Monday, January 13, 2003

Media antimatter: PBS' blogging nonprogram. PBS says it will run a feature on blogging in mediamatters on Thursday. Glenn sez he can't get it in Knoxville. Hmm... I'll betcha he could find something if he has an outdoor antenna (and doesn't depend only on cable). I see no less than four PBS signals around Knoxville: WKOP/15&17 and WJSK/2&41. But... it's not on any of them (which all appear to be one station anyway). Well... he might get WUNF/33 from Asheville, which radiates from Mt. Pisgah and has line-of-sight into parts of Knoxville. But... looks like UNC-TV doesn't carry it, either. Let's see... It should be on the PBS feed that comes with many folks' DishTV and DirecTV lineups. But... Here's PBS's Thursday/Jan 16 lineup, and the program isn't there. Is this program being carried at all, anywhere? Well, the video clip works, and it features Glenn, Oliver, Anil and Megan. The text says Blogging: Is it Punditry? Is it journalism? Is it important? Maybe they spent too much time around Oliver's kryptonite. Side note: Oliver's kicking his own ass with Atkins too. Very cool. We've both been going since August, though I seem to have stopped at about 25 pounds and 5 inches. (Gotta quit snacking on those Costco macadamia nuts.) [Later...] Gerry Humphrey give us the rundown on various times the show should be airing in different places, including Knoxville, and how to easily find the info. [The Doc Searls Weblog] 4:10:15 PM    comment []

78% of Net users used email for holiday greetings/planning Still the number-one feature of the Net, email accounted for heavy usage around the holidays, as people used it to plan gatherings and religious events or to send holiday greetings, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project: More than three quarters of the nation?s Internet users (78%) did some form of holiday activity via email and the Web this holiday season. They used email to socialize and arrange holiday gatherings, reconnect with old friends, and plan religious activities. They browsed online malls and bought gifts in higher numbers than last year. In all, 71% of Internet users went online for some kind of social or spiritual activity and 53% did some kind of e-commerce ? either online window-shopping or purchasing gifts. Email is increasingly important to online Americans as a tool for arranging gatherings and sending greetings: 48% of email users sent and received messages from family members about holiday events and plans; 45% of email users did that with friends; and 27% exchanged holiday cards and letters via email. All of those activities have increased since last year. This year?s survey picked up evidence that about a third of Internet users have now become relatively active online celebrants. They stand out from other online Americans because they use email more often to make holiday plans and share greetings and they use the Web fairly aggressively to make more purchases. Many enjoy the convenience and time savings that the Internet allows them while communicating and shopping. In all, 28% bought holiday gifts online, up slightly from the 26% who bought last year. The average online gift buyer spent $407 this year, up from $392 last year. Convenience and time savings mattered most to them, but, in addition, 51% of online gift shoppers say that a major reason they went online to shop was to locate an unusual or hard-to-find present. Some 31% say saving money was a major reason. Fully 30% of online Americans say they use the Internet to get spiritual and religious information now. That is an increase from the 25% that were seeking religious material last year. African-Americans and parents, especially mothers, are the most likely to have sought spiritual material online. Table of Contents: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 [RatcliffeBlog: Business, Technology & Investing] 3:27:58 PM    comment []

When every thing is your older brothers fault. Come on, at the end of 43's first term we are going to all be ask the question: "Are you better off today than you were four years ago?" Sometimes when things happen on your watch you must to look at yourself in the mirror and do some serious self examination. This administration was handed a file on terrorism and they let it sit for a year with out action. Trickle down = Trickle don't. Using a crisis both domestic and foreign to pass way too large tax cuts while being responsible for the largest growth in the federal government is Reagan II more trickle down economics It didn't work then it won't work know Trickle down economics is cynical and morally wrong. The supply side theory never worked they way they sell it. Last time the outcome was very large budget deficits this time it will be the same. There is still time but its running out. Two years can be a long time in both the economy and politics. Maybe this one will get lucky again but at some point this train will wreck. 9:45:03 AM    comment []

Edward Tufte has an "Ask ET" forum that's full of goodies.  Here are some that caught my eye Best Text/ Figure Integration Program Clayton Springer Quilts as Small Multiples Andrea Beautiful Evidence, new ET book available 2003-2004 Dan Wu Music Animation Machine Jeff Koke Graphic of the Day: Princeton University Acceptance Letter ET Pythagorean theorem in one word Philip Wadler Display of musical structure Jade Rubick Graphic of the Day: Google Logo on Mondrian's Birthday ET Map of Electronic Shadows Jim Heimer [Jon Schull's Weblog] 7:10:10 AM    comment []

Where Hi-Fi Meets Wi-Fi: A Wireless Music System. The big hurdle to wiring a home stereo system to play music in every room is the wiring. But today, Yamaha will unveil a server that can provide music wirelessly to as many as five locations at a distance of 150 feet. By Roy Furchgott. [New York Times: Technology] [Craig's CE Weblog] 7:09:10 AM    comment []