Daily Archives: Monday, April 3, 2006

This Bud’s for my in-laws

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

This Bud’s for my in-laws: My children’s grandparents have car tags (in two states) that express their University of Florida pride. My mother-in-law (Getum) has one of the most impressive wardrobes of orange and blue outfits ever worn in Gainesville. … Continue reading →

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Gabe steps up to the plate with Ballbug

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Gabe steps up to the plate with Ballbug: Gabe Rivera uses his memeorandum blog-conversation-tracking engine to power up Ballbug. (His blog post announcing it.) This comes a few weeks after the launch of Gabe’s “dirt-digging” celebrity gossip grabber, WeSmirch.com. Congratulations, … Continue reading →

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The NYTimes.com stays old-school when it comes to RSS icons

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

The NYTimes.com stays old-school when it comes to RSS feed orange thingee: This afternoon, I finally got around to looking at the NYTimes.com redesign all the way to the bottom of the page. Interesting to observe they didn’t “evolve” their … Continue reading →

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Is it about news or is it about paper?

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Is it about news or is it about paper? (From AP) “Newspapers’ online audiences are growing rapidly, according to a new industry study, highlighting a key growth area that newspapers are seeking to exploit as print circulation continues to be … Continue reading →

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Dumenco dancing on Cargo’s grave

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Dumenco dancing on Cargo’s grave: Simon Dumenco is rejoicing that CondeNast’s Cargo (which he calls, “the insipid men’s shopping magazine”) has failed. Here’s a snippet: “Advertisers figured out the limitations of a magazine that existed mostly to suck up to … Continue reading →

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Small business Katrina help — from Yahoo!

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Small business Katrina help — from Yahoo!: This has much mojo. Yahoo! employees from around the country will be in New Orleans this Friday to help small businesses get online. Small businesses in the area will be eligible for up … Continue reading →

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Barry Bingham Jr., RIP

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Barry Bingham Jr., RIP: When I was very young, for several months I worked in an obscure and lowly (but tremendously fun) job at a great newspaper then run by Barry Bingham Jr., who died this morning. Sadly, the Bingham … Continue reading →

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Getting Real: Self-published ‘e-book’ case-study

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Getting Real: Self-published ‘e-book’ case-study: No way is Jason Fried just anybody. He’s got a small-business philosophy and point-of-view that he can articulate as well as anyone I know. Rather than be a side-line theorist who wastes time attacking what … Continue reading →

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Khoi Vinh on the NYTimes.com redesign

Posted on Monday, April 3, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Khoi Vinh on the NYTimes.com redesign: “The awesome redesign I didn’t do.“ Khoi is the new design director at the NYTimes. Quote: “I think it’s a sterling piece of work, a great example of how to evolve a user experience … Continue reading →

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