PayPal Stonewalls Charitable Deadspin Effort
The editor and participants at the lively sports blog Deadspin attempted to establish a fund to benefit the family and platoon of Adam Knox, who died in the service of his country.
DRM Is On Life Support
Digital Rights Management (DRM) has been a topic of much buzz and speculation throughout the blogosphere over the past several months. With the advent of rival content providers offering music in non-DRM formats, the practice seems to be standing on its last legs.
Simple Question: Who Else Can Win?
I’ve been writing about companies who are committed to making a difference. I think the issue boils down to a very simple question: “Who else can win?”
Presidential Candidates Look Online
The Internet has played an increasing role in politics. It has become a tool for potential candidates at the local, state and national level. Politicians know that using blogs or video is just another way to get their message out and further build their base.
SEO and the Perfection Fallacy
In conversations, forums and conferences, I continually hear search engine optimization professionals and business executives talking about the so-called “perfect tactics.”
LinkedIn Selling Internet Ads Keyed to Your Profile
LinkedIn has been generating a signifigant amount of buzz in the last few weeks.
Yahoo Sets New Standard with Vista Messenger
While no doubt Google’s simple and clean applications have been a hit with some users, I’m really impressed with what Yahoo is showing off in its new Messenger for Windows Vista.
Cutts Confirms Page Rank Update
Matt Cutts has confirmed that there is a Google Page Rank update underway.
Background Tasks (Why?)
A comp.unix.shell newsgroup post asked a neophyte question about how to run a script in the background.
Nielsen Tracking Online Usage
Nielsen Media Research is in the early stages of installing Internet tracking software on the home computers of people in its TV ratings households. The goal is to measure traditional TV and online video content. So far they are only measuring a small number of homes.