Daily Archives: Thursday, December 7, 2006

Why the head-scratching on why Amazon invested in Wikia?

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

(From the day-late news department.) VentureBeat says in reporting an investment by Amazon in Wikia, “It’s not clear how much traction Wikia company has gained.” Here’s a little history. Despite the hype of Wikipedia, the Internet Movie Database is — … Continue reading →

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David Shaw is blogging so I don’t have to. You can too.

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

This whole blogging thing is getting easier and easier for me today. Not only can David Shaw discover something I would almost certainly blog about, he even knows exactly what I would say. Amazing. This out-source blogging is awesome. If … Continue reading →

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Hyperlocal weather blog post

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Glancing out my window, I now predict there is a 100% chance of light snow in Nashville right now. Nothing major — flurries and a little dusting. However, I totally missed the multi-day build-up typically associated with such weather phenomena … Continue reading →

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Jeff Jarvis is blogging so I don’t have to

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

I’m taking the lazy way out on this one by simply pointing and saying “ditto” to my reactions (positive and negative) about the announcement of new conference called “tools of change for publishing.” Short version: Change is good. Hubris is … Continue reading →

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Is comfort with all this new-media stuff an attitudinal or generational thing?

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Mitch Joel says it’s attitude, not age, that influences ones comfort with and adoption of social media. It will come as no surprise to anyone who knows me or stumbles across this blog for whatever reason, I agree. Quote: “I’ve … Continue reading →

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links for 2006-12-07

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Search Engine Land is pre-blogging | Searchengineland.com For a blog that’s not formally launching until next week, SearchEngineLand.com sure is cranking out the posts, like this one about MS’s “Live Search Books” beta. Can’t wait ’til they really start blogging. … Continue reading →

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In the future, people will buy Zunes and there will be no spam

Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2006 by Rex Hammock

Is the prediction that by June, 2007, one-million Zunes will be sold sort of like the prediction that by 2006, there will be no more spam? (via: PaidContent.org)

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