Monthly Archives: August 2006

My personal blogger hierarchy

Posted on August 17, 2006 by

It’s hard to resist adding my $0.02 in a debate about blogging like the one Nick Carr started this week with his post on The Great Unread, the story of the royal hierarchy in the blogosphere: “As the blogophere has … Continue reading →

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Recommending RSS feeds on My Yahoo!

Posted on August 16, 2006 by

Former Yahoo! colleague Don Loeb (now at Feedburner) called out the recent addition of RSS feed recommendations to the My Yahoo! product. This module automatically bubbles up sources that you might want to add to your page so that you … Continue reading →

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Someone call the conversation police

Posted on August 14, 2006 by

I find it a bit presumptuous that someone would try to end a discussion on a topic in the blogosphere or, for that matter, assume that they drive a conversation in the market. In an attempt to stop people blabbing … Continue reading →

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The importance of purpose in peer production

Posted on August 7, 2006 by

What is it about Nick Carr’s recent challenge to Yochai Benkler’s views on the peer production model that feels wrong? He says that peer production exists prior to a commercial market and that a commercial market will break down the … Continue reading →

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Screencasts mature…now with advertising!

Posted on August 1, 2006 by

I’m liking some of the innovations coming out of IDG’s InfoWorld these days (my old digs). I’m told the podcast advertising is working really well for them, but I’m particularly interested to see that they have begun screencasting in earnest…and … Continue reading →

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