Monthly Archives: February 2002

Iwantmedia.com recaps some recent weblog developments and points to some blogs launched recently by media giants. Quote: Weblogs — those mostly independent Web sites that link to original content on other sites — could “undermine the hegemony of global media … Continue reading →

Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly on why Sarah Hughes is marketing gold and why that’s a really good thing. (Just noticed, this is my second point to a sports story today. Actually, this is more than a sports story…or a … Continue reading →

After two of the most pathetic losses in its history, Vanderbilt men’s basketball wins back-to-back games against Tennessee and, are you sitting down, Kentucky. Quote: (Vanderbilt) pulled off a history-making win by claiming an 86-73 victory over the No. 11 … Continue reading →

A working trucker wins country song of the year. The “head of the academy” rants and rants on illegal downloading and ripping by introducing three college kids who’ve downloaded 6,000 songs in three days. When introduced, the students sunk in … Continue reading →

Tomorrow, the journal Nature will report the so-called findings of a couple of yahoos who claim they’re scientists: Contrary to what had been thought, T. rex was slow of foot. It lacked enough muscle in its legs to produce the … Continue reading →

Will Vanderbilt ever run out of places to build new buildings? According to The Vanderbilt Register, apparently not.

Last week, I wrote about buy.com’s new print catalog it calls a Magazine. (My take: Probably a good idea, but it’s a catalog, not a magazine.) Today, atnewyork.com reports that website bizbash.com is launching a 60-page controlled circ publication for … Continue reading →

Lewis Pennock says he checked out IM buddy ellegirlbuddy and found her mum on questions he thought someone named ellegirl should know about. Maybe a cosmogirlbuddy would be more forthcoming. Addendum: Lewis’s conversation. I ask ellegirlbuddy about Lewis.

Working outside the office today in an Internet-free zone.

Elle Magazine’s ellegirl.com today launched a “virtual buddy” that “delivers information about beauty, fashion, celebs, and more!” (their exclamation point!) From the folks at Active Buddy, the folks behind my favorite virtual buddy, smarterchild. Just add “ellegirlbuddy” or “smarterchild” to … Continue reading →

Jack Guynn, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (which covers a big chunk of the southeast), spoke at Nashville’s Downtown Rotary Club at noon. Not only do I agree with his take on the economy (see quote, below), … Continue reading →

Advertising Age follows-up with an analysis of last week’s release of second-half 2001 magazine circulation report.

Am I just noticing a feature for the first time, or is the ability to search for phone numbers via google new? Just type in a name and city. You can remove your phone number if you want. I did. … Continue reading →

Interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal regarding Clear Channel’s use of “voice tracking” and other means to give the illusion to listeners that a DJ is live and local despite the show being taped thousands of miles away. Quote: … Continue reading →

Real-time blogging of the (thank-god-they’re-over) Olympics closing ceremony: They first have dinosaurs look over into the stadium, then Kiss, Earth Wind & Fire, Gloria Estefan, Donny & Marie, Willie Nelson. Is this a salute to things we thought were extinct? … Continue reading →