Year: 2005
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I have not fallen into this trap…yet
Tim Bray shares what he’ll be doing on Saturdays: coaching a youth soccer team. I’ll spend my Saturdays attending similar “contests,” though I haven’t yet been conned into… I mean, graciously accepted… the offer to coach said team. Phew. (But I know it will happen.) Our group has a similar name to Bray’s, though someone…
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Why Software Sucks
I’ve moved most of my straight linkblogging to del.icio.us (hate the URL, love the thoughtfulness of the directory structure), but it’s worth calling attention to Scott Berkun’s Why software sucks essay. There’s plenty to consider here, so only one nugget: … “this sucks” is right in the middle. In order for people to say “this…
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Reuters podcasts… with a computer voice
So Reuters opens a lab, and their first product is podcasts, read by a computer. I applaud them on introducing a public experimentation space, but the human voice has a future, at least for a bit longer. Compare the Reuters tech offering to Charlie Cooper and Leslie Katz in the News.com podcast, or Dan Farber…
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Orange is the color of money, or initial reactions to TimesSelect
I’m not a visual design expert, but when I went to the NYT home page (which I do rarely, I realize) to look at TimesSelect, which was introduced yesterday, my reactions were to the visual presentation. More on that below. What is TimesSelect? Read the full details, including a well-presented comparison chart speaking well of…
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Book: The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945
The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945 has a misleading title. The book has a semi-interesting tale to tell about the debate within the American corridors of power about what to do with Germany after the war was won. Roosevelt, clearly, is a central character in that debate, but Truman, in…
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Lists that take time
Rex suggests that I list my answers to seven things. These are thought-provoking (well, some of them are), but I’m not likely to devote the time to answering this fully, or honestly. The blog is a public forum, even when you’re writing for yourself. I like to be honest with myself and others, but not…
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Telephone Pictionary
I haven’t played many group games recently, but telephone pictionary sounds simple, quick, and fun.
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Do I repeat myself? Do I repeat myself?
I’m learning a lot about marketing in recent months. I’m no longer believing that an idea will succeed (at least in part) simply because it’s a good idea. OK, naive to ever pretend such a reality exists, but don’t we all want good ideas to win out? Sure, but life isn’t fair. Never has been,…
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Questions for a panel on blogs and marketing tomorrow night?
Tomorrow, Thursday, September 15, 2005, I’m moderating a panel at a meeting of the San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association: Blogging: Leveraging Blogs for Marketing, an Evolution of Journalism. A bit of a mouthful, but read the description and I think you’ll see why I’m interested and involved. Thanks to David Shimada for…
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FrieNDA
frieNDA n. An agreement between friends to “non-disclose” confidences without formal paperwork, such as an NDA. A necessity in the Bay Area (and beyond). Talking with a friend recently, I traded some information, after we assured each other that this wasn’t to be shared more widely. I said, “Yes, this is all under frieNDA.” To…