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- Universal Search and Personalization
One of the aspects of my talk at XTech was the addition of contexts to our search queries and how that will be necessary as we move further into a world where always-on connections are the norm. One of those contexts is personalization and it’s very interesting how much Google seems to be pushing [...]
- Satisfaction on Digg
The folks over at Satisfaction have a great post looking into the Digg revolt from earlier in the week. Lots has been written about it and obviously more will continue.
I was thinking about starting a pool at work, having people bet on when a Product Manager is going to bring up the [...]
- Ameriganzapalooza
Cindy Li and Jason Garber have travelled across the country. Here’s the stream of data they generated with the help of Twitter, Flickr and blog posts. It’s really an impressive thing when simple data updates can be put together to form a last impression of a trip or event.
I know one of [...]
- ELNK is a friend you are following
Today, EarthLink announced Arlington, VA as the next city we’ll be setting up a Wi-Fi network for. I didn’t find out via the usual all-staff email, instead, I found out via Twitter, ELNK.
This is a pretty awesome thing and I can only hope the folks in corporate communications will use it effectively [...]
- Losing a Customer
I don’t know Peter Kim personally but I’m very sad he decided to cancel his EarthLink account. He was a customer for over twelve years, starting with Mindspring before it merged into EarthLink.
The reason he gave though is haunting me. Here’s two little snippets:The main reason I finally closed it? Because after [...]
- Rebuilding Topix
Over the weekend, Topix reinvented itself. The initial verdict from me is very positive, the home page is nice and clean, inviting you to input your zip code and get your local news. What’s really interesting to me though is the process by which Topix rebuilt itself.
Rich Skrenta, CEO of Topix, blogged about [...]
- Keep Moving Forward
Last night, I took the kids to see Meet the Robinson’s. I normally don’t find inspiration in the movies I see with the kids but this one was a bit different. The story itself is your normal hero’s journey and ends predictably well.
The part I really liked though was the theme [...]
- Defrag Conference
Paul Kedrosky gives the first mention of the Defrag conference that I’ve seen.
In the conference’s own words, here’s a description:Defrag is the first conference focused solely on the internet-based tools that transform loads of information into layers of knowledge, and accelerate the “aha” moment. Defrag is about the space that lives in between [...]
- First Post == “Hello World”
It’s customary to create a Hello World! program whenever you start using a new language. I think the first post of a new blog is done in much the same spirit, making sure everything is set up correctly and ready to go.
So, ‘Hello World’
