Daily Archives: Thursday, January 11, 2007

Shopping at Fry’s with Dave Winer is way more fun than Macworld

Just arrived back in Nashville from Macworld and other business meetings and “hanging-out” things in the Bay area. Yesterday, I had lunch in Berkeley with Dave Winer and then accompanied him on an expedition to Fry’s — which is, for … Continue reading

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Khoi Vinh on why he’ll be getting an iPhone

NYTimes.com design director Khoi Vinh notes a nuanced elegance in the design of the iPhone: “What sealed the deal, though, was a quiet milestone that the iPhone hits in design sophistication: it’s the first mobile device that I know of … Continue reading

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Thunder finds a home: A blog story

Here’s a great story about how blogs work in mysterious ways. It’s about a dog named Thunder who needed a home and how a Nashville blogger “meat-up” back in December at which we were each encouraged to bring some pet … Continue reading

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links for 2007-01-11

06: The Year That Wasn’t For Consumer Magazines | MediaPost Publications Quote: Some categories thrived–and even in categories that suffered, individual titles stood out with big gains in ad pages and revenue. (tags: magazines) Geth is my new friend | … Continue reading

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StubHub sold on eBay, wait, StubHub sold TO eBay

Many years ago, I started hearing about an online marketplace called Half.com that was “like eBay, except with a fixed price.” Being the experimenting type, I signed on and tried selling a few items and, sure enough, it was great. … Continue reading

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