Monthly Archives: December 2006

Missing at sea in Oregon

Posted on December 17, 2006 by

Today (Sunday) a fishing boat has sunk off the Oregon Coast and a few days ago a Catamaran washed ashore with nobody aboard. I’m looking for more detail now and I’m getting a bit paranoid as it seems Oregon is … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, search, search and rescue | 17 Comments

Time’s Person of the year … is YOU!

Posted on December 16, 2006 by

  Time gets it right naming you, me, and everybody else in the exploding online community the person of the year.   The power of the community internet aka “Web 2.0″ is the big story now and for many years to … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, myspace, news, Science & Technology, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments

Crescent City Crab boats … waiting

Posted on December 15, 2006 by

DSCF0046 Originally uploaded by JoeDuck. Crabbers in Crescent City, CA wait for news that it’s OK to head out fishing. Price, technicalities, and some fisheries concerns delayed the catch a few days but the crabs are coming in now!

Posted in california, tourism, travel | 24 Comments

Mountain Climbers lost in China

Posted on December 14, 2006 by

Update: There is bad news in this search – one body has been found on remote mountain slope in China: CNN Reports It has now been identified as Charlie Fowler  Boskoff is still missing but it appears they presume she … Continue reading →

Posted in search and rescue, travel | 10 Comments

Bill Gates and the Bloggers

Posted on December 14, 2006 by

James Kim Search Discussion – Click here | Mount Hood Climber Search Some very high profile and clever folks in the blogging community got to head up to Microsoft HQ and meet with Bill Gates yesterday to discuss the future … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, companies, computers, microsoft, MIX06, search | 9 Comments

David Boone search in Southern California

Posted on December 12, 2006 by

James Kim Search Discussion – Click here | Mount Hood Climbers – Click here David Boone, missing hiker in California Map – click here A family organized search is today, Friday December 15. Details in comments section. Here’s a blog … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, california, news, search and rescue | 90 Comments

More Tech Memes

Posted on December 12, 2006 by

James Kim Search Discussion – Click here Yikes – I leave town for a few days and can hardly keep up with all the interesting tech news items. In addition to the fun Jeremy v. Matt copycat debate we’ve got: … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, blogs, Google, myspace, Pubcon, search, SEO, Web 2.0, Webmasterworld, Websites, yahoo, Youtube | Leave a comment

Going Techno Postal?

Posted on December 12, 2006 by

James Kim Search Discussion – Click here OK, I’ve really missed ranting about technology things for the past few weeks so I’m going to take a look at what’s going on over at TechMeme. Jeremy over at Yahoo is always … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, blogs, Google, microsoft, search, Websites, yahoo | 3 Comments

South Carolina couple, missing for days, found dead in North Carolina

Posted on December 11, 2006 by

James Kim Search Discussion – Click here Update: The couple have been found dead with their car in a swampy area off I-95.  — earlier — Here’s a new case of missing people brought to my attention by Tara and … Continue reading →

Posted in news, personal | 80 Comments

Climbers missing on Mount Hood, Oregon

Posted on December 11, 2006 by

OregonLive reports that the search for the missing climbers on Mount Hood has ended. Search for climbers now a “recovery effort” Hood River County Sheriff Joe Wampler said today the search for two missing climbers on Mount Hood is now … Continue reading →

Posted in Mount Hood, news, search and rescue, travel | 157 Comments