Ask.com RSS Search – NOT!

Jun 13, 2006 | 2 Comments

Okay, I’m not making this up, folks: Ask.com’s RSS Search isn’t outputting RSS properly. Actually, it is and was – according to the RSS 2.0 spec, the link element is completely optional – though I must admit this was the first time we had encountered an RSS 2.0 feed that lacked the link element altogether. [...]

I Almost Gave You $100

May 31, 2006 | One Comment

Take a look at our About page (like I tried prompting you to do the other day). Read the whole thing. Okay, well – you don’t have to read the whole thing now, as the prize has officially been given to Dave Anderson. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. “Did I [...]

Is Gada.be for You?

May 30, 2006 | 8 Comments

I needed to do this sooner or later, so I’ve revamped our About page with the following sections, outlining Gada.be cases for eight types of users: Enthusiast, Mobile, Developer, Business, Casual, Researcher, Jobseeker, and Shopper. I’d consider this a comprehensive list, but I’m sure there are a few usage points and user types I missed. [...]

Werner Vogels

May 17, 2006 | 3 Comments

Confirmed Gnomedex Discussion Leader: Werner Vogels. Yeah, that’s the CTO of Amazon – getting ready to jump on stage and lead a conversation about Web Services. Amazon’s been doing an awful lot with that lately – just ask Jeff. Amazon isn’t sponsoring Gnomedex (though I’m not sure why), but Werner’s going to be there based [...]

ShopWiki Weally Wadical

May 17, 2006 | 2 Comments

Finally, someone who pays attention to the stuff that I do around here. It’s a bit form-letterish, but the guy nailed the first two points on the head. You’ve covered Shopzilla in the past and Frucall more recently, so I think/hope you may be interested in ShopWiki and its new Mobile Shopping Search, launched today. [...]