Putting ads into RSS news feeds. Putting ads your RSS news feeds with might be OK for some, but it flies in the face of what’s really useful about RSS. Why not try developing RSS feeds with classified advertising? [Hypergene MediaBlog]
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Site Review: Google News Beta…
Site Review: Google News Beta. A 1,500-word analysis of Google News Beta. Includes recommendations to media outlets about what they can learn from this search tool, as well as recommendations to Google for the next iteration. [Hypergene MediaBlog]
New category: Design & usability…
New category: Design & usability guidelines. I’ve been stumbling across a number of excellent design & usability guidelines, both in the form of documents, and whole sites. I’ve now decided to group these together in their own category. This is by no means an exhaustive collection,… [Column Two]
Google Search [1]: Emacs reference
Google Search: Emacs reference
Google Search [1]: Import text…
Google Search: Import text delimited file into mysql with phpMyAdmin
Blogs in the classroom [1].
Blogs in the classroom. Some requests for comments on my experience mandating blogs as part of TEC924 have been popping up lately. The timing is good since I’m in the midst of reviewing and updating the course for the next time it will be offered come January. Weblogs as part of a course design In another course I…
IBM introduces WebSphere Portal -…
IBM introduces WebSphere Portal – Express. Designed for small and medium-size businesses, IBM’s new WebSphere Portal – Express requires just one server, installs with five mouse clicks and is affordably priced, says the company
I’m falling a bit behind:…
I’m falling a bit behind: it’s awesome to learn that Sam, Greg and others are diving into some Groove experiments – particularly in the area of web services. Based upon what I’ve seen thus far, it’s going to be really interesting to see what might be possible .. particularly in the area of aggregation and integration. Sam and Greg … thanks! [Ray Ozzie’s…
Suprise Launch of Emergic Freedom…
Suprise Launch of Emergic Freedom. One of the delights of being an entrepreneur is how unpredictable days are. Yesterday had started off like any normal… [E M E R G I C . o r g]
Wodtke on being T-shaped [1]….
Wodtke on being T-shaped. Christina posted a wonderful essay titled “Leaving the Autoroute” on B&A on the importance of being T-shaped — having the knowledge and understanding a generalist in your industry would have and the wisdom and experience of being a specialist in your particular discipline (or perhaps within an area of your discipline). I couldn’t agree more that…