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The Mobile Technology Weblog: Phenom's Latest Gadget Turns Anyone ... [New Window]
When you really stop to think about it, the year 2009 really sounds advanced doesn't it? Those of us. Marshall Kirkpatrick Online Marketing in 2009 - Thought Leaders ... [New Window]
Marshall Kirkpatrick - consultant in new social media for research, marketing and more. Reading Trails: una forma visual de encontrar nuevos libros para ... [New Window]
Como aficionado a la gran literatura (en la facultad me destaqu en Ingls) siempre estoy en bsuqeda de buenas cosas para leer. Mi estrategia actual para. Mark Pincus Blog: Zinga Zoo Pincus 1995-2008 [New Window]
December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008. Powered by TypePad Site Meter One healthy economic indicator | Main | More Zinga Pics ... Mark Pincus Blog: Are gaza casualties being accurately reported? [New Window]
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January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008. Powered by TypePad Site Meter Zinga! | Main | pow wow ... Mark Pincus Blog: terror attack in aspen? [New Window]
... December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008. Powered by TypePad Site Meter Zinga's many admirers | Main | Zynga needs great game producers ... Convert YouTube Videos for iPod Touch - Mac OS X : Locally Type* [New Window]
Posted on January 2, 2008. Filed Under Gadgets |. As mentioned in this earlier article a lot of fun for the iPod Touch comes with the videos you can watch anywhere anytime. trailer. And as stressed before I happen to love the TEDTalks ... Setup Assistant Loop Bug - Endless Misery with Mac OS X Leopard ... [New Window]
Posted on January 3, 2008. Filed Under Mac OS X & OS X Software |. Some time last week Ive updated my Mac OS X to the most recent Leopard distribution. I have to say that I still need to find a real stunning improvement compared to the ... Predictions 2009 - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
In each of the past five years I've written a predictions post - usually at year's end or by the first of January. This one is late, and I'll admit it's because I found it hard to write. The world is showing itself to be predictable in ... Danny on Microsoft - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
Comments. Bob Myers says: # December 31, 2008 11:29 PM. I'm trying to remember why I bother to read a blog which publishes one-phrase links to other people who actually do real analysis and insightful commentary on search. ... Yep, FriendSense - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
Comment Spotlight. Reader Ed Brenegar writes: This is a year to change the customer relations game. With less commerce happening, presumably, there is more time for interaction. That interaction has to build the relationships... ... Paul Kedrosky: A California Subprime Quake [New Window]
Books. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days High Stakes, No Prisoners : A Winner's Tale of Greed and Glory in the Internet Wars Startup: A Silicon Valley Adventure Burn Rate; Crossing Chasm Crossing the Chasm ... Biggest Day Ever - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
January 5, 2009. By John Battelle. Digg Predict 09. Yesterday's (well, technically, Sunday's) predictions 2009 post drew the single largest crowd ever to Searchblog in its five-plus year history. More than 50000 people came to visit it, ... Blu-ray Format Struggles | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
Here's the problem, I can keep my old DVD player (which upconverts and actually has a pretty nice presentation) while using iTunes or Netflix's download service. Chrysler Blog, Probably Not a Good Time for Conversation ... [New Window]
Chrysler has a blog and on it they posted a digital copy of that stupid thank you America ad they spent $100k of your money running. The comments on the post. WTF? Sandals? | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
Kind of makes one wonder what the hell Google was extracting from the content that would suggest an ad for sandals would be a good fit. Smart Solar Application | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
I saw these today at Home Depot, solar powered attic ventilation fans. This is really smart for a couple of reasons, the first being the fact that heat built up. Get Ready for Cable Wars | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
This is a really interesting article that highlights the disruptive nature of online content. We're going to see more of this as the web continues to mainstream. Facebook Policy: Removal of Breastfeeding Photos Stirs Protests On ... [New Window]
January 4th, 2009. Protests by mothers over Facebooks removal of breastfeeding photos posted to the site have gained worldwide attention this week. The protests were started back in August by Facebook users Kelli Roman and Stephanie ... Introducing the Facebook Global Market Monitor - A New Service ... [New Window]
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook Platform for Developers and Marketers. Home Facebook Marketing Bible Global Market Monitor Tips About Advertise Write For Us RSS Email ... New Inside Facebook Top Jobs for January 5 [New Window]
Our Network. Inside Facebook is devoted to tracking Facebook and Facebook Platform news for developers and marketers. Read more... Inside Facebook France is the first blog dedicated to serving Facebook marketers & developers in French. ... Developer Note: Facebook Changing ID Formats [New Window]
January 5th, 2009. facebook platform developers Facebooks Platform team tonight posted a note letting developers know that due to a significant increase in user growth and engagement due to internationalization and Facebook Connect, ... Mobile Social Network Brightkite Launches Facebook Connect Integration [New Window]
December 31st, 2008. facebook-connect-brightkite-1-640x495 Mobile social network Brightkite is now one of the 126 websites to have implemented Facebook Connect. Although Facebook Connect for Brightkite has been available in beta for a ... This Week Inside Social Games for January 4, 2009 [New Window]
January 4th, 2009. Check out the latest news & insights this week from Inside Social Games:. SGN and David Maestri Reach Settlement over Mob Wars - The legal dispute between leading social game developer SGN and former employee David ... Clearasils PixFix App is Starting Out the New Year Blemish Free [New Window]
January 5th, 2009. pixfix-clearasil2 Inside Facebook recently wrote about up-and-coming Facebook apps that have seen the most growth this past week. Although the PixFix app had been rising slowly and steadily throughout December, ... Bonjour! Inside Facebook France Launches Today en Franais [New Window]
Tracking Facebook and the Facebook Platform for Developers and Marketers. Home Facebook Marketing Bible Tips About Advertise Write For Us RSS Email Twitter Votigo social media solutions ... Amazon iPhone Application Review [New Window]
While there were numerous reports of Amazon being one of the few retailers who were positive this holiday season. One of the things that was didn't receive a tremendous amount of press was the release of Amazon's iPhone application. Security Seals on AVC Advantage Voting Machines are Easily Defeated [New Window]
On September 2, 2008, I submitted a report to the New Jersey Superior Court, demonstrating that the DRE voting machines used in New Jersey are insecure: it is easy to replace the vote-counting program with one that fraudulently shifts ... Super Capacitor and Flash Backed RAID controllers Kevin Burtons ... [New Window]
December 29, 2008 in Uncategorized. The other day I blogged about using super capacitors to power DRAM while write caching RAID controllers were powered off. Looks like one already exists:. EcoStor battery-free alternative for cache ... Principles for a New Media Literacy [New Window]
div style=text-indent:20pt;em(This is a reprint of an /emema href=http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/sites/cyber.law.harvard.edu/files/Principles%20for%20a%20New%20Media%20Literacy_MR.pdfessay/a/emem (PDF) of the same title, ... Marko Ahtisaari New Dopplr CEO [New Window]
Im delighted that Marko Ahtisaari, a founding investor of Dopplr (Ima co-founder) is coming aboard as CEO. Lisa Sounio has done a fine job in that role and will now chair the board of directors. Great news for Dopplr and our ... SEO Superlatives Winners for 2008 [New Window]
