Matt Singley | Social Media Optimization

Apple just rolled out some security upgrades for the ultra-coveted
iPhone.  Things aren’t going very well for users of this new patch.

The savants that unlocked the phone to use on networks outside of AT&T now have $600 bricks.  It seems that the new upgrades "likely result in the modified iPhone becoming permanently inoperable."

Robert Scoble is reporting that even peoplo without unlocked phones are having problems.

In other news, Halo 3 walked all over entertainment industry records for opening day sales.  Seems the video games have a little more pull than movies.

For those keeping score at home, here is today’s tally: Microsoft 1, Apple 0.
 

SpiralFrog is getting a lot of buzz on the internet right now.  Two reasons:  first, it is offering free downloads of the most popular music.  Not a bad gig.  Sure, you have to put up with 90 seconds downloads, banner ads and surveys, but hey…it’s free.  And 90 second downloads?  C’mon…does anybody remember the original Napster?  I was happy with 5 minute downloads back then.  The second reason it’s getting buzz is because it’s not compatible with iPods.  Oh no!  Say it isn’t so! :P
I would love to give you a full review of the SpiralFrog music service, but I can’t.  Why?  I cannot register.  I open up my trusty FireFox browser (yes, I’m 100% on FF these days), but I couldn’t complete registration because the CAPTCHA wasn’t showing up.  It just said “SpiralFrog Security Letters”.  Weird.  I refreshed.  I tried to add in some missing plugins (FF tells me that “no suitable plugins found, unknown plugin (application/x-spiralfrog)).  No dice.  I couldn’t register.
So I went back to the old standby of Internet Explorer.  Guess what?  I had the same problem!  No CAPTCHA.  Bummer.

So instead of a glowing (or not so much) review of SpiralFrog, all I can tell you is that it does indeed exist, that (in theory) you should be able to register and download a bunch of music, free and legally.  </review>

Governor Arnold just signed a law that says teens 18 and under that are driving cannot use a cell phone or other portable electronic device at all…it doesn’t matter if they have a bluetooth or not.  No talking, texting or surfing…period.

Next July a hands-free-only law will go into effect for all drivers in California.

While at times this may be inconvenient for me, I support this move, both the current action for teens and the future action for adults.  What do you think…intelligent safety move or "the man" keeping us down?

If you are in a leadership position, then you know the importance of getting your group fired up, excited, motivated…ready to take on the world!  I think I’m going to start this morning ritual, shown in the video by the New Zealand rugby team.