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Ze Frank's discussion of rocketbooming, the practice of inflating stats, is interesting on a lot of levels. There's still very little analysis (anywhere) of the quality of the audience, just the quantity. It's not hard to figure out why - in Ze's own words, "Given the current state of web metrics, talking about eyeballs seems to create more risk than value... "
I get a kick out of this every time I see a reference to English (British) like this. I wonder how many tatoos it would take for us to take over the Kanji alphabet as well.
shrine of hope
Originally uploaded by david.
I though that once I brought out the "Mr. Eko faces down the smoke monster" card, the Mets would be able to channel the powers of the Island and create a victory. I was wrong.
OK. Sorry. I still can't sleep. Too wired. Site might suck tomorrow. I apologize in advance.
That's honest blogging. Of course, he could use this excuse any time he wanted.
Mets fans are always surprised by a win, never surprised by a loss.
This is the wrongest thing that man has ever said. I expect the Mets to win every night, always have.
Steve Ballmer on Google's domination of on-line advertising:
Somebody better break through or you can short all media stocks right now.
This assumes, of course, that Google is a technology company, not a media company, and that it's growth will slow down. The problem with this logic is that every market share and revenue curve is pointing the exact opposite direction. Google's been beaten exactly twice. Once with Blogger (hello, Typepad) which is no longer the preeminent tool for personal publishing. But if you think of Google's blogging tools as including not just Blogger but also Adsense, Blogsearch and Reader, than you have a completely different equation. The second loss in Google's ledger is on Youtube's resumé, but that problem is past tense.
"Covergence" as a buzz word has lived and died through many false starts, but the convergence of media and technology is undeniable. Try convincing Fox/MySpace, NBC/iVillage, Time Warner/AOL, CondeNast/Wired or even Bloomberg otherwise. Oh yeah, and what's that other company... Orange? Grape? Nevermind.
Ballmer's marching order are clear and true: short all media stocks right now.
Megnut says Keep Recipes Free!
Do we really need to get lawyers involved in what we eat? What restaurateur needs a line item for recipe licensing fees in his already tight budget?
Do I hear Wire season 6?
I kid because I love. This is outrageous, and I am glad Meg and others are making a strong case. I can see this issue pushing the public awareness of US copyright law's shortcomings past the tipping point.
DSC07757
Originally uploaded by monsteratomic.
My friend Silas posted some pictures from his trip to China.
The Deep
Originally uploaded by Lady Macabea.
"Very shy; always going solitary; unexpectedly rising to the surface in the remotest and most sullen waters; his straight and single lofty jet rising like a tall misanthropic spear upon a barren plain; gifted with such wondrous power and velocity in swimming, as to defy all present pursuit from man..."--Moby Dick, Chp. 32
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