Wednesday, April 10, 2002

Time-saving question - News Aggregation Here's the scenario: Dave links to Amy with this post. I want to start reading Amy's weblog regularly. Are these my choices?   Go to Amy's weblog, bookmark it and go back there from time to time. Go to Amy's weblog, look for the XML coffee mug & subscribe. Go to NewsIsFree and prowl through it to see if Amy's weblog has been syndicated, if so subscribe and start seeing updates in my aggregator. Go to Syndic8 and do the same as in step 3. Set a navigator link at my own site and visit the link from time to time. Is there a more effective way to do this stuff? Are there clever features that people are using that I've overlooked? Is this where the RSSDistiller comes into play if Amy's not syndicated on NewsIsFree and Syndic8? How do you quickly take in 50-100 sites a day? Can you? 6:36:10 PM     Comments[]

Why don't people return calls or send thank you notes any more? Meryl can't get takers for free PR. More and more we're seeing people who simply won't return a call or an email. We've had clients and prospects that we've communicated with for months suddenly drop out of sight. No "yes" or "no" - just no willingness to communicate. Isn't that a somewhat cowardly way to deliver "bad" news? Job applicants seldom send thank you notes any more. Why is that? Is everyone really that busy? How much civility can we lose before...oh...you get the picture. 4:31:43 PM     Comments[]

It all depends on what the meaning of "extraordinary" is Carly Fiorina left a voice mail with another H-P executive two days before the shareholder vote on the Compaq deal suggesting "extraordinary" action to win votes from two investors. [Wall Street Journal] 3:04:56 PM     Comments[]

Russ Stays the Course In keeping with his original intent to document Radio for "users," Russ Lipton continues to provide useful essays about key features of Radio. Read his writing daily! How To Create Shortcuts. Of course you can. Besides, not only does Radio automatically generate Shortcuts for you but Userland has placed another 600 or so (hey, who's counting?) at your disposal. [Russ Lipton Documents Radio] 10:10:46 AM     Comments[]

So much for private negotiations Secret List of Potential Suitors for Global Crossing Exposed. The identities of more than 50 companies that have expressed interest in acquiring Global Crossing are no longer secret to one another, courtesy of an e-mail message from Global Crossing's lawyers. By Simon Romero and Geraldine Fabrikant. [New York Times: Technology] 9:50:56 AM     Comments[]

Good news How long will it take for someone to counter this with "too much fatty fish causes...?" More Support for Eating Fatty Fish. Eating fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, already recommended to lower the risk of death from heart disease, received strong new support from three studies. By Denise Grady. [New York Times: Health] 9:46:40 AM     Comments[]

Just amazing! Qwest Rewards Nacchio Despite Struggles [Wall Street Journal] I'm a free enterprise capitalist all the way. Free markets rule! But, at some point a board of directors is going to have to step up to the fact that some of their rewards systems not only don't deliver the desired results and actions, they ultimately undermine shareholder value. 9:42:06 AM     Comments[]

William Butler Yeats. "Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 9:36:28 AM     Comments[]

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