Monthly Archives: March 2009

Some stimulating weekend reading.

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

Some stimulating weekend reading.

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I enjoyed Bob Metcalfe’s talk and call …

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

I enjoyed Bob Metcalfe’s talk and call for “a squanderable abundance of cheap and clean energy” at GigaOM’s impressive inaugural Green:Net conference happening now in the Presidio. Update: Video and slides are here.

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Ghostery

Posted on March 19, 2009 by

I’m trying a Firefox plugin called Ghostery. It shows the third party scripts that are used to track your behavior or serve ads or widgets on any site you visit. For example, here’s what the New York Times uses: Huffington … Continue reading →

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More music I’m enjoying: [bandcamp alb …

Posted on March 18, 2009 by

More music I’m enjoying: (via Ethan)

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Future of publishing

Posted on March 14, 2009 by

Great post by Clay Shirky about what’s happening to newspapers and publishing as we transition to an increasingly digital world. Some choice quotes: With the old economics destroyed, organizational forms perfected for industrial production have to be replaced with structures … Continue reading →

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Sola Rosa

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

I’ve been digging Sola Rosa from New Zealand:

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Awesome video

Posted on March 11, 2009 by

This is just totally fun:

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Behavioral AdSense

Posted on March 11, 2009 by

I wonder how AdSense effectiveness will change with their addition of behavioral targeting. This part is particularly smart: And by visiting the new Ads Preferences Manager, users can see what interest categories we think they fall into, or add and … Continue reading →

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