18 July 2002

Sighting: iSync APPLE.com -- What a way to sync your iPod with your Palm.

iPod DJ WIRED.com -- Leander Kahney asks, With IPod, Who Needs a Turntable?. DJs are discovering the wonders of spinning with an iPod at a trendy New York nightclub. True, it's hard to scratch, but not impossible.

Geeks Protest Copyright Constraints POLITECHBOT -- Declan McCullaghhas a writeup on the protest at the Commerce Department hearing Wednesday on digital rights management and Hollywood's call for a clampdown on peer-to-peer file sharing. He also took these photos of the geektivists protesting the proceedings.

Sighting: Kid Robots I gotta have my Kid Robots.

Sighting: Audible.com Content on iPod AUDIBLE.com -- Now offering spoken audio service available on Apple's iTunes and iPod, Audible.com also features audio editions of books, newspapers, magazines, radio programs and original shows. Users can download audio for desktop playback, CD burning, or transfer to their iPod.

Better Use of Focus Groups HBS.edu -- Savvy firms like Procter & Gamble and General Motors, are moving away from traditional focus groups and toward tactics more focused on behavioral measures, like a person's physical reaction time to sights and sounds. x: 109

Lasting Benefits of Dotcom Mania ECOMMERCETIMES.com -- What did dotcombustion leave behind? We endured many bumptious self-promoters from pre-Y2K to the middle of 2001, but it's fair to say the remnants left behind include some useful tidbits. The assumption of integrated products and services The importance of adding depth to applications rather than simply offering cliché-ridden value propositions. Investors have developed a permanent level of pragmatism, focused on results. XML is now the standard Search engines have matured. Users found many productive users for home computers. x: f15

Definition of Digital Business Blurs E-BUSINESS HANDBOOK -- Lynda M. Applegate writes that Industrial Age markets -- and even early shared information technologies like American Airlines' Sabre reservation system -- depended on proprietary infrastructures. But 21st century Information Age markets operate on more open shared digital business infrastructures that allow new and established firms to create and exploit network economies of scale and scope. New e-business models are emerging with more sweeping roles; they are grouped into digital businesses that are launched on the Internet or those that provide platforms upon which digital businesses operate. But the distinction between the two is blurring, as adoption of Internet-based business models penetrates to the very core of how firms do business. Large companies like IBM and Microsoft no longer just sell technology products; such enterprises are now "content aggregators," portals and media companies. "At the same time, non-high-tech businesses, such as Charles Schwab, are becoming technology infrastructure providers," says Applegate. If companies expect to be successful, technology must be part of their DNA. [Discuss] x: f15

Personalised MyPaper MY PAPER -- We need to be able to carry around a fold-over electronic paper that integrates content like RSS Feeds, XML data, SOAP and personalised services. Mikel Maron is working on myRadio, a Radio Userland tool similar to My Yahoo! that can aggregate content for this personal technology. x: 109

Dealing with Pop-ups METATALK -- Dealing with pop-ups and other intrusive adware. x: f15