The problem with the link is it's behind a subscriber paywall. In this case, I'm not even going to go through the trouble of using Google News first click to read it. I've gotten the news through many other resources.
If I recall correctly, New York was the first to do this. There have been other states to follow, including North Carolina. I believe California is also looking at this type of legislation.
At first I was not thinking the branded url shortening would be that big of a deal, but I admit I like seeing them. I don't have a problem with bit.ly links since I use tweetdeck to unshorten them before following them, but it's nice to know the target up front in the tweet.
Also, Wordpress MU is being merged into the core Wordpress, I believe in the 3.0 release, and the most recent release of BuddyPress is no longer limited to MU.
I agree. One problem with the analogy is that Starbucks is all about coffee. StackOverflow is about a Q&A platform. It'd be like Starbucks using their store model to be a donut shop, a hamburger stand, and a BBQ joint. In my opinion, the 37 signals post nails it with the problems.
That's not to say they were not once a startup. Every 'startup' should have the objective of becoming a sustainable business. Eventually the startup tag will go away, but that's not to say they were not once there. Microsoft was once a startup. Apple was once a startup. It makes me laugh here on HN where some guys weekend project can be considered a startup when it really has no potential to ever be a business.
But what does it say about how disruptive it is when I'm seeing as much discussion, if not more, of 'how to turn Buzz off' as about trying the product.
He's got to be aware of their business practices (content scraping/aggregation), whether you phrase them as SEO or not. This article is a long read, but it clearly points out the issue that many of those arguing against Google in one form are using Google (and search engines in general) to their advantage in others.
I think you need to re-read the article. Your 'general consensus' could be phrased better as 'general media consensus', in my opinion. The author's point was that you cannot clearly establish causation in the market, and that there could be numerous reasons for the drop and he presented several other potential causes, and that analysis of segments of the market did not really correspond to the Obama announcement as the main cause. I don't think he outright rejects that it may have had some impact.
In general, what I take away from the article is that the tone of the Business section of the website used to be just 'business', and that you could expect clear analysis. He no longer feels that is the case, and as such, the WSJ is becoming more just another 'general media' outlet, and not as special as it once was.
Re-read your comment, and I don't think you can really classify it as 'calm'. It clearly shows your political motivation, the same as you accuse the author.
I honestly don't think the metered approach will work for them. Most people will hit that point, and instead of paying will search for, and find, they have other alternatives. In the end, NY Times will just lose most of those regulars as the alternative becomes the primary source.
When I moved to Orange County 15 years ago I was told to get a Thomas Guide, a thick ring binded map book for LA and OC. It was always in the car, and was a life saver for finding where to go. I guess now the advice would be get a GPS.
This is one that still irritates me, and heard it misused (by non-windows dev) just this past weekend at a conference. Sequel is a product, S-Q-L is the language.
When I was reading this I was wondering how is this any different than a TV station showing up with a film crew? They're recording audio the same as the guy with his cell phone. In the end, it's all about intimidation by the Boston Police.
I think everyone would agree that getting a truly clean PC would be nice. The problem with Best Buy's approach is the pre-optimizing of the PC first, and having only that version available. IMO, it's counter to the way they built their reputation - non-pushy, non-commission, knowledgeable/trained sales people. I just hope it's not a sign of the direction they think they can head now that Circuit City is out of the picture as a competitor.
Great article, and it really lowers my opinion of Best Buy. I couldn't help but think of the auto rustproofing sales pitch when buying a new car.
Another benefit to the article, I think the bottom section listing programs to "optimize" the PC is useful. Only thing I would have added is that cable/dsl internet services these days are likely to provide a free anti-virus from McAfee.
Not really. I have several parked there. If it isn't an obvious mistyped domain, or had a previous live site, you will not get any traffic, and as such, no money. I have several domains parked, but only one (a closed site) generates any income.