Monthly Archives: July 2007

Scoble’s A-List

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I just noticed that rexblog is #32 on Robert Scoble’s “A-List”. I feel certain this is the first time the phrase “A-List” and this blog have ever been used in the same sentence. I do like Robert’s methodology, as it … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-07-31

Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Site archives dead MySpace members | CNN.com A virtual cemetery for MySpace users who have died. If they didn’t use the skull logo, Perhaps I wouldn’t think this is sick. (tags: web+culture) Media Trends For Magazine Publishers – End of … Continue reading →

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How I assert my identity on this page

Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I’m quite honored. Kim Cameron says that while reading my weekend post about Facebook & identity, he “had a bit of an epiphany…we need a wider suite of standards that make identity useful for building social networking applications, rather than … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-07-30

Posted on Monday, July 30, 2007 by Rex Hammock

GOPers Bail on YouTube Debate? | Patrick Ruffini The GOP blogosphere is telling their candidates to get a brain and not bail on the YouTube debate in September. (tags: politics youtube)

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Happy Birthday, Doc

Posted on Sunday, July 29, 2007 by Rex Hammock

The first time I ever heard the word, “weblog,” it was from Doc Searls. And the first time I ever heard the word, “podcast” it was from Doc Searls (on September 28, 2004 — I blogged about it the next … Continue reading →

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Jason decides Facebook is not the golden fleece

Posted on Saturday, July 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Jason Calacanis is fed up with Facebook. (I’ll skip the part where I observe admiringly that Jason, who is Twittering more and blogging less this summer, knows that writing a Saturday-morning Dvorak troll post will tweak Facebook cultists into lighting-up … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-07-27

Posted on Friday, July 27, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Who Still Reads Magazines? Just About Everybody | AdAge.com From young Millennials (ages 13 to 24) to Generation X (25 to 41) to Baby Boomers (42 to 60) and older Matures (61 to 75) — enjoys reading magazines. (But no … Continue reading →

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Union Square Ventures leads Twitter round

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I think all blog posts about Twitter getting funding should be limited to less than 140 characters.

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Danah Boyd is pretty ticked at those who have butchered her research

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

The other day, I posted a flip remark about the absurd media coverage that has turned Danah Boyd’s essay, “Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace” into tripe. I was specifically referring to those who were trying to translate … Continue reading →

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What is iGoogle?

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I just had someone thank me for explaining what iGoogle is because (they said), they couldn’t figure out what it was from Google. Apparently, when you search Google for What is iGoogle?, the first page results links to a rexblog … Continue reading →

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Business.com: Like revenge, vindication is a dish best served cold

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

On June 22, I wrote a long explanation of why the sale of “business.com” is not merely the “domain name” story it was being spun on that day when it was leaked the company was on the market. Last night, … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-07-26

Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Amanda Congdon, American Express Spokestress When she says, “we” referring to American Express, what exactly does that mean? (tags: marketing web+culture video) How Wikipedia Works (or Doesn’t) | HBS Working Knowledge I think I’ve linked to Andrew McAfee’s HBS case … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude straight

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Rex Hammock

If you take pleasure in the misfortune of others, you’re having a great week. Just take your pick: NBA, NFL, Tour de France, Lindsay Lohan or John McCain’s campaign (WSJ.com story). Later: And Mindy McCready, yet again.

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Steve Jobs news you can’t live without

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Spoiler: Andy Ihnatko declares, “I’m not Fake Steve Jobs.” The Wall Street Journal devotes a front-page story exploring this deep subject: Steve Jobs hates buttons.

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links for 2007-07-25

Posted on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Breaking news: Businesses using something called IM | WSJ.com Whenever I read such a “trend story,” I worry that I hang out too much with geeks. I can’t remember how long ago it was when I required all of our … Continue reading →

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