon. Reddit.com is increasingly becoming [...]

Why My Blog Looks Like A Newspaper

On June 5, 2009, in Apple, Life, Media, Music, Philosophy, Play, Plugs, Politics, Tech, The Bowl, Women, by Trent Lapinski

In college I confirmed just how stupid all my peers actually were, at Loreal I learned esthetics, at LiveUniverse I learned the importance of user interface design and marketing, and at Playboy I learned the beauty of airbrushing. Combine these experiences and let me tell you all a little something: Appearance is everything. If you [...]

The Hole Punch That Infiltrated A Steve Jobs Keynote and Macworld San Francisco

On June 3, 2009, in Apple, Life, Media, Tech, Work, by Trent Lapinski

The year was 2005, and myself and most of my writers from my website AppleXnet had assembled for the first time from all over the country for Macworld San Francisco ’05. Best yet, we had been granted press access to the Steve Jobs Keynote by Macworld. It was the second year myself, and our chief [...]

A Blast From AppleXnet.com’s Past

On May 14, 2009, in Apple, Life, Media, Tech, Work, by Trent Lapinski

In the spirit of renewing my creativity I’ve decided to put up an archive of my former website AppleXnet, http://trentlapinski.com/applexnet/, enjoy!

Twittering A Prostitution Revolution

On March 3, 2009, in Play, Sex, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

Lately I’ve been lurking in the shadows of what remains of Web 2.0, the depression, and the fact I no longer have a job. In other words, I have a lot of free time. With that said, this leads me to my latest obsession: Twitter. I’ve been keeping an eye on Twitter, a short messaging [...]

Julia Angwin’s MySpace Book

On January 25, 2009, in Life, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

Julia Angwin of the Wall Street Journal is finally publishing her book on MySpace this March concerning all the details of the rise of MySpace. As many of you might know, I played a role in breaking some of the initial details concerning MySpace’s conception, and proliferation (Thank you ValleyWag!). I was one of the [...]

On The iPhone 2.1 Software Update

On September 12, 2008, in Apple, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

Dear Apple, I’ve been a customer since I could walk and talk, and I realize not all of the issues with the iPhone 3G were your fault, for AT&T is partly to blame as well, but this update is months too late and doesn’t even deliver everything that was promised. I’m glad Apple is finally [...]

The Problem With 3G Networks (And, The iPhone 3G?)

On August 18, 2008, in Apple, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

About a year ago I worked on an research and development project which I cannot go into details about for a previous employer of mine using 3G networks to stream data. At the time, AT&T didn’t have a 3G network so we had to use Sprint and Verizon’s 3G CDMA EVDO networks (EVDO is comparable [...]

STOP Voting For Taser Stories On Digg and Reddit!

On July 25, 2008, in Health, Tech, by Trent Lapinski

I’m sick and tired of seeing all of these “tasered” stories on social news site such as Digg and Reddit. I really don’t understand what the fuss is about. Tasers have never been known as safe, or 100% non-lethal. I’m pretty sure the police officers using them know that there is a risk of death [...]