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Diary of an Engine Diversity Absolutist

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on January 26, 2020 Posted in Web 6 Comments

Browsers play a pivotal role in the web, but does the web need multiple browsers? I think most web professionals would say yes, but how about browser engines, the underlying software platforms that browsers are built on? Does the web …

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In defense of the URL

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on May 29, 2016 Posted in Web 1 Comment

Does the URL need defending? The URL has been under attack seemingly since the beginning of the Web. When I was busy launching web sites for magazines and journals in the mid-90s, I remember a radio ad (have no idea …

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Sigh…

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on May 21, 2016 Posted in Blogs, Web 2 Comments

Jeremy Keith’s post on owning his own words has reminded me about the importance of running your own blog in your own space that you control. Of course, I’ve long been a supporter of this idea, but I’m afraid the …

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WTF Lanyrd?

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on September 29, 2015 Posted in Technology, Web No Comments

I posted the following on Medium earlier today. Basically I have just had it with Lanyrd’s downtime and the seeming unwillingness of parent EventBrite to make any investment in this important service. Let me know what you think and more …

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“Anonabox”: One-Stop-Shop for Internet Privacy?

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on October 14, 2014 Posted in Technology, Web No Comments

According to The Verge, the “Anonabox” Kickstarter is Trying to be a One-Stop-Shop for Internet Privacy. So the hacker in me loves the idea of this, but actually I think it’s probably over-kill (and an over-promise) for most people’s web …

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Tagged with: privacy, private browsing, tor

Can More Things “Just Work” in 2014?

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on December 31, 2013 Posted in Technology, Web 1 Comment

One of my main hopes for 2014 is that things should start working better. In many ways, I feel that both iOS and Android have taken a step backward in achieving this ideal this year. One notable example I ran …

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Tagged with: IOS7 Android UX

Facebook’s Price Hike (and How to Opt Out)

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on November 18, 2013 Posted in Kids, Web No Comments

This was originally posted to Facebook – now I am posting a summary post here, as it relates to a previous post I’ve made on this same issue on the G+ service (“Shared Endoresements”): As reported in the NYT over …

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Tagged with: Facebook, privacy

Launch of #TheOpenAgenda at Telefónica

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on September 4, 2013 Posted in Technology, Web No Comments

I’m proud to be a part of an activity called “The Open Agenda” as part of my work at +Telefonica Digital. It’s a combination of blog posts, video interviews,  panels and media and events that will all focus on the topic …

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Tagged with: TheOpenAgenda

#!: This Time It’s Personal

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on October 10, 2011 Posted in W3C, Web 2 Comments

It’s time to have a serious talk about #!. If you’re a sharp-eyed Web user, it will not have escaped your attention that, for many Web sites (Twitter among them), the characters #! have started to appear in the address …

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Can I Share Something With You?

By Daniel Appelquist Posted on April 26, 2011 Posted in Web 2 Comments

I’m fed up with the state of online (and offline) “sharing.” I’m talking about the experience of seeing something you like and sharing that sentiment (and a suitable URI*) with a community you care about (your Twitter followers, for example). …

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Who is Daniel Appelquist?

I'm an immigrant and US/UK dual national who has been living in London since 1999. I work at Samsung where I head up the developer advocacy group for Samsung Internet. I'm an advocate for emerging web technologies, the open web, open source and open data. I am co-chair of the W3C Technical Architecture Group. I was a founder and co-organizer of the Over the Air hack day series and of Mobile Monday London. I'm a former .com CTO. I am a parent dealing with the increasing complexities of raising teens in a hyper-connected world.

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If you're curious where the nickname Torgo came from, I appropriated it from a character in the the movie Manos: the Hands of Fate via Mystery Science Theater 3000.

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