Net ads: The buck starts here. Now that many Web operators have admitted the failure of advertising-based models that relied on attracting visitors with free content, the next step is charging for access to information. [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]
Month: September 2001
A Betting Man
Technology Marketing: A Betting Man. Michael Schrage. But, sooner rather than later, digital marketing will be as ubiquitous as the remote control. Will it be enormously profitable for agencies? Probably not. Will it be enormously beneficial for clever companies and their customers? You bet. [Tomalak's Realm]
Marketing goes Gonzo
Publish: Marketing goes Gonzo. Q&A with Christopher Locke. The problem is that the commercial world didn't show up [to the Internet] until the audience was already there. The audience didn't come because business was there. The audience came because the audience was there. [Tomalak's Realm]
Louis Rosenfeld Information Architecture
Louis Rosenfeld Information Architecture – August 23, 2001: Future Directions for IA As a brand new field, we information architects have spent the past few years absorbed with such typically adolescent pursuits as self-definition and self-justification. I don't know whether this soul-searching is necessary or completely pointless, but I think it's time to move on.… Continue reading
7 ways to protect your home Windows PC for free (choose all 7)
7 ways to protect your home Windows PC for free (choose all 7). 1. Windows Update. Free service (although you must use IE5+ to access it). Download all the latest service packs, security hotfixes, and latest versions of bundled Microsoft programs. (Warning: not everyone is happy with IE6, but you should at least upgrade to… Continue reading 7 ways to protect your home Windows PC for free (choose all 7)
One number — and no escape anywhere
The Times (UK) – One number — and no escape anywhere. The US Government has backed a global scheme to simplify communication by giving everyone a single contact number, through which they could be reached by telephone, e-mail, fax, or any other clever technology still to be invented. In a word, the solution is ENUM,… Continue reading One number — and no escape anywhere
Register
Register: “HP is essentially buying red ink, and a whole heap of trouble.” [Scripting News]
Hewlett-Packard to Acquire Compaq
NY Times: Hewlett-Packard to Acquire Compaq. “Hewlett-Packard and Compaq said the merged company would be in a position to compete with IBM across virtually its entire product line.” [Scripting News]
John Robb : 9/4/2001; 5:03:47 AM
John Robb : 9/4/2001; 5:03:47 AM – Gartner: Is Groove the desktop of the future? “The choice to develop the Groove client and servers using COM methodologies and the C language ties the company to Microsoft's architectural vision… Groove's technological alignment with Microsoft will allow them to extensively leverage .Net technology as it evolves… Groove… Continue reading
Opening Sourcecode
Opening Sourcecode. Should governments require companies discontinuing products, release the source code? [Advogato]