Monthly Archives: December 2006

Dec06
23

links for 2006-12-23

Posted in Random Thoughts

Why bloggers should blog under Creative Commons license at chilibean
Paul with a seminal piece on Creative Commons and blogging.
(tags: CreativeCommons blogging blogs legal law copyright plaguerism)

del.icio.us: tagometer: badges badges badges badges BOOKMARKS BOOKMARKS
New feature from del.icio.us for bloggers.
(tags: del.icio.us tools widget api delicious javascript blogging)

Blame it on the Bandwidth (and Firefox) (and Google) « Goozeberry: [...]

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Dec06
22

Stuff I Learned in 2006

Posted in Life, etc.

It’s been one very, very big year and I’m wrapping up. I do not want to see this black Thinkpad thing for at least a week. I never dreamed the day would come, but I’ve reached my limit. Looking at my keyboard has me feeling nauseous.
Back to 2006. Far [...]

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Dec06
22

Announcing Amplitude - A New Marketing Podcast for South Africans

Posted in Marketing, Advertising and Branding, South Africa, Web 2.0 and Social Media

Dave Duarte and I would like to ‘officially’ announce the launch of Amplitude - A New Marketing Podcast for South Africans (by South Africans).
This is a pretty exciting step as neither of us have played much in the podcasting space. Unfortunately setting up a decent podcast that you, the producer, retain 100% control [...]

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Dec06
21

links for 2006-12-21

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The Next Net: Startup Watch: Polar Rose (3-D Facial Recognition)
Will Polar Rose get right what Riya never delivered on?
(tags: recognition 3d photos pics PolarRose Riya)

a shel of my former self
Shel announces the launch of a business podcast directory
(tags: business podcast directory podcasting iPod netcast)

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Preparing For Apollo
“2007 will bring the launch [...]

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Dec06
20

The Mess at TechCrunch

Posted in Web 2.0 and Social Media

There is an open argument happening on the Web, sparking passionate debate (and random flaming) on both sides of the fence regarding Mike Arrington’s recent closure of TechCrunch’s UK blog. It’s getting ugly and there are lessons to be learned from it.
A bit of background if you’re in the dark:
Mike Arrington is [...]

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Dec06
20

Skeletor’s Revenge

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From Stii:

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Dec06
20

Traffic Stats are Dead

Posted in Marketing, Advertising and Branding, Web 2.0 and Social Media

So says Steve Rubel. And a bunch of others.
To be dreadfully honest, my knowledge of the intricacies of web analytics is infantile at best, but what I do know without a doubt is that they’re often misreported. The old business adage goes, turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. As Steve says, “The [...]

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Dec06
20

Google Zeitgeist 2006

Posted in Web 2.0 and Social Media

Via Problogger:
Google has released it’s annual Zeitgeist report with the following results:

Google’s top searches for the year:
1. bebo
2. myspace
3. world cup
4. metacafe
5. radioblog
6. wikipedia
7. video
8. rebelde
9. mininova
10. wiki
The top searches on Google News:
1. paris hilton
2. orlando bloom
3. cancer
4. podcasting
5. hurricane katrina
6. bankruptcy
7. martina hingis
8. autism
9. 2006 nfl draft
10. celebrity big brother 2006
What’s Hot according [...]

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Dec06
20

links for 2006-12-20

Posted in Random Thoughts

The Next Net: Second Life Adds Its Second Millionth Resident
“Virtual world Second Life just surpassed two million registered users, exactly two months after it hit one million residents. Yes, the churn rate is high and only 829,537 have logged on in the last two months, but that is still phenomenal growth.”
(tags: SecondLife virtual)

Jamglue - [...]

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Dec06
19

Teqlo: DIY Web Application Development for Normal People

Posted in Web 2.0 and Social Media

So that’s where Rod is going!
I’ll let Rod explain how it all works: “What is Teqlo? Teqlo adds verbs to the Internet… (for example) grab information from Site A, send it to site B, based on that, do some calculations in my customized online spreadsheet in site C, and then watch the result. If, [...]

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