Daily Archives: Wednesday, March 14, 2007

F.D.A. issues warning that pills may cause “sleep-blogging”

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

People taking sleeping pills are now going to be warned of the potential for ‘complex sleep-related behaviors’, which may include “sleep-driving, making phone calls and preparing and eating food (while asleep).” No doubt, such complex sleep-related behavior explains some blog … Continue reading →

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Dave Winer on the future of Twitter

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

From Dave Winer: “I’m very reluctant to dismiss Twitter as a passing fad, aware that many people said that about blogging, and I was sure they were wrong, and they were. Whenever so many people are so excited about something … Continue reading →

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Upcoming travel: EconSM (Social Media) Conference

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Next month, April 25-26, I’ll be at the EconSM Conference in Los Angeles which is being organized by my friends at PaidContent.org. The conference is being billed as “the first focused on business models and deals as much as the … Continue reading →

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@ John Battelle: What does ‘modest proposal’ mean, exactly?

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

When I saw a link to John Battelle’s post titled, “A Modest Proposal To YHOO and MSFT: Spin Out A Search Company,” I thought surely it must be a tongue-in-cheek reference to Jonathan Swift’s bitingly satiric essay (1729) from which … Continue reading →

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Money-saving tip of the day

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

This is old news to some but for others (like me digging out of SXSW and a day of meetings), it’s just now hitting the radar. Starting yesterday, NYTimes.com is granting free access to the pay-wall content called “Times Select” … Continue reading →

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News from the obscure (but important to some of us) world of media auditing

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

From MediaPost: Starting in June, business-to-business media brands will be able to report an aggregated figure — including qualified circulation, web site unique visitors, pass-along recipients, and e-newsletter distribution. The data will be included in a sidebar on the front … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-03-14

Posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Oprah Winfrey, destroyer of forests? Interesting strategy of a “green” organization: go after Hearst through Oprah. (tags: greenzine magazines)

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