Archives for July 2008
links for 2008-07-29
15 green books you can actually read at the beach | By Michelle Nijhuis | Grist | Grist Feature | 30 Jun 2008
Nice selection here… Republicans take note.
(tags: green)
links for 2008-07-28
2063 A.D. by Matt Novak (Book) in History
2063 A.D. was published by General Dynamics in 1963. It contains predictions by scientists, politicians, astronauts and military leaders about the state of space exploration in the year 2063. Proves one thing: it’s really hard to predict 100 years out.
(tags: futurists cool)
Google Beats Cuil Hands Down In Size [...]
links for 2008-07-27
Literacy Debate - Online, R U Really Reading? - Series - NYTimes.com
As teenagers’ scores on reading tests have declined, some argue that the Internet is the “enemy.” That’s really hard to believe. Reading on the Internet is like permanently being in a huge library in which you can dig deeper on topics of interest.
(tags: reading)
Official [...]
Apple MobileMe Status — Apple’s First Official Blog?
Executives who admire Apple always ask me if Apple blogs and/or why they don’t… Today I can tell them that Steve Jobs chartered the creation of a blog to keep Apple’s iPhone customers updated on the status of MobileMe. Why? MobileMe has not been well received since its launch and there is [...]
links for 2008-07-25
The Day After: Looking At How Well Knol Pages Rank On Google
Danny Sullivan’s been checking out Google’s Knol (their answer to Wikipedia). 1/3 of the pages listed on the Knol home page that he tested ranked in the top results. Implication: A link from Knol will give your web pages some authority.
(tags: [...]
links for 2008-07-23
Google In Final Negotiations To Acquire Digg For “Around $200 Million”
Google’s negotiations with Digg are back on…
(tags: google digg)
TiVo and Amazon Team Up - NYTimes.com
TiVo wants to turn the television remote control into a tool for buying the products being advertised and promoted on commercials and talk shows. It’s time to make this a reality!
(tags: [...]
links for 2008-07-20
The 20-year-old at heart of web’s most anarchic and influential site | Technology | The Observer
Interesting story on Christopher Poole, a New Yorker who was only 15 when, with the help of his mother’s credit card, he launched 4chan from his bedroom five years ago. Time hailed him as the ‘Master Of Memes’. (e.g., Lolcats, [...]
links for 2008-07-18
Is This The Future Of Search?
Good video on Google’s social media functionality — currently being randomly tested.
(tags: google search)
Being Peter Kim
Peter Kim joins Jeffrey Dachis. Congrat’s Peter. A lot of interesting things happening in Austin.
(tags: dachis)
Pew Internet & American Life Project Commentary
Doctors online… interesting POVs.
(tags: healthcare doctors)
The best chocolate milk you can [...]
links for 2008-07-17
BlogHer Inks Deal With NBC Universal, Raises $5 Million
Another blogger syndication deal…
(tags: content)
links for 2008-07-16
Test feature shows social search may be on the way for Google | The Social - CNET News.com
Adrian Pike noticed something cool on search results: buttons to vote on links, much like Digg or StumbleUpon.
(tags: search)
BuzzMachine » Blog Archive » Tear down the broadcast towers
Just when we thought radio was safe, Jeff Jarvis predicts its [...]
