Monthly Archives: January 2007

Predicted responses to the announcement that Microsoft is world’s most respected company

Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 by Rex Hammock

It will be interesting to see the reactions to the Harris/WSJ rankings of the world’s best and worst corporate reputations [free feature]. Quote: “Top-ranked Microsoft managed to beat Johnson & Johnson, whose emotionally appealing baby-products business had kept it in … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-01-31

Posted on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Awaiting the Day When Everyone Writes Software | New York Times It took me a couple of days to get around to reading this, but it explains to me why I wish I was a programmer sometimes. (tags: technology) Paul … Continue reading →

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Ft. Worth reporter desperate for by-line

Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Hammock editor Hudge and I had to look twice at this Ft. Worth Star-Telegram story he picked up from Dave Barry’s blog. The headline, “4 towels, ashtray taken from Motel 6,” and the infographic map suggest to me a disgruntled … Continue reading →

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The importance of randomness

Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Here are two random items that have drifted by my computer monitor during the past 24 hours. Random item 1. I imagine Kathy Sierra there in her cool converted airstream office writing book after book. Fortunate for us, every once … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-01-30

Posted on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Amapedia, Amazon.com’s product wiki grows up Quote: It makes it easy for you to tag products with what they are and with their most important facts, and for others to search, discover, filter, and compare products by those tags. Must … Continue reading →

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