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Monday, January 8
Saturday, December 2
Random Thought
by
fred
on Sat 02 Dec 2006 12:51 PM PST
I think what drives me crazy these days is that so many of the activities I do now are centered around this computer. Work, writing, creating presentations, communicating with colleagues, communicating with friends, Skype, online chat, looking up information on something you want to get, other research, booking reservations, paying the bills, banking, getting the news, storing and looking at the photos you take, now that includes videos, entertaining yourself with other stuff such as YouTube videos, blogs about goofy stuff, music and let’s not forget the odd risque photo site, games, getting the music you want, editing music, kid’s homework, watching a show that you missed on TV, catching the updates on a conference that you wanted to attend, and so much more. Sadly, I was even on the computer in my dreams last night. Isn’t this ridiculous? I really am getting tired of looking at this computer screen. I had some interesting thoughts over the last couple of days that I wanted to keep track of and share. I would like to spend more time writing down these thoughts but it really is difficult. Don’t you think something has to change? Of course, I have my Blackberry. Powered by Qumana Friday, November 3
Thursday, November 2
Test for Bunchball
by
fred
on Thu 02 Nov 2006 08:26 AM PST
Thursday, October 26
Monday, October 23
Thursday, September 28
Project Opus
by
fred
on Thu 28 Sep 2006 02:34 PM PDT
Wednesday, September 6
Barenaked Ladies - New Album
by
fred
on Wed 06 Sep 2006 07:57 PM PDT
Friday, August 25
Hurricaine season
by
fred
on Fri 25 Aug 2006 03:11 PM PDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Tropical Storm Ernesto formed Friday over the Caribbean as it moved toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and could develop into the first hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic season, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. "The essential message to the public is to continue to monitor the system carefully, listen to local media," said Education Minister Alden McLaughlin. At 5 p.m. ET Friday, Ernesto had maximum sustained winds near 40 mph. The fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season was centered 300 miles south-southwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and 660 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. Powered by Qumana
Jill Carroll: Promises, threats, panic
by
fred
on Fri 25 Aug 2006 02:45 PM PDT
Here are my comments!! Jill Carroll: Promises, threats, panic Jill Carroll was wondering what Ink Eyes wanted. She hadn't seen him for three weeks and back then he'd promised he would release her soon. Similar promises had proven worthless during her months-long captivity in Iraq. This time was different. She was rushed to a car and began to panic. "Now we're going to kill you," Ink Eyes said. Powered By Qumana
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by
fred
on Fri 25 Aug 2006 02:27 PM PDT
MyFabrik, loosely related to Maxtor, is a new online data storing/sharing/organizing application that lets you manage files remotely with just a web browser. You can upload and download pictures, music, videos and documents privately or publicly, depending on what permissions you set. The Web 2.0-ness of the web-app comes from tagging, sharing with others, and the ability to quickly post the files you choose onto eBay and MySpace. Powered by Qumana Wednesday, August 23
Wednesday, August 16
Untitled
by
fred
on Wed 16 Aug 2006 03:49 PM PDT
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Video: The Next Great Opportunity...For Newspapers?
by
fred
on Thu 10 Aug 2006 11:28 PM PDT
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Sunday, July 23
Display Ad Exposure Boosts Conversion Rates On Direct Response Ads
by
fred
on Sun 23 Jul 2006 11:31 AM PDT
The study, which looked at 11 direct response advertisers, found a 22 percent lift in conversions when users were exposed to both search and display ads from the same advertiser, compared to being exposed solely to a search ad. A lift of 20 to 65 percent was seen in eight of the 11 advertisers, while three others saw no positive or negative effect. One possible explanation is display advertising's ability to generate brand awareness and increase purchase intent, helping to win over users who are on the fence about a brand or product they have previously searched on. Another factor is the likelihood of display ads to drive brand searches. In addition, many consumers tend to use search as navigation, so users who first visit a site via a banner ad may later return to the site via search. Source link: ClickZ Powered by Qumana
Corporate blogging is working!
