January 30, 2006
What a long year
Lenn had a long year in 2005- and he has only covers the first 6 months! I’m interested to see the next entry…
Entries from January 2006
January 30, 2006
James Frey and (good/bad) publicity
Joe Wikert: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity, right? Given all the press James Frey and his book A Million Little Pieces are getting these days, I’d have to agree with that statement.”
Having read this book, I can definitely say that I enjoyed it but feel a bit cheated now since I believed it [...]
January 30, 2006
Back to blogging
Ole Eichorn is blogging again. As always, he provides a great digest of interesting stuff.
January 29, 2006
The historical revisionists in Congress
Lowell Sun: “Online ‘encyclopedia’ allows anyone to edit entries, and congressional staffers do just that to bosses’ bios.”
January 29, 2006
R2 and Longhorn Server
Channel 9: “Think you know everything about Windows Server? You might be surprised by the innovations this team has shipped and is planning on shipping in Longhorn Server.”
January 29, 2006
Microsoft acquiring Seadragon?
According to the Seattle Times, Microsoft is closing an acquisition of Seadragon Software, a maker imaging software with a range of potential applications.
This is still in the “rumor” phase, but it could be pretty cool. [Via Scoble]
January 28, 2006
How to be a Demo God
Guy Kawasaki: “[Y]ou have about one minute to captivate your audience, so don’t try building to a crescendo. Start with “shock and aweâ€?–the absolute coolest stuff that your product can do. The goal is to blow people’s minds.”
January 28, 2006
Joe Wikert on relationships in publishing
Joe Wikert: “Before you sign with an agency, be sure to ask yourself whether you’d still want to write the book through the agency if your particular agent happens to leave. Also, before any of you agents out there start coming down on me for this observation, let me also say that every bit of [...]
January 28, 2006
What is Friendship?
Dave Winer: “The world isn’t divided into two parts — friends and enemies. I choose to think of friend as a very strong word, representing a very close relationship. I think this may be in part due to what I do, because I need a good solid line separating my public life from my personal. [...]
January 28, 2006
Evangelism at Amazon
This looks like a very interesting job opportunity with Amazon doing Web Services evangelism. [Via Jeffrey McManus]
