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February 27, 2008
I'm no prude, but the idea of speaking at a seminar about RSS only to have a post about Silicon Valley escort services pop up in my Google Reader doesn't turn me on. For that reason, I whipped together a...
If you've ever seriously shopped for a home online, you've probably had some frustration with the search process. For example, it can be very difficult to find out how long a house has been on the market, what the original...
February 26, 2008
Last night in St Paul, Minnesota, a group of local bloggers and members of the mainstream media got together to discuss ethics in new media. The event (considering it was in Minnesota on a Monday night) was heavily covered online...
February 25, 2008
Presidential Watch 08 has a fascinating map that illustrates how online political sites interact with each other. The blue and red dots represent the left and right sides of American politics while the yellow dots represent mass media outlets including...
February 22, 2008
Yesterday I wrote about how no one can seem to get IMAP right when it comes to e-mail clients. Today I thought I would list the features I think would make a freaking amazing system. If you have items you...
The MacBook Air is one thin computer. That's the selling point. Apple has done an impressive job associating thinness with coolness since the launch of the laptop. But could Apple's "You can't be too thin." campaign be extrapolated by young...
February 21, 2008
I'm extremely flustered with e-mail right now. When it comes to options for retrieving e-mail we have POP3 protocol or IMAP4 protocol. POP3 is basically one way and only works with the inbox and only the inbox. You can grab...
After my recent post explaining why a MSFT/YHOO merger would be good for the combined company because it would establish an obvious #2 for pay per click advertising dollars, I was pleased to learn that I was not alone in...
February 20, 2008
The Tribune Company's new owner, Sam Zell, addressed the Chicago staff about his dislike of approval signatures, the need to be more creative, try more things, fail more often, but learn from mistakes among other topics in this hour long...
February 18, 2008
I'm working from the assumption that pay per click advertising is the most profitable form of advertising served by Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft today. It may not be the largest share of advertising on Yahoo or MSFT's site's today -...
February 17, 2008
Google Maps' new StreetView feature is proving to be a very powerful addition to their mapping suite. However, it currently falls short of its full potential. The biggest problem with the service today is that StreetView doesn't point at the...
February 15, 2008
Navigating the University of Minnesota can be tricky for first-timers due to the name 1-way streets and intersections. Luckily, Google Maps marks the direction of each street. But they also go one step further by marking the 1-way directions for...
February 14, 2008
IT Conversations has been cranking out some great content lately, including interview with techies and recorded presentations from conferences. I highly recommend checking it out. I was catching up on some archived content earlier today and had a chance to...
February 13, 2008
Apparently, I've complained about restaurants not having adequate power outlets for long enough for people to take notice. I'm now receiving photos from people who've found restaurants that actually do have accessible power, like the one above taken at...
February 12, 2008
Here is a common scenario among bloggers who write about their local communities: they have a variety of news sources to choose from when they're citing a local story. For example, in Minneapolis we have two large local daily newspapers,...
February 11, 2008
Is the world ready for resume revision histories? Imagine using Google Docs to write your resume. It's not a bad choice since you don't have to worry about losing it in a hard drive crash. Just login to your Google...
February 8, 2008
It's funny how absurd web hosting data limits become if they're not routinely updated to reflect ongoing cost decreases. Here's an example from yesterday: Jason Kottke linked to a webpage that happens to be hosted on Yahoo's Geocities free publishing...
February 7, 2008
Can anyone tell me what happened here: I'm 33 years old and I've included that information in my FaceBook profile. So, why am I see seeing this ad? Is this a case of an advertiser setting up their campaign incorrectly?...
February 6, 2008
Below are two blogs that are doing a great job covering how technology is being used in the 2008 election cycle. Even if you're not a political junkie there is a lot to learn from the online marketing tactics used...
Steve Borsch pointed out on Twitter that it's amazing what you can find on the web using the "filetype:" command on Google. If you haven't tried this before, try typing the following line into a Google search box: ://www.flickr.com/photos/edkohler/2247423246/" title="filetype:ppt...
Here's a case of technology falling short of it's intended goal. I stopped at a local gas station, SuperAmerica, to top off the tank. I'm not particularly attached to any one gas station brand, but SA gives me a free...
February 4, 2008
I just received an invitation to check out Amazon.com's new "paper click ads" which sounds really revolutionary. Paper click ads sounds like you somehow click on paper, causing something to be added to the paper. This must be in...
February 1, 2008
If you're a comic book artist, coming up with a new idea for a comic book must be a daunting task. Just think of all the ideas you need to generate: Who are the characters? What are they like? What...
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