Mar
30th
links for 2007-03-30
Posted in Daily Reads by del.icio.us at 1:21 pm
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Microsoft unveiled a new mobile Web browser dubbed Deepfish designed to make navigating the Internet on wireless devices as easy and clear as surfing on a PC.
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The Copyright Royalty Board announced a decision that could drastically impact the variety and diversity of music available on the Internet. All “webcasters,” nonprofit and for-profit, small and large, face a massive hike in the royalties they pay
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Welcome to EmailStatCenter.com, the first centralized online repository of statistics and research specific to the email marketing industry.
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BBspot has obtained secret documents which RIAA lawyers use to determine whether to file a lawsuit against a copyright violator. These documents give insight into the RIAA’s decision-making process
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The idea of authenticating email as a means of stopping spam and phishing has been talked about for some time, but for various reasons, including standards disputes, the concept hasn’t really gone anywhere.
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29 fortune 100’s have negative results in Google when searching for their brand. Some are as small as lawsuit details but some are specific awareness campaigns claiming such things as murder, destroying the earth and poisoning pregnant women.
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The hype over the unreleased iPhone has actually increased over the past month despite the fact that nobody has seen or used the device. This, if nothing else, proves the power of branding and especially the power of brand loyalty.
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A day after expanding email storage to infinite, Yahoo is also releasing an API for Yahoo Mail, allowing developers to develop new apps on top of its mail service.
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Spending on UK internet advertising surged in 2006, overtaking newspaper ads for the first time, a report says.
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“Over the last few years, most of my effort has gone into a single software product. This product has a lot going for it, and I’ve learned a lot in the process…”
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I deal with a lot of data in my day job. We’re always trying to figure out the right way to visualize some chunk of data. Being able to think about the visualization of quantitative information start with thinking beyond basic bar and line charts.
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It seems like the RIAA is increasingly having to tuck its tail between its legs and run and hide, as more of the people they’re suing are fighting back (and winning).
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The nice folks working on Scrapblog gave me some link love. Take a deeper look into this post and you’ll see Apollo mentioned! Ohhh boy! I can’t wait to see this!
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My post yesterday about “sub” groups was inspired by the book, “Gonzo Marketing,” by Christopher Locke (a.k.a. Rage Boy) and co-author of the ClueTrain Manifesto. I read “Gonzo Marketing” a few years ago and was inspired by its over-the-top vo
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Just a quick pointer to what looks like an excellent white paper on “The Elongating Tail of Brand Communications: An approach to brand-building incorporating Long Tail economics” by Mohammed Iqbal from Oglivy & Mather advertising.
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SAP’s co-heir apparent Shai Agassi has resigned, triggering a major realignment of the SAP executive board and sending a brief shiver through its share price.
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BlogJet is a blog client for Windows that allows you to manage your blogs without opening a browser. What makes using BlogJet a lot more comfortable than posting with browser or other blog clients? Thanks to Jase SaysMatador is a hip, new, vibrant community for people interested in travel, music & art, writing & photography, sports, and positive global development. (Did they really say “hip”?). Thanks to Pat Coyle for the link.