The time has come to announced the winners for the 2008 SEO Superlatives. But before the announcement, Id like to thank everybody who contributed. The SEO Superlatives Committee was awesome. All you crazy guys and gals who where ... CALLING OUT PATRICK SEXTON! [New Window]
Patrick Sexton, if that is your real name, I am in Phoenix. And it is possible to contact me through this site. I tried to comment on YOUR POST but as it turns out, comments are not allowed. What are you afraid of? ... What Malcolm Gladwells book Outliers can teach us about interface ... [New Window]
What Malcolm Gladwells book Outliers can teach us about interface design. by Joshua Porter | Comments. I recently finished Outliers: The Story of Success , the latest book by Malcolm Gladwell. I became a fan of Gladwell, as many people ... BuzzMachine Blog Archive Getting good at sharing [New Window]
Among the great benefits - yes, benefits - of the internet for newspapers are opportunities to find new efficiencies. Do what you do best and link to the rest is one. Share is another. Newspapers have always been bad at sharing. ... BuzzMachine Blog Archive The quality of friendship [New Window]
The Guardians Anna Pickard issues a rousing endorsement of online friendships on Comment is Free:. The friends Ive made online from blogging in particular, be they other bloggers or commenters on this or my own site are the best ... I tweet, therefore I tweet BuzzMachine [New Window]
I tweet, therefore I tweet. I Twittered:. My son says his problem with Twitter is too much Twittering about Twitter. Judging by today, hes right. And I just added to it. Then David Weinberger, the Emeril of online thought, ... Thoughts on the Friendfeed interface - Bokardo [New Window]
Thoughts on the Friendfeed interface. by Joshua Porter | Comments. Some modest suggestions for improving the Friendfeed interface. Friendfeed is getting a lot of chatter in the blogosphere about what they should do with their service. ... Identity and anonymity BuzzMachine [New Window]
Identity and anonymity. On the Dallas Morning News opinion blog today, the paper brags about what sets its letters apart from online discussion: identity. They quote a frequent letter writer named Chris (irony: no last name given) who ... Innovate BuzzMachine [New Window]
Innovate. Newspaper Death Watch has a nice list of change and innovation in news last year. Its there; you just have to look for it. This entry was posted on Friday, January 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 am and was tagged innovation, newbiznews, ... Publicness BuzzMachine [New Window]
Publicness. Fred Wilson - bless his heart - blogs on my book, saying nice things (Its a good read, perfect for a flight. Its not too dense, full of great quotes and insights. Im enjoying it.) and he pulls out one of the ideas that ... BuzzMachine Blog Archive Nothing new in black & white [New Window]
A lovely review of the Folger Shakespeare Library show on the birth of newspapers by Philip Kennicott in the Washington Post has some gems:. If you learn about the world primarily from newspapers, the Folger Shakespeare Librarys ... Bad news, good news BuzzMachine [New Window]
Bad news, good news. For a proposal Im writing, I want to compile key stats that show the state of the news business (at least the incumbents, plus a view of demand). Heres what I have. Do you have other stats that reveal the state? ... BuzzMachine Blog Archive Blurb! [New Window]
I dont intend to quote every review What Would Google Do? gets but I cant resist this one from Michelle Archer in USA Today, short and sweet:. Blogger/columnist Jeff Jarvis treatise on how and why companies should think and act ... Loose change BuzzMachine [New Window]
Loose change. I was going to start a collection of the letters to readers that newspapers are publishing these days explaining every cutback and consolidation and where surviving features are moving to save paper and money because the ... Burnham's Beat: 2008 Internet IPOs: Year in Review [New Window]
12/31/2008. 2008 Internet IPOs: Year in Review. This is going to be an easy review. That's because 2008 will likely go down as the first year in the modern "web" era of the Internet that there wasn't a single Internet related IPO in the ... What Worked: Pre-Algebra Seminar Edition [New Window]
Three out of my five Pre-Algebra Seminar kids passed their main math class this trimester. That means two failed. Not a great record. This trimester I hope to do better. I feel like I have a much better idea what to do and yet I feel ... Ben Casnocha: The Blog: Quotes from Jonathan Franzen [New Window]
A few weeks ago I re-read Jonathan Franzen's collection of essays titled How to Be Alone partly because I was feeling lonely at the time and partly because Franzen was best friends with David Foster Wallace and so it felt... Whats happening [New Window]
With my blog? The delicious link posting stopped working so I turned it off. Ive been busy teaching and preparing to teach and recovering from teaching so I havent had time to write anything. I want to write Id like to blog about ... A List Apart: Articles: Return of the Mobile Style Sheet [New Window]
by Dominique Hazal-Massieux. Published in: Browsers, CSS, HTML and XHTML, Layout, Usability |. Discuss this article . Return of the Mobile Style Sheet. The past couple of years have seen numerous new web-capable mobile devices arise, ... Citigroup, inc (NYSE: C) to resume lets make a deal Sundays [New Window]
Within 3 days. Newly processed government candy will be their reward for busting the market pinata. In fact, I will go so far as to say that if Citigroup does not make a deal by the open of business on Monday, I will drink beggers ... A List Apart: Articles: Semantics in HTML 5 [New Window]
by John Allsopp. Published in: Browsers, HTML and XHTML |. Discuss this article . Semantics in HTML 5. Im going to make a bold prediction. Long after you and I are gone, HTML will still be around. Not just in billions of archived ... Andy Swan Take a DEEEEEEEEEEP breath [New Window]
November 19, 2008 1:14 pm. I believe that there are three types of markets:. A market where buyers have the advantage; A market where traders have the advantage; A market where sellers have the advantage ... "Radiation Blues," Studio Demo by A. Constantine [New Window]
MailBoxDrive. All rights reserved. Alex Constantine's Blacklist: Obit.: Paul Hofmann, Nazi ... [New Window]
"I am against the constant destruction of evidence in criminal matters and political assassinations. Prime witnesses are murdered before or after testifying. Diaries are forged and planted in obvious places. ... Connell Crash: Bloggers Dare Call it Conspiracy! [New Window]
http://deeperwants.com/ratboys_anvil_2/2008/12/if-even-half-of-this.html Amanda Garrett Plain Dealer December 28, 2008 ... It's a real tale of intrigue, slowly unfolding in court records and on left-leaning blogs since President George ... Congratulations, President Elect Obama... - AlexRudloff.com [New Window]
Congratulations, President Elect Obama... November 4th, 2008 | 2008, mccain, obama, politics, presidential. It's a bit early, but this thing looks to be wrapped up in convincing style. Not Reagan convincing, but Clinton convincing, ... Child Maid Trafficking Spreads to US [New Window]
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, AP (Story submitted by Victor Moore) IRVINE, Calif. (Dec. 29) -- Late at night, the neighbors saw a little girl at the kitchen sink of the house next door. They watched through their window as the child rinsed ... Alex Constantine's Blacklist: Profiles of America's Beloved TV ... [New Window]
"The majority of politicians ... are interested not in truth but in power. ... To maintain that power it is essential that people remain in ignorance. ... What surrounds us therefore is a vast tapestry of lies." - Harold Pinter ... *Smacks Forehead* Part I at The Gong Show by Andrew Parker [New Window]
Published August 5th, 2008 in Tech & VC, smacksforehead. Sometimes I read something that is so boneheaded that I literally smack my forehead. It happens frequently enough, that Im going to start a series of posts on the subject. ... You're Being Managed [New Window]
I want to quickly point out one very important thing that most people don't realize:The Federal Reserve Manages Your Expectations.They don't set interest rates, the market does that. The only useful tool they have is psychological. They manage expectations. And...
Tue, 6 Jan 2009 07:29:41 -0600 re NIN best selling cc-licensed music [New Window]
Beautifully put by Fred Benenson: NIN's CC-Licensed Best-Selling MP3 AlbumFred Benenson, January 5th, 2009NIN's Creative Commons licensed Ghosts I-IV has been making lots of headlines these days. First, there's the critical acclaim and two Grammy nominations, which testify to the work's strength as a musical piece. But what has got us really excited is how well the album has done with music fans. Aside from generating over $1.6 million in revenue for NIN in its first week, and hitting #1 on Billboard's Electronic charts, Last.fm has the album ranked as the 4th-most-listened to album of the year, with over 5,222,525 scrobbles.Even more exciting, however, is that Ghosts I-IV is ranked the best selling MP3 album of 2008 on Amazon's MP3 store.Take a moment and think about that.NIN fans could have gone to any file sharing network to download the entire CC-BY-NC-SA album legally. Many did, and thousands will continue to do so. So why would fans bother buying files that were identical to the ones on the file sharing networks? One explanation is the convenience and ease of use of NIN and Amazon's MP3 stores. But another is that fans understood that purchasing MP3s would directly support the music and career of a musician they liked.The next time someone tries to convince you that releasing music under CC will cannibalize digital sales, remember that Ghosts I-IV broke that rule, and point them here.
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 23:03:30 -0600 CHANGE.ORG round #2 -- Citizens' Funding (aka, Teddy's idea) [New Window]
Citizens' Funding of the Nation's Elections made it into round #2 at Change.org. Here's 7 minutes about why it needs to be in the final list as well. Voting runs from today till January 15. Vote here.
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:06:09 -0600 What will become of the Small/Medium Businesses in 2009? [New Window]
One of the key issues that will drive the speed of economic recovery is what's going to happen to SMB's?Regardless of what you've been told, large businesses and the government do not employ most of the people in this country....
Sun, 4 Jan 2009 15:19:27 -0600 Not the End of the World [New Window]
Peter Rip wrote a post about VC and the economy where he writes:This firestorm is like the Year 2000 cataclysm, with a powerful difference. Like 2000, there are questions about the death of venture capital the death of the consumer...
Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:48:06 -0600 Which Tech Companies Dont Survive 2009? [New Window]
Which tech companies dont make it through 2009, whether they exit via acquisition or bankruptcy? This is a mature industry, and consolidation is overdue. It should have happened sooner, of course, but a combination of weakened demand, ... Happy Holidays [New Window]
Happy holidays to the many readers of this site from around the world. Traffic has more than tripled over the last year, and I've been surprised and delighted at the quality of the people I encounter through here, whether it's via email ... Morning Reading 12/29/2008 [New Window]
NY makes major revision to pension schemes (GP); The collapse of financial globalization (Setser); Madoff's inner dialogue (Cassandra); Fifty Herbert Hoovers (Krugman); Japan should write-off US debt (Bloomberg); US debt approaches ... Morning Reading 12/29/2008 [New Window]
How private equity firms are playing the waiting game on their investors' dimes (Vanity Fair); Re-enacted Milgram obedience experiment shows people as gung-ho as ever to inflict pain (AP); Content sites bracing for 50% revenue slowdown ... [Updated] Air-Pocket Watch: November Hotel Occupancy [New Window]
The latest US hotel industry occupancy data is out, and November was an air pocket for the lodging business. Check the following figures from STR, with occupancy dropping by 10% (!), on average, and daily rates falling alongside: ... The Mobile Technology Weblog: Microsoft Zune Users Report New ... [New Window]
Anyone here remember the anxious moments on New Year's Eve 1999 when it wasn't clear whether or not the. The Mobile Technology Weblog: $149 iPhone Becomes a Reality [New Window]
In my last post, I brought up the possibility of Wal-Mart selling a $99 4GB iPhone. While that rumor. Juno Offers Free Mobile Webmail [New Window]
Mobile email is quickly becoming a necessity among converged device users and now ISP giant Juno has joined the fray by offering their reputed webmail service for mobile users. The free new service... ThisMoment Invites [New Window]
[http://www.thismoment.com] ThisMoment is a place for saving and sharing the moments of your life. Bopaboo Invites [New Window]
[http://www.bopaboo.com] Bopaboo is your place to buy and sell digital music. Will the dumb prevail? [New Window]
It seems that I can't find support for my views anywhere these days. I get why conservatives would attack me for supporting obama, but now it seems even obama supporters hate on me for supporting... [[ This is a content summary only. ... One healthy economic indicator [New Window]
It used to be that bad economic news sent the market and up and good down as investors knew that bad news would generate rate cuts. Seems we are moving away from that unhealthy *derivative economy*... [[ This is a content summary only. ... Kiva.org - impact the world in 5 minutes [New Window]
My friend reid recently introduced me to kiva.org, an amazing site that allows people to make micro loans to small entrepreneurs around the world. Reid got me hooked by generously gifting me (awesome... [[ This is a content summary only ... CES and WordCamp:Las Vegas - are you going to be there? : Locally ... [New Window]
Posted on January 3, 2009. Filed Under Conferences |. Hi all,. just finalized the last bits of bookings and so Ill be at the 2009 CES and the WordCamp:Las Vegas next week. If you are attending too just let me know and we can arrange to ... How to get rid of choppy video streaming playback from Network ... [New Window]
Posted on January 1, 2009. Filed Under Gadgets |. I did replace my QNAP NAS with a shiny new Synology 207+ this Christmas. And whilst I was more than pleased with its functionality and the great user interface I was more than ... New shiny site links - Google.de only : Locally Type* [New Window]
Posted on December 31, 2008. Filed Under Google |. Just realized that you do get new shiny site-links for my blog now. Only thing that surprises me is that you do only get them in the German Google web search despite the fact that ... WP Canonical URLs - the server is redirecting the request in a way ... [New Window]
Posted on December 31, 2008. Filed Under The WorldWideWeb |. WordPress Canonical URLs - infinite loop issue. After you install WordPress on your server you might be greeted with this message in your browser when you try to open the page ... 15000 Words You Might Have Missed - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
December 31, 2008. By John Battelle. Book Open-8. One of my readers noted that I've written a lot of off-blog stuff, and I'm rather proud of it. And I've noted (in my "How did I do 2008" post) that I did not really make the progress I ... Predictions 08: How Did I Do? [New Window]
Crystal Ball-Tm-Tm-Tm. Related:. 2007 Predictions 2007 How I Did 2006 Predictions 2006 How I Did 2005 Predictions 2005 How I Did 2004 Predictions 2004 How I Did. Reading over my predictions for 2008, I was struck with one thing: It ... California is Insolvent, Fiscally and Otherwise | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
California, the most populous US state, is a social trendsetter that is also at the leading edge of local governments failing to come to terms with an. New Year Poll | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
Categories. Blogs Clean Tech Companies Enterprise 2.0 Enterprise Software Entrepreneurship Innovation Interesting Stuff Irregulars Management Marketing NewsGator NewsGatorWidgets Off Topic Open Source ... What's Your Brand Mantra?: The Physics of Social Capital [New Window]
