Radio UserLand : Multi-Author Weblog Tool

Radio UserLand : Multi-Author Weblog Tool. “A multi-authored weblog has posts that appear on the home page which are written by a group of people, instead of by a single author. The Multi-Author Weblog Tool makes it easy to use Radio to create a multi-authored weblog.” [Archipelago]

Seeing Red

Seeing Red. Damn you Joss! You put Willow and Tara back together again, and then you did this? Grrr. This week's Buffy was a harsh episode. [More Like This WebLog]

What's New and Improved in Apache 2.0 on Windows?

What's New and Improved in Apache 2.0 on Windows?. The ominous warnings for Windows users, such as, “Apache 1.3 is not yet optimized for performance …” and “not as stable or secure as the Unix version” are gone. Outside testing labs have found Apache 2.0's performance to be comparable to Microsoft's IIS product. And Apache… Continue reading What's New and Improved in Apache 2.0 on Windows?

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs: “You want computers to discover each other and just share stuff” [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog]

This is something I would love to see.  A small town newspaper builds a site with Radio.  It provides Radio to all of the community leaders in town, such as the local fire department, the police, the schools, the community organizations, the local sports teams, the zoning board, etc.  All told it provides 50 licenses, templates, and a location to post ($2k).   It then links to these organizations via its home site and aggregates RSS style news.  It accepts more community weblogs from others that buy the software on their own and begin to publish (my town's girls soccer team has a Radio weblog, through no work done by me).

It then sells Radio, plus a place on their main site, to local businesses.  $250 a year.  The local travel agents, the real-estate agents, the landscaping businesses, etc all post new info on specials, tips on what your next purchase or activity should be, etc.  There would easily be, in most 20k person towns 100 small companies that would do this = $25 k.  All the paper would need to do to get these people publishing is give them the link to download the software.

Now, most of this could be done without an RCS server and simply through FTP, a static host (available at most ISPs for low $$), and linking.  Simple.  An RCS and some manipulation of RSS newsfeeds would add another level of sophistication and community building.   

Think of the benefits!  All the news you could ever want on a town in one place = fresh, decentralized, and useful.  Produced by the people who make it. Excellent. [John Robb's Radio Weblog

This is something I would love to see.  A small town newspaper builds a site with Radio.  It provides Radio to all of the community leaders in town, such as the local fire department, the police, the schools, the community organizations, the local sports teams, the zoning board, etc.  All told it provides 50 licenses,… Continue reading This is something I would love to see.  A small town newspaper builds a site with Radio.  It provides Radio to all of the community leaders in town, such as the local fire department, the police, the schools, the community organizations, the local sports teams, the zoning board, etc.  All told it provides 50 licenses, templates, and a location to post ($2k).   It then links to these organizations via its home site and aggregates RSS style news.  It accepts more community weblogs from others that buy the software on their own and begin to publish (my town's girls soccer team has a Radio weblog, through no work done by me).

It then sells Radio, plus a place on their main site, to local businesses.  $250 a year.  The local travel agents, the real-estate agents, the landscaping businesses, etc all post new info on specials, tips on what your next purchase or activity should be, etc.  There would easily be, in most 20k person towns 100 small companies that would do this = $25 k.  All the paper would need to do to get these people publishing is give them the link to download the software.

Now, most of this could be done without an RCS server and simply through FTP, a static host (available at most ISPs for low $$), and linking.  Simple.  An RCS and some manipulation of RSS newsfeeds would add another level of sophistication and community building.   

Think of the benefits!  All the news you could ever want on a town in one place = fresh, decentralized, and useful.  Produced by the people who make it. Excellent. [John Robb's Radio Weblog

Tag It

Tag It. “The Internet revolution was about people connecting with people. The next revolution will be about things connecting with things. And it's taking shape in pockets around the globe. For the first time, big companies such as Wal-Mart, Gillette and Procter & Gamble are joining to give the technology serious momentum. In a twist,… Continue reading Tag It

Modern Boys and Mobile Girls

Modern Boys and Mobile Girls. By William Gibson “'Why Japan?' I've been asked for the past 20 years or so. Meaning: why has Japan been the setting for so much of my fiction? When I started writing about Japan, I'd answer by suggesting that Japan was about to become a very central, very important place… Continue reading Modern Boys and Mobile Girls

“Will there come a day when you walk into any place of business and you look for the 'Wi-Fi Ready' logo just like you see the 'Visa/Mastercard accepted here' logo today? For all I know that is the case out west already, but not here in the midwest. I look forward to that day.” [Soapbox

“Will there come a day when you walk into any place of business and you look for the 'Wi-Fi Ready' logo just like you see the 'Visa/Mastercard accepted here' logo today? For all I know that is the case out west already, but not here in the midwest. I look forward to that day.” [Soapbox… Continue reading

“Will there come a day when you walk into any place of business and you look for the 'Wi-Fi Ready' logo just like you see the 'Visa/Mastercard accepted here' logo today? For all I know that is the case out west already, but not here in the midwest. I look forward to that day.” [Soapbox