September 2007
211 posts
links for 2007-09-01
Who’s Afraid of Google Cover Stories? | BusinessWeek Tech Beat Blog
Rob Hof of BusinessWeek asks, Hmm, haven’t I seen that Economist cover-story and headline before? Answer - It was on a story he wrote for the magazine.
(tags: magazines)
Twitter in the Funnies | BusinessWeek Tech Beat Blog
I’m in the Rob Hof echo-chamber tonight. He wonders if Twitter is mainstream enough to get a pop-culture...
rexhammock: @steverubel - More on the Google Earth flight simulator hidden in upgrade - http://tinyurl.com/3cludv (via Twitter / rexhammock)
rexhammock: Rob Hoff: Is Twitter really mainstream enough for comicstrip mention? I say, kids don’t use T or read Sally Forth http://tinyurl.com/2p4zaj (via Twitter / rexhammock)
Twitter in the Funnies | BusinessWeek Tech Beat...
I’m in the Rob Hof echo-chamber tonight. He wonders if Twitter is mainstream enough to get a pop-culture reference in a comic strip. My view: Kids don’t use Twitter — or read Sally Forth. (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Who's Afraid of Google Cover Stories? |...
Rob Hof of BusinessWeek asks, Hmm, haven’t I seen that Economist cover-story and headline before? Answer - It was on a story he wrote for the magazine. (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Google Earth is still the best software program...
Google Earth, as it has since the first time I saw it, still gets my vote for the Best Program Ever. The new version is stunning. Really. Find where you are on the globe, then clilck a button and it converts to a view of the night sky above you. (Oops, I may miss that EVDO afterall, but fortunately, my wifi covers the backyard.) Not quite so significant, but really cool, the new version has a...
This just in - Jack Donaghy appointed to negotiate...
Staci Kramer at PaidContent.org says the Apple-NBC Universal iTunes Store pricing negotiations are beginning to sound like a Jane Curtain-Dan Akroyd skit. However, to me, it sounds more like NBC Universal’s side in the negotiations are being handled by Jack Donaghy, GE VP of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming.
(via rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog)
August 2007
63 posts
rexhammock: @whatsnext - I guess one doesn’t need tv guide in print when it’s now actually on the TV (via Twitter / rexhammock)
rexhammock: I think it would be nice to have a way to set up ‘groups’ on Twitter - http://tinyurl.com/3cmar4 (via Twitter / rexhammock)
Geeky sidenotes: Twitter feature suggestion,...
If you don’t use Twitter, skip this post. It will be even more gibberish than the gibberish found in typical posts. Other reasons to skip it: If you’re tired of hearing about Facebook, or are already tired of the buzzword, “lifestream,” even if you’ve never heard it before. Twitter suggestion: I’m not a user of Jaiku.com, because, frankly, I’m far past the burn-out point on playing...
links for 2007-08-31
Will Facebook soon allow me to export my network? | The Unofficial Facebook Blog
As LinkedIn and Plaxo already let me export my list of contacts, is Facebook heading that way soon? The addition of some code in their API “sandbox” suggests they may be adding it soon.
(tags: facebook socialnetworks)
(via rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog)
rexhammock: For those who don’t recognize the avatar, it’s either the Titans logo or a flaming thumb-tack. (via Twitter / rexhammock)
rexhammock: As for the game tonite, the Titans looked solid. After Chris Davis TD’d a punt-return, it’s Pacman Who? Trying out my gameday avatar. (via Twitter / rexhammock)
rexhammock: @GingerSnaps @somegeekintn tweeted from the Titans game tonite. I was there, but the 16 year old son wouldn’t let me txt. Ironic, huh? (via Twitter / rexhammock)
Facebook appicons
I like those little favicons (appicons?) they’ve added to Facebook to provide a better interface for accessing features (however, on Facebook, they call features “applications” so that independent application developers will create them for free). Recently, I’ve been removing apps quicker than adding them, however.
(via rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog)
Will Facebook soon allow me to export my network?...
As LinkedIn and Plaxo already let me export my list of contacts, is Facebook heading that way soon? The addition of some code in their API “sandbox” suggests they may be adding it soon. (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Newspapers and blogging - They’re learning
Observation: The NYTimes.com has started to include posts from their staff blogs on their “Home Page” RSS feed (unfortunately, they are not full-post feeds, but summaries). So, I was able to learn from the NYT’s U.S. Open blog that the Times of London is hosting a Rafael Nadal blog (interesting sidenote: it’s running on TypePad.com) on which he is providing some very frank and personal insights...
Why I’m glad Samir Husni is blogging
While I look at hundreds of magazines a week, it’s rarely at the newsstand. My magazine-wonk-friend, Samir Hunsi — Mr. Magazine — does. He checks out magazines in grocery stores, Wal-mart and — I feel certain — one of the best independent book stores in America, Square Books, in Oxford, Miss. (It’s worth a trip.) Because he does, Professor Husni is always posting side-by-side images of magazines...
links for 2007-08-30
MapForUS.org
This is so funny, it almost makes it bearable to watch the heavily YouTubed trainwreck of an answer Miss Teen SC gave.
(tags: humor)
(via rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog)
Katrina blogging
I started blogging about Katrina two years ago, yesterday. A year ago, I looked back at a year of Katrina posts. This post was going to be longer, but I trashed it. It drifted into too much cynicism. I’ll just leave it at this: When the big one hits, let’s help each other. Don’t expect much from the bureaucrats and politicians.
