Month: August 2003

SJ Mercury: Dean puts Web into campaign politics. Dan Gillmor. Teachout, 31, heads “Internet outreach'' for a campaign that is rewriting some of the rules of politics. Dean's team isn't the first to use new media in a national race. However, more than any previous campaign, the people running this one truly get the meaning… Continue reading Dean puts Web into campaign politics

Seattle Times (thanks Rajesh).  Introducing the Tango.  Electric.  Top speed of 130 mph.  0-60 mph in 4 seconds.  80 mi per charge.  3 hr recharge.  Mass produced at ~$20k. Engineers and executives at GM's Research and Technology Division, ecstatic when they first saw the Tango, tentatively offered parts at cost, distribution through a GM dealer… Continue reading Tango

The New Generation Web Design. I was just reading this article about the Fahrner Image Replacement technique and I realized that we're really entering into a cool new era of the web. If you haven't bought into the religion of CSS, then you really need to check out the CSSZenGarden which I've linked to before.… Continue reading The New Generation Web Design

MS-NBC – Who profits from spam? Surprise. Many companies with names you know are benefiting There wouldn't be spam if there wasn't money in spam. So to understand what primes the spam economy, MSNBC.com answered a single unsolicited commercial e-mail. Following this one spam trail led us from Alabama to Argentina, from a tiny Birmingham-based… Continue reading MS-NBC

New version of Web Album Generator. Yeah they released a new version, which according to the site “addresses user requests”. I'll have to download and give it a spin sometime soon! Thanks to Andy for the link. [Life of a one-man IT department]

Somerville Hot Zone. Michael Oh et al try to bring business-sponsored Wi-Fi to larger area: The notion is that a number of businesses underwrite the nominal cost as a factor in bringing more customers into the area as a whole. Businesses don't charge customers for air conditioning, Michael Oh says, so why charge for Wi-Fi?… Continue reading Somerville Hot Zone

Book superstores face new rivals The bitter fight in the bookselling industry used to be one between the two superstore chains, Borders and Barnes & Noble, and the many independent bookstores that see the superstores stealing their business. But now there's a new force that threatens both the big chains and independents alike: big discount merchandisers,… Continue reading

Book superstores face new rivals

The bitter fight in the bookselling industry used to be one between the two superstore chains, Borders and Barnes & Noble, and the many independent bookstores that see the superstores stealing their business. But now there's a new force that threatens both the big chains and independents alike: big discount merchandisers, like Wal-Mart and Costco.

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Laszlo Blogging Widgets – coming soon….. Laszlo Blogging Widget Last month I did a code sprint on a blogging aggregator written in LZX. You can see the results at myLaszlo.com. There's a screenshot on this page. The aggregator was based on a suggestion by Marc Canter. It's a widget intended for the gutter of a… Continue reading Laszlo Blogging Widgets – coming soon….

Marketing Your Law Firm With A Tagline. My Shingle has a good post on taglines for lawyer marketing. Especially on the Internet, tag lines are an essential part of building a brand, as discussed in Internet Roundtables 34 and 35. [net.law.blog]

Assessing Radio, Moving To Movable Type. It looks like I've cleaned up the worst of the latest round of Radio malfunctioning. Radio has many powerful features and an enthusiastic user community. Further, it is very easy to get a simple Radio blog up and running. All to the good. On the flip side: Troubleshooting problems can… Continue reading Assessing Radio, Moving To Movable Type