Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 14, 2004

NYT souped-up feeds

NYT souped-up feeds: This weblog has been subscribing to NYT RSS feeds for a long time, but a post on ResearchBuzz led us to this RSS directory on nytimes.com and the discovery of several feeds we did not know were … Continue reading

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It’s weird architecture day

It’s weird architecture day: As we started the day out with a post about a construction approach that never quite caught on, we guess it’s appropriate to revisit that theme tonight. This weblog assumes it is supposed to be good … Continue reading

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Search hacks for the rest of us

Search hacks for the rest of us: Tara Calishain, famous Google hackstress and blogger-in-chief of ResearchBuzz one of this weblog’s favorite blogs about searching online for stuff (okay, some people play golf as a hobby, others search for stuff) has … Continue reading

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Savvy blog spin control

Savvy blog spin control: Via Marketing Vox News, I saw the news that early-blogging business Six Apart‘s co-founder and CEO, Mena Trout, 26, has been replaced as CEO by Barak Berkowitz (she’s still president). Rather than let the story be … Continue reading

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Bush twins talk

Bush twins talk: Okay. So the Bush twins agree to the first interview of their lives (according to the story) and who is it with? Vogue. Who should have been granted the first interview? Comments, anyone?

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Searching for the NY Times

Searching for the NY Times: Wired.com’s Media Hack columnist, Adam Peneberg searches for the reason why the NYT rarely shows up high in Google searches. Bottom line: registration required and cost-wall archive. Quote: New York Times Digital earns most of … Continue reading

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They did it

They did it: MediaPost’s Michael Shield’s story on the MPA’s statement in support of ABC’s efforts to shore-up its reputation has the headline, “Mags Support Bureau’s Tougher Stance on Newspaper Audits.” Am I missing something here? Is the MPA statement … Continue reading

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A reason to whine?

A reason to whine? Tibor Machan, one of the founders of the libertarian magazine, Reason, pines about the good old days…and is sad the magazine “didn’t even wait until its founders departed this world before it began caving in to … Continue reading

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Domed

Domed: A couple of days ago, the USPS issued an R. Buckminster Fuller commemorative postage stamp to honor the designer of the geodesic dome on the 50th anniverary of its patent. For hardcore magazine wonks, the stamp may look familiar … Continue reading

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