Daily Archives: Wednesday, April 12, 2006

A review of thelobby.com, by Rex H.: According to an e-mail I just received, the Starwood Preferred Guest program has launched a blog called “TheLobby.com.” They’re not calling it a blog, except the e-mail URL is: http://www.thelobby.com/?IM=SPG_EM_BLOGLAUNCH But what’s with … Continue reading →

Mitch Kapor ‘hears’ Google calendar is launching tonight: Last month, Michael Arrington had some screenshots. Other background: Om Malik. Technorati Tags: google

Mark Cuban: “On demand video. Unlimited choice. Sounds so good. Everything you always wanted, right at your fingertips. It doesn’t work.”

Anxiety in the Age of Prosperity: Rich Karlgaard, publisher of Forbes, observes there’s a disconnect between the statistics one associates with a good economy (i.e., what we have currently) and why Americans are so negative about the economy. (Sidenote: Even … Continue reading →

Map wars – you are here: Yahoo! is rolling out a new map feature it says kicks Google’s (I made that part up). However, John Battelle does say Yahoo claims it has “higher resolution satellite images.” I’m checking it now … Continue reading →

Blog art: Okay. Art is, well, you decide. UNDERSTANDING VORN is Internet art by Jonathan J. Harris. It’s been around a long time but, gee, somehow I missed it. Here’s how it works: “Every five minutes it scours thousands of … Continue reading →