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Tom Foremski on Google and Yahoo Culture. It's interesting that Tom wrote this today–the day I got to meet him in person: Yahoo kicked the engineers aside quite some time ago. Co-founders Jerry Yang (does he still carry the title of “chief yahoo” on his business card?) and David Filo probably still do engineering type… Continue reading Tom Foremski on Google and Yahoo Culture

Amabuddy. Don't buy not knowing. You are in a bookshop or a record shop. You found something that interests you.You can't decide whether to buy it now or later online. What you need is a price check and a quick review, perhaps some ideas of something similar that others might recommend. Amabuddy can help! What… Continue reading Amabuddy. Don't buy not knowing

Technology Volunteers in the Church. I am often asked how Fellowship Church utilizies technology volunteers. Ironically, whenever I visit another church, this is the first question I ask! Why? Because every church struggles with this issue. For those of you outside of the church world, it may seem curious that all churches no matter their… Continue reading Technology Volunteers in the Church

Good Idea. Radio Wish List. Cool, Donovan has a Radio wish list on his site, and it's in OPML 😉 My Radio UserLand Wish List Manifesto. I believe that all Radio Users should maintain a Radio Wish List outline, available in OPML format, that exists on the public web. That way, UserLand could add our… Continue reading Good Idea

Brudnoy, icon of airwaves, dies. David Brudnoy, the erudite, eclectic libertarian who for nearly three decades was a mainstay of Boston talk radio, died yesterday in Massachusetts General Hospital. He was 64. The cause was complications from Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare form of skin cancer. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Google Suggest does type-ahead for Google Index in near real-time. Go try Google Suggest now, if you haven't. Google Suggest shows the feasibility of using type ahead with very large collections of terms, like tags in a folksonomy. Now, one of the drawbacks of using ad hoc tags in social classification is the lack of… Continue reading Google Suggest does type-ahead for Google Index in near real-time

News.Com: Who says safe computing must remain a pipe dream? Bruce Schneier. Two years ago, I published a list of PC security recommendations. The idea was to give home users concrete actions they could take to improve security. This is an update of that list: a dozen things you can do to improve your security.… Continue reading Who says safe computing must remain a pipe dream?

Yahoo Licenses X1 Desktop Search Technology. Let the games begin! Desktop search tools have been the hot trend this year, and with the introduction of the free Google Desktop Search, the gauntlet has been thrown, tossed, dropped, whatever it is that's done with gauntlets. Yahoo has accepted the challenge and today announced that they are… Continue reading Yahoo Licenses X1 Desktop Search Technology

The Jerk School of Business. Who besides me is totallly outraged over last night's episode of “The Apprentice”? What's the primary lesson we've learned this season at the Trump School of Business? That while you can work hard, be well-educated, be enterprising and smart, if you enter the corporate business world, you risk putting your… Continue reading The Jerk School of Business

Book Review: The Art of The Start. While sitting on Scoble's “Red Couch” on Sunday I noticed an interesting book under his coffee table called “The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide For Anyone Starting Anything“. It is written by Guy Kawasaki (from garage.com fame) and should be essential reading to any entrepreneur… Continue reading Book Review: The Art of The Start