(via rexblog.com: Rex Hammock’s weblog)
MapForUS.org
This is so funny, it almost makes it bearable to watch the heavily YouTubed trainwreck of an answer Miss Teen SC gave. (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Rex Hammock: @amyloo - ouch, that hurts. However, that site makes it almost bearable to see why Miss SC is going to be better known than winner. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Helmsley leaves $12 mil to dog and $0 to 2 grankids (“They know why.”) NYT blog points to Post and DN also. http://tinyurl.com/25nzbj (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Each day, Akismet is catching about 200 comment-spam attempts on my blog. I used to check for false-positives, but batch delete all now. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Aloha-hulu-wiki-waki is the Hawaiian word for...
Observation #1: The page about Hulu.com on Mahalo.com will be the Mahalo-hulu page. In other words, are Hawaiian-ish “wiki”-sounding words on their way to replacing dropped-vowel spelling as the new trend in branding web-services? Observation #2: If Newscorp/Universal didn’t purchase Hula.com, they’ve just added a zero or two to the value of that domain name. Observation #3: Is it a trend story...
Some content about friending
Despite my contemplative look at the debasement of the word and concept of friend, the reality is this: I’m still going to use the word. I’m still going to describe as friends the people who I make connections with in a wide variety of ways. I’ll continue to say “business-friend” or “blogging-friend” or “Nashville-friend” or “Twitter-friend,” but the word friend is firmly entrenched in my...
links for 2007-08-29
The history of American declinism | realclearpolitics.com
As they have for 300 years, a lot of people — liberal and conservative — believe America is declining. (via Rich Karlgaard)
(tags: history)
How to Eat (and Read) Close to Home | New York Times
Article about Edible Communities. Quote - Tailoring a single prototype to multiple cities or regions is a popular publishing format, adopted by...
How to Eat (and Read) Close to Home | New York...
Article about Edible Communities. Quote - Tailoring a single prototype to multiple cities or regions is a popular publishing format, adopted by magazines focused on weddings, society and restaurant menus. (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Rex Hammock: Senators, NFL QBs, Hollywood superstars — Doesn’t success, fame, riches remove the inner demons? Rhetorical question, of course. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: I’m a fan of Owen Wilson — just rewatched Bottle Rocket last week. How sad http://tinyurl.com/3xlsvr (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Scrolling back, I see @davewiner has a link to the earthquake report. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: @ dsifry says he felt earthquake. Twitterers in earthquake area need to tweet their status. Hope you’re all okay. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Started as a tweet, but grew too long - 10 steps of a political scandal - http://tinyurl.com/2aqdcf (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
The 10 steps of politicial scandals
Over the years, I’ve watched these things, and I think I’ve broken the code on the news flow of political scandals. It doesn’t matter what the politician does — accept bribes, shoplifts or, well, just fill in the blank:
1. Politician _______s.
2. Rumors circulate that politician ________s.
3. Politician denies rumors.
5. Politician caught _____ing.
6. Politician says, “I did not _____, it...
Rex Hammock: Just got an email promoting the new Mac mini — I didn’t even know their *is* such a thing. So much for those discontinuation rumors. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Can you “batch follow” all those who follow you? I think I’ve done so before, but can’t recall how. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Can’t watch that Miss Teen South Carolina video. Watching such a train-wreck is not pleasant. Schadenfreude’s not my thing. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: That astronaut-in-a-diaper is going to plead insanity. She’s go my vote - http://tinyurl.com/2xhqt4 (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: @steverubel - I got hooked on m.newsgator.com during vacation as it syncs with Netnewswire. ‘Clips’ feature is like G-Reader favorite star. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: My daughter’s iPod and MacBook harddrive have toasted at the same time. Both a few days after extended care plan ended. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: Is my long-ago rant still valid? iTunes Store list all songs I purchase there, but I can’t download them a 2nd time (ala audible.com). (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
The history of American declinism |...
As they have for 300 years, a lot of people — liberal and conservative — believe America is declining. (via Rich Karlgaard) (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Rex Hammock: Scary stuff in the dust-bin of my brain - When asked what the name of an obnoxious song on a TN lottery ad, I knew it was “Popcorn Song” (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: @dougpetch - Don’t blame me, blame @steverubel or @jaboncroft (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
links for 2007-08-28
NowPlayingNashville.com
Great new non-profit, community-supported site that pulls together listings of all upcoming sports, arts and entertainment events.
(tags: nashville)
Corporate blogs: Don’t call them that! | Stephen Baker
If you’re sitting in a corporate job now, chances are you’ll soon be filling out a profile of some sort and contributing some knowledge or insights–if you’re not doing...
Cutting off the hand that feeds you | Mr. Magazine
Samir Husni thinks its nuts to package a magazine on the newsstand in a way that encourages people to never again purchase that magazine at the newsstand. I responded in a comment to his post (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
Corporate blogs: Don't call them that! | Stephen...
If you’re sitting in a corporate job now, chances are you’ll soon be filling out a profile of some sort and contributing some knowledge or insights—if you’re not doing it already — but it probably won’t be called a blog. (via del.icio.us/rexblog)
The River of Rex just keeps rolling along
In April, I started following Taylor McKnight’s “Tumblelog” and since Taylor is my early-warning-radar for cool stuff, I signed up for a free-account (rex.tumblr.com) despite having no idea why. More recently, I noticed that Josh Bancroft was merging all his RSS feeds into a Tumblr.com account at JoshBancroft.com and was calling it a “lifestream.” (Tumblr.com allows users to “domain map.”) Then,...
Rex Hammock: @tombiro - Thanks for the point to the Slovenian radio widget. It think it will kill all other widgets. (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)
Rex Hammock: @steverubel - Perhaps because we’re friends, we’re thinking about the same thing these days - http://tinyurl.com/3238eo (via Twitter / Rex Hammock)