Abandon Ship: Delicious 2.0 Sinking Before It Launches?
It's not pretty. It lacks features. It's been nine months since we were offered a teaser for the next version. Other services are nipping at its heels. And the founder just left Yahoo. Still, it works.
more fromwww.techcrunch.com
Worst. Airline. Ever.
United is near the bottom of any airline metric. It's current CEO, a former oil exec, predicted crude would average $50 a barrel. He's pitchingeight million new shares for the benefit of the top brass.
more fromwww.portfolio.com
Chris Rock Brings Down The House At Bonnaroo
One of Rock's best bits came while discussing rising gas prices despite the war in Iraq, which some predicted would help keep oil under control. "Let me tell you something," said Rock. "If I invade IHOP, pancakes are going to be cheaper in my house."
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Google Sez: Keep dem headlines short
Business Wire says Google recommends headlines between 2 and 22 words for optimum visibility and search results. PR Newswire says Google recommends headlines be no longer than 13 words.
more fromwww.businesswire.com
My new online profile for social networking sites
I'm the IT and marketing guy at Sterling Communications who tests social networking sites to see whether and how they'll help employees and clients be more effective.
more fromwww.diigo.com
Up in the Sky, An Unblinking Eye
The hundreds of drones cruising over Iraq and Afghanistan have changed war forever.
more fromwww.newsweek.com
Top Tourist Spots Americans Can’t Visit
I hear the DMZ is nice this time of year.
more fromwww.foreignpolicy.com
Trackback meets Creative Commons license meets non-evil Beacon
Who owns my comments on other Web sites? Here's a better question: Who has access to use my comments in whatever ways we all see fit?
more fromwww.scripting.com
Will PR BFF FF Over SMPR?
Jeremiah Owyang believes brands will use Friendfeed like a social media press release to aggregate their social assets and then to spur conversations.
more fromwww.web-strategist.com
Can Co-Owned Comments Improve Online Conversations?
What would happen if every comment on each article is identified with a unique tracker and imbued with enough metadata to seek out like-minded publishers, articles, commenters, communities or hosts?
more fromwww.micropersuasion.com
YouTube Apologies
Teens showcase their prank on YouTube. Judge orders a YouTube apology. A second YouTube post of them cleaning up for the victim's Taco Bell, I think, is warranted.
more fromblogs.siliconvalley.com
Instant messaging *reduces* workplace interruption
Instead of dropping in unexpectedly, many are using the technology to check in with coworkers to see when they are available. Many also use the technology to get quick answers to general questions or to inquire about current work tasks instead of engaging in longer face-to-face conversations.
more fromwww.labspaces.net
Redesigning a Better ATM Experience
These are the type "behind-the-scenes" articles I like to read from companies about their work.
more fromphysicalinterface.com
The End Is Near?
“We pledged to support [Clinton] to the end,” said Rep. Charles W. Rangel. “Our problem is not being able to determine when the hell the end is.”
more fromwww.nytimes.com
Election Finale = 'Lost' Cliffhanger?
Clinton's refusal to conceed must please ratings-starved news channels to no end. "The deranged narcissism of the Clintons" makes for great theater, but what about success in Nov.?
more fromwww.time-blog.com
Duh
The ability to detect sarcasm resides in the right parahippocampal gyrus. As if it wasn't obvious?
more fromwww.nytimes.com
Subscribing to gadgets
I’ve been “subscribing” to Apple products for years. As new laptops come out, I simply sell my old “subscription” on Craigslist or eBay and put the proceeds toward the new subscription.
more fromwww.buzzmachine.com
A New Michigan Solution
"Once you abandon the artificial four-games-to-two framework that the media has tried to impose on the series, a very different picture emerges, with the Celtics leading by a mere 549 points to 539."
more fromblogs.tnr.com
Contentious Confession
AP says Clinton will concede that Obama “has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination,” but Clinton won't concede the nomination itself. Sigh.
more fromwww.time.com
Press Release Grader
From the WebsiteGrader team comes a free tool designed to help PR pros and marketers maximize a press release so it can be found more easily by media, bloggers, customers and prospects.
more fromwww.pressreleasegrader.com
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