BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. item Blogspot, Typepad, and other hosted weblogs began to be blocked by various ISPs in India, all based on a directive from the Indian government. Luckily, it would seem that the wholesale blocking was a mistake, but until it was sorted out, Amit Agarwal provided a how-to-bypass the censors weblog post, with plenty of […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. According to data Randy Charles Morin collected from Dave Winer’s OPML, Dave has linked to my old Burningbird weblog only once less than he’s linked to Robert Scoble’s WordPress weblog. Wow. I feel like I should do something…I don’t know…maybe lay a lily or a small stuffed animal at the base of […]
The heat advisory has been extended to the weekend. By the middle of the week, the real temperature is supposed to approach 100 degrees. This, combined with the humidity, will probably result in heat indexes of 110. You go outside only if you have to. Early morning, late at night, doesn’t matter. When the sun […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Here are the steps to take when rolling out a new Web 2.0 product. First, drop the last ‘e’ in your name. Second, insinuate either directly or indirectly that your competitors are afraid of you because they don’t provide a direct pipeline into their customer data for your use. Also mention how un-Web 2.0 like […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Robert Scoble wrote on addressing executives at Nestlè about weblogging. Frank Paynter responded with post listing out several concerns about Nestlè’s corporate behavior. An executive from the company responded in Frank’s comments–not about the concerns Frank raised, but what a nice guy he is, and how he’s only responding in the interests of […]