I just came across this old post of mine (circa 2005) and wanted to republish as I've been thinking quite a bit recently about interbeing: the state of connectedness and interdependence of all phenomena. I'm finding that I now have... 2009 Predictions | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
Every year I say I'm not going to write one of those damned prediction posts but I end up doing just that. For this year I was thinking over the Christmas. This Weeks Links on Ma.gnolia [New Window]
The Human Brain - Sleep and Stress. Every animal sleeps, but why the brain needs sleep has remained a mystery. Neuroscientists now believe sleep is not only crucial to brain development, but is also necessary to help consolidate the ... Chevy Has the Right Idea with Fuel Finder [New Window]
January 2nd, 2009. chevyfuelfinder1 Gas prices are falling, but thats no reason to spend more than you have to. Now, with the Chevy Fuel Finder app, you can search for the least expensive gas in your region using, of all things, ... Facebook UK Traffic Spikes on Christmas Day [New Window]
December 31st, 2008. A new report from Hitwise UK today shows that Christmas Day was Facebooks busiest day ever in Great Britian. According to Hitwise, Facebook accounted for 4.65% of all Internet traffic in the UK on Christmas day - a ... Opening the Government, Starting with the Transition [New Window]
Ima signer of a letter on a new site called An Open Transition, where a group of folks led by Larry Lessig:. celebrates the incoming administrations decision to put a Creative Commons license on its Change. ... Election Day [New Window]
Quick note to fellow Americans: I voted. Did you? The IRS Sucks. And so does TurboTax. [New Window]
Holy crap check this out. I was penalized 6k in 2007 despite overpaying by 2k, because TurboTax did not transmit the money on the 14th of April, even though I got a successful transmission message after clicking the button. ... The Live Web [New Window]
Were building tools to watch the world change Doc Searls has a wonderful post on his long-time meme: The Live Web. What I like about Doc is that he knows words matter. So when he talks about the Web he uses specific words and phrases ... Why Owning The Mavs Can Be Amazing blog maverick [New Window]
17 Comments . Congrats to Mark Cuban, the Mavericks, and the season ticket holders who created a special night for the most important people (in my heart) around! Politics aside, you have recognized the people whose lives are directly ... Burnham's Beat: 2008 Public Internet M&A: Year In Review [New Window]
12/31/2008. 2008 Public Internet M&A: Year In Review. 2008 will not be remembered as the "Year of the Deal" in the Internet sector. In fact, it is a year virtually all companies and investment bankers would prefer to forget. ... Anne Truitt Zelenka links for 2008-10-30 [New Window]
links for 2008-10-30. NOVA | Hunting the Hidden Dimension | Watch the Program | PBS. NOVA episode on fractals. (tags: fractals math towatch television). Oct. 29, 1675: Leibniz Sums It All Up. On Leibniz's creation of the integral sign ... Anne Truitt Zelenka links for 2008-10-26 [New Window]
links for 2008-10-26. Obama vs. His Advisers - WSJ.com. This is the main reason I am hesitant to vote for Obama: because he has slandered McCain's plans for taxing health care benefits even though economically, Mcain's plan is the right ... Anne Truitt Zelenka links for 2008-10-22 [New Window]
links for 2008-10-22. naked capitalism: Consumers' New Found Embrace of Savings Will Make for a Nasty Downturn. " the powers that be want to keep demand up via another stimulus package. I'd be much happier if measures like that went to ... Anne Truitt Zelenka School Culture: Sestina or Sonnet? [New Window]
School Culture: Sestina or Sonnet? I work at one of those charter schools where culture is paramount (think KIPP). This extends to expectations for teachers. We produce lesson plans that are reviewed every two weeks. ... Andy Swan Congratulations to the UAW [New Window]
Recent Posts. Startup Ideas, $0.00833333333 each Congratulations to the UAW Market Role Call Christmas Time.and yes, its up! Friday stock market thoughts. Speech Notes for Today 10 Startup Commandments Startup thought: Make ... Andy Swan Market Role Call [New Window]
December 12, 2008 12:09 am. Those of you following my mytrade and twitter feeds should have had an amazing week in the market. With the market set to step of the ledge tomorrow, my FAZ trade will end the week in legendary position, ... london meetings [New Window]
im going to london for seedcamp and am interested in meeting other members of the web tech community there. if youve been following this blog from the uk and are interested in chatting (or want to make an intro to someone i should ... Trends for 2009: Investing in Yourself [New Window]
This idea actually build on my last hot trend for 2009, Risk Aversion.When you can't trust anyone else with your money, the one thing you can invest in, with certainty, is yourself.When people get laid off, they have a choice....
Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:39:57 -0600 Trends for 2009: Risk Aversion [New Window]
One of the major themes for the new year will be risk aversion. Not just your plain vanilla variety risk aversion but quaking-in-your-boots-run-for-the-hills style outright fear of risk.Over recent years risk appetite has gone parabolic, people being willing to take...
Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:01:00 -0600 Tickers Mentioned Today [New Window]
I have had a few emails about tickers I mentioned today on CNBC, so, from memory, here they are:. Positive. LQD; WMT. Neutral. GLD (bullish s/t; bearish l/t). Negative. RTH; SPY. Amazon, By the Numbers: The Schumpeterian Version [New Window]
The folks at TechCrunch have a useful historical look at Amazon's big unit numbers this selling season. Many will rightly dismiss these, pointing out that it doesn't make Amazon equity a buy, and that's fine, but it's also beside the ... Intellectual Bedfellows: David Petraeus and Nouriel Roubini [New Window]
Check Prospect's choices for top public intellectuals of 2008: Nouriel Roubini and General David Petraeus. They make for fascinatingly strange bedfellows. bedfellows. Roubini is, of course, speaking at the Money:Tech 2009 conference in ... powerfully interesting work on citizens funding [New Window]
Robert Sand wrote this thesis as an undergraduate at Brown (he is now a law student). Roughly put, it models the effect that the view that "money buys results" has on political participation. The idea he wanted to test is this: that the more you think "money buys results," the less effective you think your own participation in the political process is, and thus, you participate less. And, by contrast, the less you think "money buys results," (for example, because of citizen funding of elections), the more effective you think your own participation is, and thus you participate more. He's got an enormous range of data for this, and he finds statistically significant results supporting the thesis.Sand wants to work on this more and eventually publish it. He has included his email address if you'd like to see the data. Obviously, there's tons more work to be done here to verify and understand the model better. But I wanted to share this here (with his permission) because it is precisely the dynamic at the core of the concern that I am talking about: The expectation of illicit influence drives people to disengage -- even if there isn't any such influence. If this model stands up, it will be an important contribution to this debate. Whether it does or not, quite a contribution from an undergraduate. Meanwhile, less than 12 hours to vote on the Citizens' Funded Elections proposal at change.org. At this moment, we need 6 votes to get into the second round.
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:37:16 -0600 Next-Generation Content Tools [New Window]
We bought my brother a vintage 1944 Underwood typewriter for Christmas. I hadn't played with a typewriter in probably 15 years, and it was bizarre trying to write something on it. I never realized just how much the text I...
