Daily Archives: Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Truly amazing: I mentioned the new A9 maps the other day, but now that I’ve played with it some, I’m in awe. If you’re looking for an address in a city where they have added the “block view” feature, how … Continue reading →

Wall Street Journal on “personal-finance blogs”: (free feature) “(They) are still little more than a blip in the blogosphere, but are growing quickly: Technorati estimates there are about 5,000 of them, up 40% from six months ago. Some are written … Continue reading →

The Feedster 500 medal/icon has a new look, making it #1 on my list of the Top 500 fastest logo redesigns in history. Last word on lists: Chris Anderson has a thoughtful post on “headism” and the trap of “hit-centric” … Continue reading →

Media Daily News: Is podcasting an advertising-supported (short announcer-read spots) audio version of its daily news. It’s a “soft launch” that’s not yet being promoted on their website. (Also, you may need to be registered to get to that page.) … Continue reading →

What Forbes.com said: What’s the hottest brand on the Web these days? The orange RSS icon. Observation: What? You mean “web feed” is not? (via: Dave)

Nugatory experts: ClickZ says the new Feedster 500 announced yesterday, “packs dubious value as an evaluation tool for media buyers, according to several agency executives.” While I’m already on record as saying the Feedster 500 has dubious value (evidence: it … Continue reading →

Marketing metaphors: Tom Asacker says, “The most pervasive and limiting metaphors in business are the ones that compare customers to territory, targets, fish and eyeballs. We talk and write about “capturing” marketshare and “retaining” customers.” He says a better metaphor … Continue reading →

My legacy: I want to be known as the guy who coined the term “acqhire.” (However, it’s Staci and Rafat who are making it famous — and making me laugh

Jeff’s Epistle to the Dellations: One of the blogosphere’s closely observed angry customer epics has been Jeff Jarvis’ “Dell Hell” thread. Today, Jeff sends a memo to Michael. It appears to be the final word. (For those who care, my … Continue reading →