Daily Archives: Thursday, July 14, 2005

If it’s good enough for demented mice, then surely…

If it’s good enough for demented mice, then surely…: Via AP: “(A study using mice has revealed that) a mutant protein named tau is poisoning brain cells, and that blocking its production may allow some of those sick neurons to … Continue reading

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Using blogs (and fake websites) to sell books

Using blogs (and fake websites) to sell books: From the WSJ (a free feature) “To promote a new biography of the Scottish indie-rock group Belle and Sebastian, Germany’s Holtzbrinck Publishers is offering free copies to music bloggers who have written … Continue reading

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Using RSS feeds to peer into the future

Using RSS feeds to peer into the future: My friend, Patrick Ruffini, has an experiment running called the 2008 Presidential Wire that he told the Washington Post (third item, “the early line”) is a “buzz tracker.” While Patrick is very … Continue reading

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Life’s Little Instruction book by Mr. Roboto

Life’s Little Instruction book by Mr. Roboto: “Little kids should be singing Jesus Loves Me, not horny music.”

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Raise you tray table and call your congressman

Raise you tray table and call your congressman: Earlier today, I was on a Southwest flight from Nashville to Baltimore. Near the end of the flight, after the pilot gave us some closing announcements about our location and arrival time, … Continue reading

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What Joe Mansueto said

What Joe Mansueto said: (To Folio:’s Dylan Stableford) “I just wanted to make a bold statement saying that we were going to invest in the magazines, that there’s a stable owner, a stable backing, and just to reaffirm the missions.”

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Ideal blog search

Ideal blog search: BusinessWeek blogspotting blogger Steve Baker asked Bloglines’ Mark Fletcher what he thinks blog search should be. Quote: 1) It would be integrated with other Web search. (People don’t want to have to search twice) 2) No moving … Continue reading

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