Monthly Archives: April 2009

Those web services you couldn’t live without in 1999 – Where are they now?

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Harry McCracken has a thought-provoking post that lists what were, ten years ago, “the top 15 web properties (ie, networks of related sites) as measured by Media Metrix”. Specifically, the thoughts Harry’s post should be provoking are these: 1. Why … Continue reading →

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Talketh, Blogeth and Tweeteth like Shakespeare Day

Posted on Thursday, April 23, 2009 by Rex Hammock

Have your heard that today is Talk Like Shakespeare Day? You know those goofy Internet memes, those inside jokes or a new slang word or anything-about-Susan-Boyle that spreads around the web so quickly that everyone has heard about it before … Continue reading →

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Required skimming: Internet-Age Writing Syllabus and Course Overview

Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 by Rex Hammock

There are lots of inside jokes and jabs in this hilarious McSweeney’s piece that’s a description of an “upper-level” course called, “Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era.” Among the prerequisite courses: ENG: 232WR—Advanced Tweeting: The Elements of Droll LIT: … Continue reading →

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links for 2009-04-21

Posted on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 by Rex Hammock

The $20 Magazine: Worth's Odd Recession Strategy | TIME I don't know what surprised me more. That Worth magazine is raising its newsstand price to $20 or that Worth still exists. (tags: magazines)

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If you want to be found via Google, here’s how — even if you have a common name

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by Rex Hammock

[Warning: This is a relatively geekish post, but if you want people to be able to find you on Google, there are some things you'll find helpful in it.] The search go-to guru of choice here on the RexBlog is … Continue reading →

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