My pals Keith and Anne are anthropologists who have spent considerable time in the country called Tuvalu on the island of Nanumea. Keith’s done a great job with a website called “Nanumea.net” that offers Nanumeans as well as the rest … Continue reading
There does not seem to be enough reporting or buzz about about Google and Facebook’s social networking widget strategy.. The Industry Standard notes the growing Facebook v Googe battle for “internet mindshare”. I’d argue this is the single most important … Continue reading
The faulty Times of London rumor over the weekend about a pending major Yahoo search deal with Microsoft was likely spawned in part by what appear to be correct reports that Jonathan Miller, former CEO of AOL, has been working … Continue reading
There’s a lot of buzz about Magpie, the new Twitter based advertising system that matches up twitter folks and those who follow them with advertisers. Jeremiah O has a good test and expresses reservations that Magpie is “self diminishing” and … Continue reading
This post falls squarely in the “SEO Experiments” category. We’ve had an informative but “plain jane” Oregon Coast website up for some time based on Oregon Coast magazine which is published by Northwest Travel Magazines. The site has historically ranked … Continue reading
Answer: Very low, though I wildly speculate (putting me in the same expert category as any expert you can name) that DOW at 7000 and S&P at 700 will be the bottom of this megabear market, after which we’ll continue … Continue reading
Looking forward to two upcoming conferences – Mashup Camp and the very first Convergence 08 conference. Mashup Camps have been coming to Mountain View for over two years, bringing great startups for their product launches as well as lively discussions … Continue reading
Speaking in London Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales made an obvious but important observation: the collaborative aspect of the internet – what many would call a key aspect of “Web 2.0”, is still in its infancy. Although Wales seemed to focus … Continue reading
Hikers and searchers from the Mammoth Lakes Calfornia are reporting they have found an FAA ID for Steve Fossett along with a jacket and some crumpled money. I’m confused as to why this is only coming out now after two … Continue reading
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has just started a new blog which promises to offer some interesting insights into one of the most influential people in the technology world. His first post details something incredibly personal – Brin’s predisposition to Parkinson’s … Continue reading
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