Happy Thanksgiving!
Just wanted to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. Get some rest – you will have to be at Walmart early to get your laptop tomorrow.
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Update: Walmart Laptop will be on sale for $378 from 5-11am
Update 11/22 – 6pm: Just received word from one of my readers – she checked with the local Walmart. I will just copy the email:
Just got back from my local Walmart. They tell me the $378 price will only be honored for the specific locations where the circular was sent out [...]
What’s Up with Digg? Nude Harry Potter Actress on the Frontpage
This is from digg- a technology site some of you might know. Guess there is quite sometechnology in those boobies Digg has lately beenfeaturing some weird things, but they are still [...]
More on Google Base in NYT
The New York Times features an article on Google Base.
It has gotten quiet around this project, so it is good to hear some news. Though I always love when I read something like this:
Google Base touched off widespread speculation last month when the company accidentally exposed a portion of the service because [...]
Yahoo Shoposphere… Who Cares?
Yahoo launches the Shoposphere.
This is where you can discover new, fun, and interesting products organized into “Pick Lists” by the Yahoo! Shopping community.
Ah – the Yahoo! Shopping community. A revelry in capitalist goodness. Who the hell cares about this? At best, this is an online wish list for Christmas. There is no referral [...]
Podcast Economics
The Work Better Weblog features some provocative thoughts on the economics of podcasting . The assumption that underlies the post is that theaverage podcast has about 1000 listeners right now – notenough to attract sponsors.
Let’s say we’d like to gross $40,000 for the year (a [...]
Google Analytics Now Online
Another week, another free Google tool. This one looks like a winner: Google Analytics. Measure your website’s traffic with what used to be Urchin 5 – now bought by Google and available for free (their website is now re-rerouted to Google Analytics).
Quite possibly, this is the best free tool to analyse user behavior on any [...]
Google Searches Gave Away Murderer
Persecuters in a murder case are using a man’s Google searches for how to kill as evidence against him. What blows my mind is that this, according to CRN was done without the help of Google :
Google’s press office did notrespond Friday to an email inquiry [...]
First Last Podcast is Up
I uploaded the first of the Last Podcast podcasts. The mp3 file is here: http://podcast.lastpodcast.net/audio/lastpodcast-2005-11-12-15008.mp3
This is pretty much a short test version, but I would love to get any kind of feedback.
If you want to subscribe, here is the link:
http://podcast.lastpodcast.net/podcast.php
What’s Next Mr. Robertson?
Pat Robertson is having a tough year. Chavez is still alive and kicking and now voters in Dover ousted a group of School Board members who favored the so-called ‘theory’ of Intelligent Design. So,
if there is a disaster in your area, don’t turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city. And [...]
Bloggers as ‘Amateurs’
In a reaction to a post here, Dave Winer thinks that amateur is a good word to describe bloggers. Kind of in a ‘going-back-to-the-roots’ way. This is what he has to say:
Amateur is a good word to describe the work of most bloggers. The root of the word is “love,” an amateur is [...]
Walmart Boycott by Right Wing Catholic Group: More Laptops for the Rest of Us
Because when searching the Walmart’s website for Christmas, a ‘Holiday’ site appears, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has called for a boycott. What especially ticked him off was an answer from Walmart to a letter send by another Catholic leaguer:
Walmart is a world wide organization and must remain conscious of [...]
Great Video
Chris Pirillo just linked to this video. A must see. If you ever thought your parents were weird – this will make you feel better. Guaranteed.
From Chris:
Marguerite, a mom from Trading Spouses S2E1, needs her own show; I’d tune into her regularly. Holy mother of God, this lady is [...]
