February 27, 2003
Google's free newsletter
The Google Friends mailing list offers a free email newsletter that goes out every two months or so. Thanks to Sree for the pointer.
Followup on Projo's fire blog
Steve Outing at the Poynter has a followup to the items I posted Monday here and in OJR Editors Log on Projo taking down its registration fence for its new nightclub fire blog. He comes to the same conclusion: In news of this magnitude that attracts lots of new visitors, it makes sense to lift the Iron Curtain.
ActiveWords in two flavors
Looks like Buzz has been busy revamping the ActiveWords lineup. You can now get ActiveWords (which I highly recommend -- it supercharges your PC) in two flavors: the SE version at a new low price of $9.95, or ActiveWords Plus, for $49.95. Check it out. I've been using it for almost a year now and it's been a life-saver in helping me manage the thousands of files on my PC.
More on blogrolling.com
Jason DeFillippo answes my query about blogrolling.com's background with a pointer to his resume. He's a programmer who lives in Chicago and works as chief technologiest for Faction Creative in Beverly Hills. Here's more about blogrolling (the outfit, not the term, which I believe was coined by Doc Searls).
Year of the Matrix
Marc invites us to post something to The Matrix, one experimental outgrowth of the Internet Topic Exchange. Check out, among other things, the Matrix Phone and Joi and Marc's colloquy about micro-content, the blogosphere and getting beyond links to achieve total meshdom.
Have online media bottomed out?
Jimmy Guterman in Biz2: Has Online Media Bottomed Out? Maybe, but it's going to take more than a jump in advertising to build a strong recovery.
Squaring off over media consolidation
Consumer groups are girding for a major fight today as the Federal Communications Commission holds its first and only formal hearing before drafting new rules that could have a far-reaching effect on media consolidation and ownership. ...The Center for Digital Democracy yesterday accused the FCC and the largest media conglomerates of trying to overturn the "checks and balances" that have long governed American media.
Thanks to IWantMedia for the pointer.
Be your own wireless network
NY Times: Be Your Own Wireless Network ... with a Net-enabled cell phone.
