Archive August 2005
SideStep Travel Deals
It seems no matter which travel site I start my search for the best deal on airfare and hotels, I always end up comparing the rates of numerous sites and wasting valuable time arriving at the best price. Travelocity and Expedia are both competitive in price. Priceline attempts to let me name my price. A [...]
Thursday 25 August 2005
Tune in Thursday, August 25 at 7pm Pacific (GMT-8) for three hours of live calls, email questions, a tour of this week’s Web and Technology Trash from across the Web. Hear Chris’s thoughts about the latest apps from Google. Don’t forget to join us in the chat room If you missed any recent shows, here [...]
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PSP 2.0 Firmware!
Network An Internet browser has been added. Video 4:3 Screen Mode has been added (for video saved on Memory Stick Duo media). Go To feature has been added (for UMD VIDEO and UMD MUSIC). A-B Repeat feature has been added (for UMD VIDEO, UMD MUSIC and video saved on Memory Stick Duo media). Audio options [...]
Instant Messaging Hell
Remember how you couldn't send emails to your friends who used Eudora, because you were using Pine? That's because it never happened. That shortcoming would never fly, yet we put up with these exact bugaboos on a regular basis. I'm getting real close to dropping all IM activity altogether until the brands get their acts [...]
Philip Kaplan on AdBrite
Despite the wild success of his advertising network, AdBrite, Philip Kaplan remains firmly logged in my mind as Pud of F’d Company fame. At SES San Jose, we caught up with Philip and talked about everything from his rockstar dreams, to his take on the possibility of another Internet bubble, to the evolution of AdBrite [...]
Streets and Trips 2006 Construction Update
There's a Streets and Trips 2006 Construction Update that's been released… which is really weird, because there isn't even a Streets and Trips 2006 on the market!!! I flew to the Streets and Trips page, and found that 2005 is still being listed. Here I was, all excited for a new release, only to be [...]
The Podcast Hotel Lives!
Alex Williams just sent me this note: “You know, there has been a lot of confusion about the Podcast Hotel… We changed the dates. And now, people are asking what is happening. Is the event on or off? It is mostly definitely on. We've finally found a way to hold the event in a way [...]
Rebecca Lieb on ClickZ
For every legitimate Internet marketing whiz out there, there seem to be a hundred phonies ready to take your money and run. One of the best places to find consistently outstanding marketing information is the collective of experts at ClickZ. These are people who work in the trenches in advertising, search marketing, customer relationship management, [...]
Comics for Series 60 Devices
They're testing mComic now, making sure it works on all Series 60 Devices, including: Nokia N91 & N90, Levorno P930, Nokia 6681 & 6682, Panasonic X700, Nokia 36xx, Sendo X & X2, and the Siemens SX1. There's currently a memory problem with the nGage series, but all the other devices have been tested and recommended. [...]
When is Marketing not Marketing?
The other day, I received this email from a seemingly random Hotmail user: Chris, The Virtual Earth team has a new website for info on VE. Could you blog about it to get some more exposure for it? http://www.virtualearthinfo.com/ Thanks, ZG I'm protecting his real name for a reason. My first thought was: “Why do [...]
Anne Mitchell on Stopping Spam
Spam is one of those universal problems faced by everyone on the Internet. Anne Mitchell is active on the front lines educating, advocating and implementing solutions meant to slow and eventually halt the spread of this digital plague. From pioneering work as part of MAPS, to CEO of sender verification program Habeas, to her current [...]
Ice Cream, You Scream?
Have you ever seen an ice cream truck in real life? I'm talking directly to younger ice cream fans, mind you. It wasn't a regular thing in my neighborhood. We had the Schwan's guy come around every once in a while to deliver frozen goodies, but not one of the classic “music box on wheels” [...]
May I Have Your Attention, Please?
Thank you. I love attention.
Interview with Ask CEO Steve Berkowitz
While the size queens trade links debating who has the biggest crawl, one search engine company is taking a different approach. Ask.com, famous for its P.G. Wodehouse inspired butler is stepping beyond the idea of answering the customer’s question and reaching for the role of best place to search for information. That’s a tall order [...]