by
fred
on Sun 23 Jul 2006 10:31 AM PDT
More than three-quarters (76 percent) of corporate blog owners said web traffic to and "media attention" on their company increased because of the blogs, writes BtoB Online, citing a Russell Research study sponsored by Cymfony and Porter Novelli. Some 42 percent said at least one post on their blog has affected the company or brand, in most cases in a positive way. Source link: MarketingVOX Powered by Qumana Friday, July 21
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by
fred
on Fri 21 Jul 2006 03:08 PM PDT
Wednesday, July 12
Friday, July 7
Attention Grade 5 skiers
by
fred
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 11:17 AM PDT
Here is some new and exciting information from the Canaada ski council. GRADE 5 STUDENTS CAN SKI OR SNOWBOARD FOR FREE Powered by Qumana
Click Fraud a $1.3 Bil. Problem
by
fred
on Fri 07 Jul 2006 11:09 AM PDT
Outsell, Inc., a technology research firm, released a study that estimates click fraud as a $1.3 billion problem that is significantly reducing advertisers' pay-per-click spending. The study also found that 27 percent of advertisers are slowing or stopping their pay-per-click advertising due to click fraud concerns. Advertisers estimate that 14.6 percent of the clicks they're billed for are fraudulent, representing about $800 million in spending for fraudulent clicks in 2005, according to the study. Powered by Qumana Tuesday, July 4
Over Kill - Feel The Fire
by
fred
on Tue 04 Jul 2006 03:23 PM PDT
Untitled
by
fred
on Tue 04 Jul 2006 02:01 PM PDT
“This add-in enables you to embed a Creative Commons license into a document that you create using the popular applications: Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or Microsoft Office Excel. With a Creative Commons license, authors can express their intentions regarding how their works may be used by others.”
Gawker Media Downsizing
by
fred
on Tue 04 Jul 2006 12:22 AM PDT
The New York Times is reporting that Gawker Media founder and CEO Nick Denton is putting two of his lowest performing blogs on the block, reorganizing others and laying off several people. This isn't the first time Denton has sold a blog. He shut down Oddjack last year. However, it continues to publish today without Gawker branding. It was sold late last year. Even though Gawker is a blog publishing company, it is not exempt from the laws of media gravity. Source link: Steve RubelFriday, June 30
Dave Dederer
by
fred
on Fri 30 Jun 2006 11:43 AM PDT
http://www.presidentsrock.com/journal/dave/ Dave Dederer - making great money off iTunes. But Apple controls 85% of the music download market. iTunes only has .5% penetration. Ioda, Promonet. It's ok to put music on you blog as long as you put a Buy link to the album Music labels are all about music distribution. Easy Street records Wednesday, June 28
Web 2.0 is a participatory medium and Qumana lets you participate
by
fred
on Wed 28 Jun 2006 03:51 PM PDT
"The key part of Web 2.0 is that there is something about these new tools that enable new practices of collaboration," said John Seely Brown, a consultant and former chief scientist of Xerox, who spoke at the Collaborative Technology Conference in Boston last week. "Web 2.0 is a profoundly participatory medium." Tuesday, June 27
Fun-da-mental New Album Causes Friction at Label
by
fred
on Tue 27 Jun 2006 02:42 PM PDT
Fun-da-mental New Album Causes Friction at Label  Fun-da-mental's new album All is War (the benefits of g-had) has caused the two directors of Nation Records to offer their resignations in the event the album is released through Nation Records.Martin Mills and Andrew Heath (Beggars Banquet Group) both have expressed their concern and fear in the event they are linked to the many provocative and controversial elements of the album. Powered By Qumana
The new Beamer X3
by
fred
on Tue 27 Jun 2006 02:33 PM PDT
Tags: cars Powered by Qumana Monday, June 26
Ningbar Launches, Plus Ning Stats
by
fred
on Mon 26 Jun 2006 05:19 PM PDT
Ningbar Launches, Plus Ning Stats
I met with CEO Gina Bianchini a week ago to see the changes. Gina also gave me an update on how Ning is doing in general. Ning is a site that lets users create customized applications through Ning modules and third party web services. CCHits is an example - users contribute links to creative commons music. Other users vote on the music in a Digg-like fashion, and the best music makes it to the top of the site. Or see Trail Reviews, which combines trail discussions and voting with Google Maps. One of my favorite applications is Bookmarks, a surprisingly useful social bookmarking service (like del.icio.us). And for beer and sports fans, there?s Team Sports Bars. Applications on Ning can be cloned by other users who want to do things a little differently, by adding or removing modules or web services. Applications are hosted by Ning and share users (meaning once you?ve signed up for one Ning application, you are registered for all). Ning generates revenue from advertising placed on the applications and through premium options. For example, an application creator can pay $8/month to have advertising removed, or pay $5 per month to map an application to a custom domain. Other premium options are also available.
