Day: November 26, 2005
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Be very careful using a URL in your headline, especially if you don’t own it!
I’m amazed at the mild foolishness exhibited by a NY Times headline writer in this article: “Wishyouwerehere.com: Blogs From the Road.” That’s right, the headline writer put a URL in the headline, which leads to several problems. The URL in the headline is nowhere in the article (either page). That’s appropriate (see #2), but confusing.…
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I don’t want everything to be full-text
I use my RSS feeds as notification. I want to scan. I want to somehow squeeze the juice out of a couple of hundred feeds, leave the pulp behind, and spend the real time on the six to nine posts a day which are worth three to five minutes each. Full-text can interrupt the scan.…
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Are you sure we should make a fuss?
At first glance, two posts on successive days from the smart folks at 37 Signals are in opposition. First, there is “Do Fuss:” Spend the time. Put forth the effort. Make it great. (snip) Well, if it’s just a little thing, then fixing it is just a small matter! In other words, details matter and…