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:53:52 -0600 the economics of video games [New Window]
We don't talk about games here as much as we have in the past, but this John Lanchester essay is worth a look on your way to the New Year. One paragraph stands out to me, a brief consideration of...
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:10:35 -0600 Obama's Lessons for PR Professionals and Marketers [New Window]
These days, it invariably comes up in virtually every client or prospect conversation. I call it TQ - short for "the question." A lot of people want to know: "How can we be like Barack?" Companies and NGOs are eager for insights into ... Living without Email - One Man's Story. Are you Next? [New Window]
One of my fondest memories of 2008 was meeting Luis Suarez from IBM. We both spoke at the Next08 conference together in Hamburg. (I will be returning to Germany in 2009 for the Next09 event.) Luis' story is amazing. ... Obama is leading by example [New Window]
I'm impressed with obama's early moves. I heard yesterday that obama plans to open the white house to kids for readings, jazz and other arts. That is an awesome, inspiring move. To take the white house and make it about open community ... The Danger of Picking Your Flavor of Law Enforcement | Venture ... [New Window]
The coverage about HP being accused of knowingly selling printers to Iran through 3rd party distributors in violation of US law is mildly interesting. HP. The future of photography [New Window]
Several interesting things are happening in the wild world of digital photography as it's colliding with digital video. Most notably, the new Canon 5D Mark II (roughly $2700) can record 1080p video and the new Nikon D90 (roughly $1000) ... Pain Ray Test Subjects Exposed to 'Unconscionable Risks' [New Window]
By Sharon Weinberger blog.wired.com October 14, 2008 Last fall, Nathan and I agreed to be guinea pigs in a demonstration of the Pentagon's controversial "pain ray," a directed energy weapon that creates an intense burning sensation ... The RNC Eight: 'Anarchist' Looked like Someone's Mom [New Window]
By RANDY FURST www.startribune.com December 1, 2008 The RNC Eight have been charged with criminal conspiracy in furtherance of terrorism, accused of attempting to provoke a riot and prevent the Republican National Convention from ... UK: Neo-Nazi BNP Leader Produced a Gay Porn Film as a Student [New Window]
Richard Barnbrook, London leader of the BNP. Barnbrook's student film, A Love Story, "contains scenes of flagellation, men undressing and frolicking in a river and a naked man apparently performing a sex act on another. ... Glenn Greenwald on John Brennan's Lies and Programmed Good German ... [New Window]
Also see: "John Brennan Scapegoats 'Liberals' for Withdrawing from Possible CIA Appointment & Lies about his Record on Torture" Some observations after being involved in a Fox News report By Glenn Greenwald ... Eartha Kitt Dies at 81 [New Window]
1927-2008 "Born in the most inauspicious circumstances, Miss Kitt was conceived of rape to an unknown white father. After the death of her mother, a poor black sharecropper, she suffered horrific abuse at the hand of a foster family to ... The Mobile Technology Weblog: Apple iPhone Artrives on Wal-Mart ... [New Window]
Sneaking in with just a few days left in the year, Apple's iPhone has officially begun selling at select. Exchange Business Cards With Your iPhone and SnapDat [New Window]
Despite the hassle and inconvenience of business cards, no viable alternative has emerged to the point where people are routinely asking for your contact info. Is China playing a smart game of Risk? [New Window]
**warning** this is a long post and all on macro economics. So quit now while you can... Lately, the world economic state has felt like the end of a Risk game where one player has tipped the balance of power and steam rolls through the ... PULS 4 Google Trends a Google-TV-Show [New Window]
The Austrian TV channel Plus 4-TV launched a new TV show format in May 2008 called PLUS 4 Google Trends. 5 days a week in the show the 5 fastest growing search terms of the day are presented. The channel creates short features with ... Top Posts 08 - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
December 29, 2008. By John Battelle. Here are top posts of 08 for Searchblog, judged by comments. As I review them, I realize that despite my endless complaining about not having time to write this year, I did get some riffs in. ... Google Zeitgeist 2008 - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
December 29, 2008. By John Battelle. Google Zeitgeist 2008. Somehow I missed this - came out earlier in the month. Google took a global approach this year, interesting to see top rising results I've never heard of before. ... Of Note: Semantic Search Expert Dr. Rudi Studer - John Battelle's ... [New Window]
December 29, 2008. By John Battelle. From the Yahoo Search blog. Worth a read if you're into this stuff. I think we're going to see some breakthroughs in this area thanks to new services like Twitter and others adding a layer of real ... A Biosphere of Minds - John Battelle's Searchblog [New Window]
December 29, 2008. By John Battelle. From the wonderful Kevin Kelly: While we have not yet made anything as complex as a human mind, we are trying to. The question is, what would be more complex than a human mind? ... The Netbook Craze | Venture Chronicles [New Window]
Slate asks what does it mean that the top Amazon laptop sellers are netbooks. It is pretty stark, the top 20 sellers are windows netbooks or Macs, you have to. Who Else Wants to Make Money from Social Media? [New Window]
Hi there. I suppose since this is a guest post, I should start with a little introduction. I'm Tim Woodin, and I'm going to talk about how to use social media to make money. Firstly though, let me give you a bit of background info. Ignoring Blogroll and Sidebar Content in Search [New Window]
Google Blog Search shipped with an update a few months back to index the full HTML of each new blog post. The only problem is that they indexed the full HTML and not the article content:. I wanted to give everyone a brief ... On Write Caching Controllers and Distributed Database Failure Models [New Window]
The more databases you have in your cluster the greater the probability theyre going to fail. Its basically MTBF/N until you have one of these boxes crash. If you have 10k machines expect multiple failures per day. ... Comment on People have no idea how out of control things are ... [New Window]
I posted an email sent to me by a friend about the atrocities going on in post-Katrina New Orleans many people were shocked and wondered, if the stories were true, where was the mainstream [...] Comment on Life In Post-Katrina New Orleans by sandra [New Window]
There are after-school and tutoring programs for children, computer and job-training classes for adults, and plans to operate an organic farm, housing and other activities, residents do not receive cash payments. ... Why Pro Sports Need Newspapers [New Window]
Pro sports, every single league, from the NFL to NBA to MLB to MLS to NHL need newspapers. This need exists because of what internet sports reporting has become, and how LOCAL team fans have evolved to use the net. ... The Myth of Urban Loneliness [New Window]
This interesting piece in New York magazine attempts to rebut the idea that big cities like New York, while buzzing with activity, are actually full of lonely people and that the size and pace of the urban environment contributes in ... Andy Swan Christmas Time.and yes, its up! [New Window]
December 8, 2008 11:31 am. This is the fullness and glory of the Swan household Christmas decorations. Center of the front window, an absolute beauty from the street. Why, its a major award! And yes, youre seeing it right.below the ... a book is a place . . . [New Window]
The institute got a fantastic xmas gift last week -- the seven women reading The Golden Notebook together said they are now having such a good time discussing the book in the margin they've decided to keep the conversation going...
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:03:49 -0600 ccAmazing -- $12k to go! [New Window]
While most companies have cut back on their support for the Commons, wonderfully and amazingly, the most constant and forceful support continues -- Sun ($50k). We're now within $12k of making our goal -- something that seemed impossible just 2 weeks ago. Massive increase in small time contributors. Thank you to all. And please help put us over the top.