Ning still has a long way to go before users can add and remove modules and web services without any programming skills. Look for a release, scheduled for end-of-summer, to finally open up the core Ning features to all users. Powered By Qumana
Sunday, June 25
Readers now go to the Internet for breaking news
by
fred
on Sun 25 Jun 2006 12:17 PM PDT
Readers are mixing and matching and have far more choices in how they get their news than ever before, according to a recent article in the Washington Post. "The Internet has largely replaced the immediacy of radio and television for breaking news. Blogs of every conceivable perspective offer free opinions and arm-chair analysis. Community listservs supplement neighborhood newsletters. Videologs and RSS feeds target specific interests." Powered by Qumana Tuesday, June 13
What Say You, Jeff Citron?
by
fred
on Tue 13 Jun 2006 02:40 PM PDT
What Say You, Jeff Citron?  Any bets on what Jeff Citron will talk about today during his keynote speech at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto? Will he make a mea culpa given Vonage shares have tumbled 25% since the IPO last month? Or will he make a "the world is still great, Vonage is still great, VoIP is still great," sales pitch/speech? Apparently, Vonage still has another week before he can reallly start to talk openly again so expect Citron to be in sales-mode today. Still, it would be interesting to find his take on why the stock has performed so badly and whether its performance will have any impact on the company's ability attract new customers. By the way, Citron's stake in Vonage is still worth about $500-million, which gives him a six-fold return on his original investment. At the very least, you have to give him credit for hitting another entrepreneurial jackpot. His earlier successes include Island ECN, which was sold to the Instinet Group for $503-million, and Datek, which became one of the largest online brokerage houses before it was acquired by Ameritrade for $1.3-billion. The guy has a knack for recognizing opportunities where technology is going to have a disruptive affect. Update: Citron's keynote lasted all of 15 minutes and didn't feature a Q&A as the quiet period lasts until June 19. It was 900 seconds little glitz or substance. Perhaps the only thing of interest was a new USB fob that turns any computer into a Vonage phone. Powered By Qumana
Wednesday, May 10
From the CEO of Google
by
fred
on Wed 10 May 2006 11:13 PM PDT
Monday, May 8
Projected spending on search engine marketing
by
fred
on Mon 08 May 2006 06:40 PM PDT
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Good stats on online advertising
by
fred
on Mon 08 May 2006 05:22 PM PDT
More than a million Americans stopped buying printed newspapers over the year ending March 31, according to a report issued today by the Audit Bureau of Circulations, which monitors newspaper sales for publishers and advertisers.
Traffic to Technorati doubled to 1.8 million unique visitors in March from 962,000 in February, according to Nielsen//NetRatings . . . Technorati now tracks 33.7 million blogs, about 60 times larger than the blogosphere three years ago. Powered By Qumana
Sunday, April 30
The money is not just in the ads
by
fred
on Sun 30 Apr 2006 01:25 PM PDT
There's a concept in business called "the float." It's basically defined as the time period when you hold on to someone else's money, earning interest off of it, before you have to give it to them. Think of the money in your bank account, sitting in PayPal, or sitting in your Google AdSense account. That's the point being made by Nicholas Carr in his Rough Type blog this week. What Carr is talking about is the Google AdSense $100 rule. Basically, when a publisher opens up an AdSense account, they agree to wait until there is $100 in their account before Google will cut them a check. While many publishers have no problem quickly reaching that $100 mark, many small businesses earn less than a dollar a day, meaning that it will be at least three months (or longer) before Google has to cut them a check. In the meantime, that money sits in Google's bank account earning interest. Source link: here Powered by Qumana Wednesday, April 19
Well, well....a Canadian VC has a Blog
by
fred
on Wed 19 Apr 2006 01:27 PM PDT
add more stuff!! Well, well....a Canadian VC has a Blog  You knew it had to be a matter of time before a major Canadian VC got jiggy about his new blogging thing-a-jig! BrightSpark, which does as much early-stage investing as any Canadian VC, has launched its own blog (hat tip to Alec Saunders). Among Mark Skapinker's first posts is one on why Canadian software developers are so great. Mark (and BrightSpark partner Tony Davis), if you really focus, you coujld become the North of the Border version of Fred Wilson or Brad Feld! In any event, welcome to the blogosphere. For any Canadian VC already blogging away, my apologies - please let me know where you can be found.Update: My bad on not pointing out that Rick Segal, a principal with Toronto-based VC J.L. Albright, has been an active blogger. That said, Rick has his own blog as opposed to writing for a J.L. Albright blog. Powered By Qumana
Sunday, April 16
Connie's New Family Member
by
fred
on Sun 16 Apr 2006 03:32 PM PDT
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The Barenaked Ladies are set to release yet another self produced studio album. Susan Rogers, their producer from earlier albums that threw the Ladies into the public eye is also helping them out the this new release. On September 12 "Are We" will hit the stores. As well, their first single "Easy" will hit the air. Compared to previous albums "Are We" shows no disappointment. To be honest the single "Easy" is pretty similar to their older songs. However the tune is catchy and could easy be a hit even though the acoustic guitar riff throughout the whole song with exception of one key change does get a little too repetitious. But if your a Barenaked Ladies fan you will probably love it. So don't take my word for it pick up the album and see for yourself on September 12.
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