From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Open thread: Does your workplace ban social networks?

June 18, 2007 Web 2.0

Despite – or, potentially because of – their increasing popularity, some companies ban access to social networks. Does yours? Should they?

Read the full article →

People don’t want search engines…

June 18, 2007 Strategy

Does anyone remember “portals”? Back in the day, Yahoo, Lycos and Excite represented the primary destination for most consumers on the web. Then came Google. I think we’re poised to see the same happen again. Search engines, for all their importance today, face their greatest threat from social networks. Consumers have [...]

Read the full article →

Call your dad…

June 17, 2007 Personal

I don’t know if you read Engadget – I only scan it occasionally myself – but you owe it to yourself to check out Pete Rojas’ post about his father. We don’t get near enough time with those we love in our lives, a lesson I’ve learned this past year. Sometimes it happens [...]

Read the full article →

Happy Father’s Day…

June 17, 2007 Personal

Google has a great doodle today. See…

I hope your day is as good, whether you’re a father, grandfather, or just make a difference in the life of a child. Rest easy today.

Read the full article →

Book Review of the Week(ish) – Summer Reading List Edition: Week 1

June 15, 2007 Book Reviews

I love summer. No better time to grab some good reads, a favorite beverage, and enjoy the great outdoors. No TV. No video games. Not even, dare I say it, a computer. OK, maybe a computer. But next to that computer should be a stack of books. Here [...]

Read the full article →

Random thoughts on random things (AKA Links for June 14, 2007)…

June 14, 2007 del.icio.us links

First off, there’s the ongoing Google backlash at:

Read/Write Web, where Josh Catone didn’t seem to like his other options, and…
TechCrunch, where Arrington notes how eBay got up in Google’s grill – and yes, I did just write “up in Google’s grill.” My kids are rubbing off on me.
Also at R/W Web, Richard MacManus poses [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →