Major Corporations Form ‘The Blog Council’
A dozen major corporations are getting together to form "The Blog Council," a group dedicated to developing standards for corporate blogging. The council hopes to address issues and challenges unique to multinational corporations.
Shoppers Should Read Online Privacy Policies
The New York Public Interest Research Group has released a report on online shopping privacy policies detailing how online retailers protect customer’s identity.
PRO IP Bill Slammed By Bloggers
The priorities of the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (“PRO IP”) Act of 2007 have been criticized on several points.
Do You Talk with Customers or at Them?
Do you talk with your customers or do you talk at them?
Cool Little Google Reader Feature
This is a cool “little” feature in the latest version of Google Reader. if you subscribe to multiple people’s Shared Items’ blogs (I call that a link blog) it won’t send you duplicate items anymore, but will show you how many people actually linked to it. That’s a KILLER feature. But, what’s next?
Blog Council Skepticism
I was just reading the blogs this morning (I have a Fast Company column due and am avoiding working on it) but the news about a new blog council caught my eye. In particular, I see Dave Taylor’s response and tend to agree with him. I’m pretty skeptical. Why?
Google Code Opens Cool Chart API
Generating a chart for a web page is as simple as passing some variables to Google in an HTTP request.
Success 2.0: Twitter Banned In UAE
Twitter apparently makes it too easy to find out your country sucks. Following the fates of Facebook, Orkut, MySpace, BoingBoing and presumably others, Twitter is no longer accessible in the United Arab Emirates.
Experts Say ACAP Specs Not Up To Snuff
Publishers have come together to develop the Automated Content Access Protocol (ACAP), a technical standard intended to dictate to search engines what they can index and what they can’t. One problem, though, as more technical minds have noted, is that the standard isn’t quite technical enough.
Facebook’s Growth Unaffected By Beacon
Skeptical investors have decided that Facebook does not abide by the “another day, another dollar” rule. It does, however, follow an “another month, more traffic” guideline, and the latest Compete stats prove the social network’s adherence to this trend.