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Marketing is not a department

John Dodds over at “make marketing history” has written a several-paragraphs-long response to the cluetrain, called the j-train, that is worth praise for both… Read More

Internet Ad Spending Is Set to Top ’05 High – $16 billion

The wall street journal had this to say today: “Internet Ad Spending Is Set to Top ’05 High NEW YORK — Internet ad sales for… Read More

Malcolm Gladwell’s Blink and the Web

After almost a year of Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink” sitting on my bookshelf, begging to be read, I finally found the time to plow through… Read More

Will Zune Flop?

Maybe. All indications say that it will. Reviews aren’t good. But I am still hopeful. I like competition. It forces hardware and software to… Read More

Question: How do web developers measure job security?

Answer: Not the S&P 500. Not the consumer price index. Not the prime interest rate or inflation. Not the unemployment rate or inflation. Read More

What does she want?

What do women want? Well, to start, what women want are power tools, dishwashers, digital cameras, automobiles, and houses. Not surprising to those who… Read More

Happy B-Day iPod: iPod Gets Older But Not Wiser

After five years, the iPod is still not doing certain things well. And for the stuff they think they do well – well, they… Read More

The Death of MySpace?

People are leaving MySpace in droves, the WSJ reports. Apparently overwhelmed by spam friend requests, lots of former users are giving up altogether. (My… Read More

Leonardo, Animated

Ted sent around a great link to the Victoria and Albert’s new online Leonardo collection, where they have taken some pains to animate Leonardo’s sketches. Read More

Resolution Independence

Apple has revealed that Leopard’s interface will be resolution-independent. This is a big deal in the development word, as it is the first acknowledgment that… Read More