IBM, Oracle Standardizing Web Services

Sometimes a great joke never dies. Just substitute "Web" for "Unix" in the following canonical one-liner and you'll see what I mean: "The nice thing about Unix standards is that there are so many to choose from."

Mark Cuban On Splogs And BlogSpot

The man behind the IceRocket blog search engine wrote in to clarify how they are dealing with spam blogs, and IceRocket's stance on Google's Blogger hosting service.

Online Job Recruitment Spikes

Monster.com reports that online job demand hit a sudden surge in November, a spike the company believes reflects employer confidence in the strength of the US economy. The company said the upward momentum of job opportunities posted online may also indicate a forthcoming period of expansion.

The Conversation Is Rapidly Evolving

As I relax on my train journey back to Amsterdam aboard the high-speed Thalys TGV, I sit in reflective mode regarding this morning's terrific panel discussion on the giant global focus group at the IABC Europe conference in Paris.