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:59:29 -0600 ABC News Launches an iPhone Application [New Window]
ABC News iPhone Application ABC News iPhone Application ABC News iPhone Application. As the year rolls to a close, several news organizations have added iPhone applications to the iTunes App Store. These include USA Today, ... Sprint's Latest Gizmo Targets Laptop Users [New Window]
Laptop users are about to have a reason to turn to Sprint for their wireless needs as the company... Popurls is My Pick for the Best Web Site of 2008 [New Window]
Popurls is my pick for the best web site of 2008. There were a lot of web sites I really used actively this year - the entire Google network, Techmeme, Friendfeed, Facebook and, of course, Twitter. There's one though that stood out: ... hypick Invites | Mashable [New Window]
Subscribe via email. News; Most Popular. Bebo Facebook FireFox>; Google iPhone MySpace Twitter WordPress YouTube Tags Advertise Jobs Network Beta Invites Events MyMashable MySpace Layouts Tools ... Unblab Invites [New Window]
[http://www.unblab.com] Spend less time inside your email inbox and more time ______ing. Mashable Jobs [New Window]
Find Social jobs, Networking jobs, and OR jobs at Mashable Jobs. LazyWeb: Help me find this desk [New Window]
Ive been trying to buy this desk for a few weeks now. Apparently, all the desks made are either cheap and about to fall apart or theyre circular, curved, too short or have other problems. This guy on flickr has the best desk ever. ... Dan Gillmor: Blog Blog Archive Principles of a New Media Literacy [New Window]
(This is an HTML reprint of an essay (PDF) of the same title, recently published as part of the Media Re:public project at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Im posting it here with some links to source ... Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest Person In The ... [New Window]
For months Ive been wanting to write about what entrepreneurs can learn from terrorists. The whole idea of attacking the weak point in large systems, taking advantage of common technologies and having a completely flat organization. ... Is the Affiliate Marketplace Counter-Cyclical? [New Window]
As more and more Americans lose their jobs, many will turn to the web to try and generate income. Using the web as a revenue stream to many of us may seem like a mature marketplace, and maybe in some ways it is, but the fact remains ... What About the Bank BailOut Money ? [New Window]
Lots of articles in the past few days wondering what the banks are going to do with the bailout money. Its of course a legitimate question. The response of the banks has been that the cash goes into a pool of capital and you cant ... You Know Chrysler is Toast Because.. [New Window]
The CEO takes out a fullpage ad in the Wall Street Journal today to thank the American Public for investing in Chrysler. Lets see, is there anything more idiotic than spending more than 100k dollars on a full page ad thanks for ... Andy Swan Startup Ideas, $0.00833333333 each [New Window]
December 15, 2008 10:48 pm. Flying car that gets 250 mpg and costs less than $40k; Search Engine with more relevant results than Google; Cold fusion energy-producing reactor (prefer lightbulb size or smaller) ... Thought Channels [New Window]
So I'm back in the land of Lincoln and Wild Rod's Senate Seat Emporium ("The lowest price for all your legislative needs") this week and next for Christmas Vacation. I'm really enjoying hanging out with friends and family that I...
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:58:48 -0600 an interview with helen dewitt [New Window]
Helen DeWitt is a novelist who lives in Berlin. Her first novel, The Last Samurai, was published in 2002 to not inconsiderable acclaim, though it suffered, in this country at least, from having the same title as a Tom Cruise...
Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:07:19 -0600 Happy Holidays (and Dancing) from First Round Capital! [New Window]
Some fun and holiday cheer as a respite from the morning news...I (and the entire First Round Capital team) want to express our intense gratitude to everyone whom we have been lucky to collaborate with in these challenging times, ... Madoff Madness: Seven Things You Might Not Know [New Window]
When I was a Wall Street analyst I got to know Bernie Madoff by reputation because I covered the whole online/electronic trading industry and Madoff was a big actor in that space due to his market making operations and his constant ... Personal reverse auctions [New Window]
One of the innovations I'm really looking forward to from a personal standpoint is the ability to do personal reverse auction on the Net. I think they'd really be handy when it comes to picking up bargains after deflation has...
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:37:49 -0600 Andy Beal on Investing in Social Media Spaces [New Window]
Andy Beal comments on what he calls the "Scoble Dilemma":. Marketing Pilgrim is owned by me, operated by me, hosted by me. The investments made into building our audiencecurrently close to 13000 daily readerswill, in theory, ... RetweetRadar Adds Context Around Re-Tweeting [New Window]
Although there's not a lot of space when it comes to retweeting, you can extract insights from what people are saying around them. That was what many of you said in commenting on my post the other day. That's where Retweetradar comes in ... Calculate the Cost of Information Overload to Your Company [New Window]
If the stock market and housing crashes aren't costing you enough, just wait. The Attention Crash may also be eroding your company bit by bit. According to Basex, a research firm, information overload cost the US economy $900 billion ... Retro Scobleizer Will Return to His Roots [New Window]
Interesting discussion overnight between my friends Robert Scoble and MIke Arrington over whether Robert's personal brand diminished because of his love for Friendfeed. How refreshing and retro that this conversation is actually taking ... The Mobile Technology Weblog: There's Still Time To Play Santa For ... [New Window]
Although the Holiday season may be slowing down, Polar Mobile has begun a campaign designed to fit right into. LoobaLee Invites [New Window]
[http://www.loobalee.com] LoobaLee is a new alternative for buying, selling, and donating kids gently used and new kids clothing on-line. Book Army Invites [New Window]
[http://www.bookarmy.com] Book Army's aim is to create a site where all of the world's books and authors are cleverly interconnected - where you can see what your favorite authors are reading and where you and your friends, ... AEA Econoblogging Forum [New Window]
If any readers of this site will be at the American Economics Association annual meeting in San Francisco on January 3rd, feel free to look me up. I am participating in a forum there, and will be hanging out for a bit while meeting some ... Blackhat Method for Increasing Your Twitter Followers [New Window]
When I started my new website ViralConversations.com, I also started a new twitter profile. Since this was a brand new profile I was able to observe changes easily. As you can see from the screenshot below I am following 42 people but ... Validation | ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon [New Window]
This is an awesome little movie. If you have 15 minutes, its really worth watching end to end. It covers a topic that has been near and dear to my heart this year as Ive spent the past 11 months now working on releasing the shackles ... So Where Have I Been and What Have I Been Up To [New Window]
Bloggings been a little lighter than usual the past few weeks as I was getting caught up, but now that my heads back above water, the regular blogging should kick back in. Also by special arrangement Ill be blogging weekly-ish over on ... So I Made it Onto Some Silly List [New Window]
So while I was away I made it onto the Most Influential Online Marketers of 2008 list. Not that I dont appreciate everyone who was nice enought to vote for me, and all the hard work that went into putting a list like that together, ... Michael Gray on Video [New Window]
While most of our time is spent online, conferences are the one spot where people are in the same spot, so itsa perfect spot for interviews. As we all know interviews are perfect tool for shameless ego stroking and linkbuilding ... Mapquest v.2: Googles Attack On SoundClick.com [New Window]
The Borgle is doing it again - after Google Maps ripping off MapQuest, Youtube is out to jack SoundClick. Before I got into the search marketing community, one of the first online communities I really got involved with was the hiphop ... How Google Treats Trusted Sites Differently With Duplicate Content [New Window]
