by Tom | Jun 27, 2002 | General
EMusic. I’m almost tempted to join. I’ll have to think about it some more, but it looks like reasonable value, and there are some good names / tracks there.
by Tom | Jun 27, 2002 | General
Jambusters eye cellphones. Sounds like an interesting idea: track cellphones to see if they are moving or not, and locate those on major roadways. You can aggregate information to see if there are traffic jams or not.
by Tom | Jun 27, 2002 | General
37bettermotors by 37signals. Sorting out the motoring site.
by Tom | Jun 27, 2002 | General
Something is obviously working online – look at the growth in users. The question is: can you charge for it? Alternatively, you could argue that this has replaced advertisting for spend, so get used to happier customers without advertising.
by Tom | Jun 26, 2002 | General
Darwin: The Semantic Argument Web. David Weinberger. I fear that the Semantic Web will go the way of SGML and for basically the same reason: normalization of metadata works real well in confined applications where the payoff is high, control is centralized and...
by Tom | Jun 26, 2002 | General
Is Clear Channel selling hit singles? Sounds like this will be the next casualty. I guess there’s nothing similar in the UK.
by Tom | Jun 26, 2002 | General
Aspirin reduces cancer risk. Yet more evidence that we should all be taking aspirin a few times a week.
by Tom | Jun 26, 2002 | General
WorldCom discovers massive apparent fraud. Whoosh. How many more? NYTims version.
by Tom | Jun 26, 2002 | General
The Register on Palldium. Interesting spin: the Palladium scheme means that binaries will have to be certified, which means that the GPL becomes useless. You can improve a product, even release your own version, but it won’t be Palladium-certified, and therefore...
by Tom | Jun 26, 2002 | General
Satellite Back From The Dead Great story.
