Daily Archives: Sunday, February 5, 2006

Are you reading fewer books?

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Are you reading fewer books? The NY Times is reporting that, “Internet users are more likely to cut back on reading books than to curtail their magazine consumption, according to a recently released survey by Jupiter Research.” I know that’s … Continue reading →

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Superbowl advertising blogging

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Superbowl advertising blogging: I’ve never done this before (usually, I’m interested in the game), but the assembled experts (photo to come soon) are judging anyway, so I decided to make it a “live” rexblog event. The reviews are in reverse, … Continue reading →

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Nashville’s perplexing newspaper

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Nashville’s perplexing newspaper: Mark Oldham asks something I was wondering also. How can the Tennessean have a Saturday (yesterday) front-page blockbuster story about a high-profile murder case that has baffled Nashvillians for the past decade — and then today have … Continue reading →

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‘Certified’ email

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

‘Certified’ email: The blogoshere is exploding over AOL and Yahoo’s plans (and here) to offer marketers (and presumably, media companies and others) to pay a fee to allow email marketing (the “permission” kind that customers have requested) to detour past … Continue reading →

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To replace email, RSS has to become brain dead simple to use

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Fred Wison: “And as much as I’d like to see RSS replace email, it’s just not going to happen overnight. RSS has to become brain dead simple to use.” (Explanation: Fred is respsonding to Steve Rubel.)Update: Dave Winer says: “What RSS … Continue reading →

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A taco trick

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

A taco trick: The family’s hockey fan is home from school for a four-day weekend, so we attended the Nashville Predators game tonight — a 6-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks. Not only did the home team win (its 33rd … Continue reading →

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Flunked the test

Posted on Sunday, February 5, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Flunked the test: This post was testing something. It didn’t work. Sorry RSS readers.

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