One of the things that a lot of people dont get about the new Google is the over-reliance on trust in the algorithm. Its this over-reliance on trust that puts wikipedia at the top of so many searches. However if you have this trust ... Philip Rosedale From Second Life on Information Retrieval [New Window]
The following is a video from Philip Rosedale of Second Life speaking at TED. From a search engine and information retrieval perspective the video get interesting at about minute 9:00 . He poses the thought that things are going to ... The DC Metro and the Invisible Hand [New Window]
My friend Tom Lee has been pestering the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the agency that runs the DC area's public transit system, to publish its schedule data in an open format. That will allow companies like Google to ... Thoughts on Fishworks, SSD, flash and high density storage. [New Window]
The Sun Fishworks guys were nice enough to invite me for a demo of their new 7000 series storage device. We bang the heck out of our IO systems here at Spinn3r so having more options is always welcome. ... Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
Congrats on the book, Prince. As for your co-author, i think its hilarious that one of her books is Bitch, Im from the D. As someone whos married to a woman from Detroit, that title makes me smile. Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
[...] Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest Person In The Room And Other Random Mid-Decembe [...] Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
Who says print magazines are dead? You just have to find the right niche, like Uptown has. [Belatedly, on Saturday: I forgot to give the appropriate hat-tip to Chartreuse.] [...] Why the larger text? [New Window]
Several folks have noticed Im using a larger font size on bokardo nowheres why. In short, the text is easier to read now. Not just the body text, but the text in all columns. The inspiration for this change came from an image in the ... Upcoming Speaking Events [New Window]
Just a quick update on the various speaking events Ive got coming up. UIE Virtual Seminar: Designing for Sign Up This thursday, December 9, Ill be giving a UIE Virtual Seminar on Designing for Sign Up. This presentation is for folks ... Michael Lewis and This American Life on Financial Meltdown [New Window]
For those of you who enjoyed Michael Lewis's piece on "job vs. calling," and my follow up post Why So Many Struggle to Find a Job or Calling, I must alert you to another recent Lewis piece, this time on the Wall Street melt down. ... Assorted Links and Musings [New Window]
Quick links, cheap shots, bon mots.... Here's a bit of wisdom from Marginal Revolution:. Spend time with little children and old people. One is innocent, the other is reacquainted with innocence. Their company is a world away from the ... What if Galls Law were true? [New Window]
An interesting bit came across my twitterstream the other day:. Galls Law. A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. The inverse proposition also appears to be true: A complex ... Why Font Selection and Usability Matter on Your Product [New Window]
So last night I was chatting with Rae about Partnering for Profits program on Copyblogger. I paid signed up and downloaded my PDF copy. I sent myself a copy of the PDF by email so I could read it on my iPhone. When I did I encountered a ... A Caffeinated Idea: First Round Capital 'Drop In' Hours [New Window]
997308885_18860a3e8e_b Despite the recent doomsday predictions, the team here at First Round Capital is firmly convinced that good entrepreneurs will continue to receive funding. (And yes Virginia, we are continuing to make new ... Quote of the Day: The Little Daily Habits [New Window]
"If I consider my life honestly, I see that it is governed by a certain very small number of patterns of events which I take part in over and over again. Being in bed, having a shower, having breakfast in the kitchen, sitting in my ... Andy Swan Friday stock market thoughts. [New Window]
December 5, 2008 3:15 pm. The stock market took some extremely bad news in stride today. Its possible that armageddon is already priced in. GOOD news could put 10-20% on this market in a matter of weeks. ... from the department of irony [New Window]
Type "Apple Store Chestnut Hill" on your iPhone in Boston, and you get the map on the left. Follow the directions and you end up on a back alley -- about a mile from the Apple Store in Chestnut Hill. Frustrated. And cold. And no longer in the holiday spirit.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:29:50 -0600 within the top 3 [New Window]
We're in the top 3, but there's still over a week of voting. Consider this carefully, and then register and vote.
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:50:52 -0600 End the [copyright] war: NOW! [New Window]
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:44:34 -0600 Blow up the FCC (or so was this titled when I submitted it in October) [New Window]
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:20:32 -0600 Transifex Invites [New Window]
[http://www.transifex.net] Transifex is a highly scalable localization platform with a focus on integrating well with the existing work flow of both translators and developers. It aims in making it dead-simple for content providers to ... How Increasingly Intangible Media Will Bring Tangible Benefits [New Window]
The following is also my column this week in AdAge. Last time in this space I outlined my conviction that five years from now all media will either be completely digital or well on its way to becoming intangible. ... The Mobile Technology Weblog: Nokia Users get Free Email Service [New Window]
When it comes to the subject of setting up an email account on your cell phone, Nokia's betting that. Google App Engine System Monitor [New Window]
This is pretty cool were shipping a similar feature in Spinn3r 3.0 The interesting question is how do you use an application status app when you lose power to an entire datacenter? Destroying MySQL [New Window]
Update:. This post hit Reddit and now has 10k views. This post was written for the MySQL community who pretty much already read my blog and know that I support MySQL (we use it in production, document bugs, contribute patches, etc). ... Three Flavors of Net Neutrality [New Window]
When the Wall Street Journal claimed on Monday that Google was secretly backtracking on its net neutrality position, commentators were properly skeptical. Tim Lee (among others) argued that the Journal misunderstood what net neutrality ... Green Data Rules at Web 2.0 Summit Launch Pad [New Window]
Today's Web 2.0 Summit Launch Pad revealed the new trendy areas for Web-based startups: "green" data (Carbonetworks, GoodGuide, and Sungevity) and enhancing visual content (Everyscape and Qik). The audience ranked GoodGuide #1 from the ... Start-up World = More Fun [New Window]
In my experience, people in their 20's who work in start-ups or entrepreneurial environments are almost always happier than people working in banks or consulting firms. The young bankers or consultants justify their short-term ... Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
Thanks for the kind words but Alice, when have I every shown an inclination toward violence? Actually the book is for writers who are interested in self-publishing. There isnt much sex in it, either. Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
Will the book have pictures? Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
You should play Halo 3 Congrats on the book. Comment on Fat Asian Girls, The Importance Of Being The Dumbest ... [New Window]
I saw one of Michel Moores book in my daughters room and decided to read it. It was filled with violence, cursing and sex. I can see how you two would get along! Good luck with it! And you are wrong about that Beyonce Album. ... Free Souls: Joi's New Book [New Window]
Joi Ito's new book is now available, Free Souls. The book is an amazingly beautiful (since Joi's the artist) and smart (since Joi knows the subjects) collection of photographs of many souls in the worlds Joi knows. All of the images are freely licensed (CC-BY) and all have signed model releases. So these are souls Joi has set free. As Joi's site puts it, "A celebration of all the people who are willing to share." Still time to order for Christmas...
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:39:33 -0600 Wow: PEACE declared? [New Window]
According to the Wall Street Journal, the RIAA has declared peace in the "copyright wars," and will stop its suits against individual fileshares. This is important progress. Above, the latest (and among the last) remixes of this story about Remix, emphasizing especially the call for peace, now.
