“A Tax on the Stupid”

July 28, 2006

I would have used this title on Mathew’s earlier post on YouTube’s bubble-icious IPO aspirations (honestly, a YouTube IPO? Why not just be honest with yourself and go spend it on liquor and gambling?), but he cuts right to the point of the latest scheme to sell music and cel minutes to the gullible and […]

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Multitasking Has Negative Effects on Learning

July 28, 2006

I tend to harp on this one, and have posted often on research that puts the lie to our culture’s current fixation on the myth of multitasking as a viable strategy for improving personal productivity. So, herewith, yet another bit of research, via BusinessPundit: Multi-tasking affects the brain’s learning systems, and as a result, we […]

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Pogue on Cox on Blogging

July 28, 2006

David Pogue’s interview with Ana Marie Cox, former writer for Wonkette and just hired as Time.com’s Washington editor, is a gem. Interesting observation about where blogs are going: DP: So what are the ingredients then for a successful blog, apart from being entertaining or snarky? AMC: I think it’s changing. Six months, a year ago, […]

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Zefrank on Copyright

July 27, 2006

Zefrank is quickly becoming the first feed I reach for every day, and today’s segment on copyright and consumer-created media is a great example of why.

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The Hydro Advantage

July 27, 2006

Via MuniWireless, an LAT story on an unexpected problem with rolling out muniwifi in Southern California: the electrical utility wants its several pounds of flesh: “We’ve had almost a full year of discussions with Edison that haven’t really gotten us anywhere,” Desforges said. “They’re always very friendly and they’re not saying no, but they’re not […]

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Pretzel Time

July 27, 2006

ConsumerAffairs and Techdirt each have a run at Verizon over the tortured reasoning to which it has resorted as it has twisted itself into a pretzel looking for a way to tout its EVDO service as “Unlimited” while still preserving the right to ban users for “excessive” use. We’ve seen this movie before, of course; […]

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Happy Anniversary, USA!

July 27, 2006

The Onion celebrates the 750th anniversary of American Independence.

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Google My First Name

July 26, 2006

Denise Howell’s alternative to a business card is sharp as usual – I think she should put it on a business card.

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More on Paying Top Editors

July 26, 2006

The kerfluffle started by Jason Calacanis over paying top aggregator editors is back again, with posts from Kevin Rose of Digg and Jason. If you can make it past the ego, the issue is actually a live one, and a fairly interesting one at that, and quite rightly studies the fact that the site operators […]

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“The Canadian Long Tail”

July 25, 2006

Michael comments on the Canadian long tail.

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Web 2.0 Hissy Fit?

July 25, 2006

I’m hoping that there’s another explanation for this; it is just too darned peculiar to stand on its own.

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Rogers “Extreme” Price Increase

July 24, 2006

Rogers is increasing the price for its “Extreme” service by $7 a month, to $51.95 (for 6 mbps down and 800 kbps up; 100 GB transfer limit). The explanation sent to customers is that prices have not increased since the service’s introduction in 2004, and “operational costs have increased”. It’s a curious thing, but once […]

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