Daily Archives: Wednesday, April 6, 2005

Optigrab II – for a new generation of jerks

Optigrab II – for a new generation of jerks:  Here’s a new product that cult-followers of the movie, The Jerk, (I confess) will appreciate: something to keep glasses from slipping off ones nose. (Warning: Here’s a picture of the product, … Continue reading

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Sp-lame

Sp-lame: Sploid.

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TiVo logo ads update

TiVo logo ads update: Yesterday, I suggested that the only “replacement ad” worth inserting onto a TiVo’d program would be a static logo. Apparently, that’s so obvious a suggestion, they are already doing it. (Thanks to a comment on a … Continue reading

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What Susan said

What Susan said: Susan Mernit gave a talk at an American Press Institute Seminar called,  “The Real Deal: How Young Adults Spend Their Time Online– from RSS and SMS to peer-to-peer file sharing…how newspapers can tap into the new information … Continue reading

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Faking geekspeak – Ajax

Faking geekspeak – Ajax:  Ajax, in addition to being a household cleanser, is the geek buzzword of the nanosecond. As a service to those who aren’t geeks (I’m not, but some of my best friends…), here’s how to fake an … Continue reading

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Aggregatorosphere news

Aggregatorosphere news: Howard Kurtz has seen (scroll down) “the future of the blogosphere,” and he’s “out of breath.” Actually, what he saw was Memeorandum and the Annotated New York Times. (See earlier rexblog post for background.)

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Feed me

Feed me:  Steve asks, why no Google feeds? While we’re asking that question, I just visited Drudge for the first time in months (years?) and am wondering why he doesn’t offer a feed? If it’s a revenue issue, Steve’s suggestion … Continue reading

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Like Drudge?

Like Drudge? Drudge, who has spent the past four years saying he’s not a blogger, should not even respond to questions about “competition” from “competition” that, on good days, will likely get less than 1% of the traffic he has … Continue reading

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Since we’re talking about highly suspect research

Since we’re talking about highly suspect research: Why is it news when a company does research on their product and the research reveals something positive? Disclosure: Despite three years of trying to understand “digital versions of magazines,” (and I’ve tried, … Continue reading

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