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:11:55 -0600 The Mobile Technology Weblog: Cellity Communicator ushers in a new ... [New Window]
Cellity today announced the beta release of Addressbook 2.0 within the Cellity Communicator suite, putting contact data management in. Sprint/ Nextel Receives the Blackberry Curve 8350i [New Window]
With a full QWERTY keyboard, a convenient trackball and an internal antenna for uninterrupted design, the Blackberry Curve 8350i looks as sharp as it operates. The handset runs on iDEN technology to provide International Nextel ... Wikipedia Launches Official Mobile Site [New Window]
Although home grown alternatives have been around for awhile now, Wikipedia recently launched its own official mobile site at http://mobile.wikipedia.org/. The site is very basic, which is exactly what mobile users will want it to be. ... Failed to connect to FTP Server WordPress 2.7 - Auto Update [New Window]
I seem not to be able to find the issue with a little annoying bug? I fight with in the new WordPress 2.7 automated update for plugin setting panel. Although Im 100% positive the ftp info is right, I get the error message saying it ... Google image search - new content selector dropdown [New Window]
Guess this is new, at least I have not yet seen it. On Google image search you get a selection drop-down menu to choose from different image content types. You can get News content, Faces (this I have seen before as an option) and Photo ... United Internet acquires United Domains - from Lycos Europe [New Window]
After this weeks meeting where the proposal of the liquidation of Lycos Europe was agreed by the board. Lycos Europe started to sell off its assets. Lycos gets 34 million Euros for United Domains its domain registration business. ... Which 50% of your marketing dollars are working? [New Window]
Well, after a year-long blogging hiatus, I've decided to jump back in. I'm thinking that the easiest way to do so is to start with a draft of a white paper on Marketing Effectiveness that was put on hold... might as well publish it here ... The True Value of Social Media Consultants [New Window]
The other day, I was in a meeting with a group of very smart people and we were talking about how to discern a great social media consultant from a mediocre social media consultant. Ive never really considered myself a social media ... Kisses to HoHoTO Tonight [New Window]
I made this little video for my friends, Duarte DaSilva and Ryan Taylor, some of the organizers behind HoHoTO:. Hello HoHoTO! from missrogue on Vimeo. If you are in the Toronto area and you havent already gotten dolled up to head to ... This Weeks Links on Ma.gnolia [New Window]
Lessons from India in gender politics. - By Ray Fisman - Slate Magazine. In a study currently under review, Anderson and Flynn report that while both Howard and Heidi were rated as equally competent (they were the same person, ... The Journal Misunderstands Content-Delivery Networks [New Window]
There's been a lot of buzz today about this Wall Street Journal article that reports on the shifting positions of some of the leading figures of the network neutrality movement. Specifically, it claims that Google, Microsoft, ... The Tyranny of Context [New Window]
Are we hypocrites when it comes to technology? Or are we merely suffering from the tyranny of context? My wife and I are currently staying at an amazing farmhouse built in 1745 along the Merrimac River. Our lovely hosts, Windy and Brent ... Are Designers also Marketers? [New Window]
Kathy Sierra says were all marketers:. In this new open-source/cluetrain world, I am a marketer. And so are you. If youre interested in creating passionate users, or keeping your job, or breathing life into a startup, ... Tripits innovative design evolves (but is it for the worse?) [New Window]
One of my favorite examples of sign-up is from Tripit.com. They have a unique way of signing you up for the service. Instead of filling out a form to sign up, which is the norm, you simply forward them a confirmation email from a travel ... The SEC, Madoff and XBRL [New Window]
You probably have never heard of XBRL. If you havent, and you are the least bit interested in how regulatory agencies can avoid future Madoff like events, and in government transparency for our bailout tax dollars, you should take a ... Book Recommendation: Letting Go of the Words [New Window]
If there is one book you should read next, its Letting Go of the Words by Ginny Redish. The other morning I changed my about section here on Bokardo to this:. Bokardo is a blog about interface design for social web sites and ... What Yahoo Should Do [New Window]
In this economic day and age, cash is king. As markets, industries and companies delever in what seems to be a chorus of balance sheet deflation, the value of cash as an investment vehicle has increased exponentially. ... The Day Job vs. Side Passions Dilemma via Baron Davis [New Window]
Every team -- corporate or athletic -- needs a motherfucker. Baron Davis, a superstar point guard and one of the leading talents in the NBA, is the Los Angeles Clippers' motherfucker. Or is he? Sports Illustrated has a great feature on ... Me on Happiness [New Window]
Gretchen Rubin of the excellent blog The Happiness Project interviews me on the topic:. Gretchen: Whatsa simple activity that consistently makes you happier? Ben: Stimulating, soulful, laughter-filled conversation. ... Easier to Deny or Rationalize Behavior Than Evolve Your Own Identity [New Window]
"To take control of their lives, people tell themselves stories about the person they want to be." - Jonathan Franzen. Intelligent people have a remarkable ability to rationalize irrational past actions, to re-interpret history to fit ... Hail Caitlin Flanagan [New Window]
Confession: I love Caitlin Flanagan's writing. I say confession because apparently some feminists despise her. Screw 'em. Flanagan's essays and reviews are consistently very funny and insightful. Here's the best profile of her and her ... 10 Startup Commandments [New Window]
1. Establish and grow RELATIONSHIPS. Contacts are not nearly as valuable as you think. Relationships are the key. People who trust you and like you are very likely to help you. In addition, they are very likely to induce their own ... A List Apart: Articles: Content-tious Strategy [New Window]
by Jeffrey MacIntyre. Published in: Writing |. Discuss this article . Content-tious Strategy. To those of us who work daily and intimately with words, the phrase lorem ipsum sounds out a special kind of death. ... the only solution [New Window]
Here's the latest argument for CHANGE (v2). It makes a strong push for "Citizens' funding of the Nation's elections." The idea is being discussed and voted on at change.org.Please support the idea there if you can. I need about 500 279 179 votes to get the idea into round two.
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:44:43 -0600 Predictions for 2009 [New Window]
Every year I enjoy writing a post with my predictions for the next year. It's a nice way to empty the old thoughts from my brains so there's room for new ones. Plus I leave a trail of blog posts...
Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:51:36 -0600 volumes [New Window]
The end of the year is heaving into view with its ineluctable retrospective urge. Trying to put together some semblance of a list of things that I liked this year, I came back to two books from the past year...
Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:52:51 -0600 Dude, Youre so 404 Kevin Burtons NEW FeedBlog [New Window]
December 10, 2008 in Uncategorized This is so 200:. A study of new slang terms entering English finds that technology is driving and perpetuating them. For instance, 404 - the error message given when a browser cannot find a webpage ... Deep Jive Interests Has Paid Posting Finally Matured? And Is Ted ... [New Window]
December 15th, 2008 at 1:51 am. Its hard to know if Paid Posting (or sponsored posting) has matured, but its a sure sign when someone like Chris Brogan starts doing it, even if its on a secondary blog. I was going to write a big thing ... Yahoos Future in Brief [New Window]
To help understand why Yahoo has been in such trouble, read Kara Swishers latest about the boards search for a new CEO and especially the last line, which sums things up perfectly:. Said one person close to the situation: A lot of ... We Dont Need an Uptick Rule [New Window]
This is a simple issue. It used to be that you couldnt short a stock unless there was an uptick. The idea was that this uptick rule would prevent short sellers from piling on a stock and driving the price down. ... A List Apart: Articles: The Discipline of Content Strategy [ | 