paidContent.org - The Economics of Content - CNET Buys FindArticles From Looksmart For $20.5 Million
“One thing: FindArticles has very high SEO value in Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and others search engines…that might have something to do with it.”
(tags: deals business search publishing news+biz tidbits+fodder)
Forbes Buys Clipmarks, RealClearPolitics Stake - Silicon Alley Insider
“Clipmarks is home to a [...]
Now Carbonite wants my online backup business. We’ll see about that….
A couple of days ago I wrote about my frustrating experience with Mozy’s online backup service for Mac. This morning I heard from David Friend, the CEO of Carbonite, a popular online backup service for PC users. Apparently they’re about to start testing a Mac [...]
Global Voices Online
Global Voices offers one of the few current ways to follow the action in Pakistan: bloggers.
…My heart’s in Accra » Bloggers find ways to speak out in Pakistan
“Neha Viswanathan and Global Voices are tracking Pakistani blogs closely on a special page to cover the emergency. As the environment in Pakistan becomes more oppressive, [...]
Rileyroxx, via Flickr (CC license)
Some decisions are harder than others.
Tomorrow I head off to Las Vegas for Blogworld Expo, where on Thursday morning I’m leading a large panel on blogging ethics.
I’ve gotta admit, normally I don’t give panel topics as much thought as I’ve been giving this one. But lately, questions of publishing ethics (in [...]
Mozy for Mac would get this far with my backup, and then just hang there. Annoying.
I’m bummed, and annoyed.
For a while I’d been looking for a Mac-friendly, reasonably priced, reliable online backup service that offered simple restore functionality, scheduled backups, and a few other features. I thought I’d found that in Mozy, which I’ve been [...]
Longtail.com
Wired editor Chris Anderson publicly blacklisted hundreds of PR spammers. Yeah!!!
Things Turn Ugly in the ‘Hacks vs. Flacks’ War - New York Times
I love this! Wired editor Chris Anderson got sick of being spammed with news releases from PR flacks. So he posted “the addresses of 329 unsolicited e-mail messages he had received and telling [...]
What’s happening with the GTDinbox upgrade? Watch the Productive Firefox blog.
Apparently, Gmail is undergoing a major upgrade, which is being rolled out to users. The upgrade hasn’t hit my account yet — but at least I’ll be spared a nasty shock when it does.
As I’ve mentioned before, I rely heavily on the GTDinbox Firefox add-on [...]
Future Tense: November 2, 2007 Archives
“Researchers at U.C. Berkeley say they’ve produced the world’s smallest radio. It’s 10,000 times thinner than a strand of hair.” Wow, this gave me ideas for lots of sci-fi stories. Give it a listen.
(tags: science radio technology research future)
Study shows a video game can reduce stress: Future Tense
“New study: players [...]
Tucson . com
“Tucson Newspapers detected an infection Thursday in an online advertisement circulating among news cos and Internet businesses in the country. The ads have appeared on major news sites across the country”
(tags: advertising problems nefarious news+biz tidbits+fodder)
What newspapers need to do about OpenSocial | yelvington.com
“There’s bountiful opportunity for news sites, especially local newspapers, to [...]
Mark Briggs, author of Journalism 2.0, is assistant managing editor for interactive news at The News Tribune in Tacoma, WA.
Journalism 2.0 on Squidoo
“Written for working journalists who are looking to make the necessary leap into the digital age, Journalism 2.0 introduces basic topics like Web 2.0, blogging, audio, video, online reporting and more.” [...]
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