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Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/19/2005
Atom 1.0 specs published
(I could have sworn I did this earlier today! ;-). A new feed spec is announced, this time by Tim...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2005
RSS 3 specs published
RSS 3 specs are published. Via Slashdot: "The RSS 3 Homepage now offers its first publicly available...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2005
Kiwi website manager required
Gretchen points to a fun video (wmv) advertising a website manager role for the Microsoft New...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/18/2005
Xbox 360 prices official
From the Microsoft's press release "Ending weeks of speculation about which upcoming video game...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2005
Robert Scoble's book at Amazon, 'Naked Conversations'
Robert Scoble's book 'Naked Conversations' is available for pre-order from Amazon. Co-written with...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/17/2005
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0
James Governor provides his thoughts on the never-ending discussion around the definition of Web...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/13/2005
Link experiment
Me too: J-Walk blog link experiment. via Tommy.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/13/2005
A meating of minds
Nathan Weinber points to a nasty collision between two Mets fielders. (video 56K | 350K )
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/12/2005
Baby branding - commercial blogging going too far?
This is how Jason Calacanis introduced his new nephew - via my feedreader and a great big ad...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/12/2005
C9s map
Minh at Channel 9 has started a niner's map. Can you find me?
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/11/2005
Yes, you to can make your very own RSS feed!
PC Magazine review of three RSS feed creation tools (via Steve Rubel): "We looked at three programs...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2005
Really Speedily Saturated?
Dave Winer is not impressed with how Goolge News is providing their RSS service. "I'm not sure it's...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2005
Churchill not offensive
BBC reports that the UK's Advertising Standards Authority accepts that Ryanair's advert featuring...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2005
Google News via RSS
Charlene Li: "Google now has the ability to add RSS/Atom feeds from Google News. Users will have the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/09/2005
Slashdot interview: Microsoft's Linux lab manager
The Slashdot interview with Microsoft's Linux lab manager, Bill Hilf, is now published. All the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/08/2005
Who is the 'Intelligent Designer'?
(Warning relating to this post. Chowbay's Food and Article Center advises to maintain proper...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/06/2005
Is it wrong to love Microsoft?
Classic Slashdot: 'Is It Wrong To Love Microsoft?'.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/05/2005
Apparently, I'm an alternative brand
Apparently, I'm an alternative brand ;-)
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/03/2005
The 'RSS Effect'
Pheedo's Bill Flitter has written an article at Cnet describing what he calls the 'RSS Effect'. The...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/03/2005
Jobs tips
Josh Ledgard provides 5 tips for being successful at Microsoft. "1. Remember to ingore your email"...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/03/2005
Why?
rethink(ip) has a nice post on parenthood:: "I have a three-and-a-half year-old son. All the parents...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/02/2005
India - $250 PCs running Microsoft XP Starter Edition
BBC reports that an Indian PC manufacturer, HCL Infosystems, is helping the Indian government to...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 08/01/2005
That sort of thing
Came across this cartoon by Eric Devericks yesterday, too good not share: (Update: In case you...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/30/2005
IE7 and CSS
I've previously mentioned the Acid2 test designed for browser developers to test against. Chris...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/30/2005
Gates on Xbox: 'we've got a Ferrari, they've got a Ferrari'
Todd Bishop at seattlepi.com quotes Bill Gates: "Bill Gates, speaking at Microsoft's meeting with...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/29/2005
Seven Laws of Idenity slashdotted
Kim Cameron responds to some of the Slashdot comments on the Seven Laws of Identity.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/29/2005
'Google Patenting Ads in Syndicated Feeds?'
John Batelle: "Apparently Google has filed for a patent in "Incorporating targeted ads into...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/29/2005
What does is mean to have the 'best programmers'?
Joel Spolky's article 'Hitting the High Notes' asks whether it makes sense to talk about having the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/28/2005
‘ctrl-alt-del’ will now be known as : ‘hasta la vista’
Inside Microsoft: "‘ctrl-alt-del’ will now be known as : ‘hasta la vista’" hehehehe...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/24/2005
I can't talk about this right now
I can't talk about this right now. Update, (11:24pm PT) - embargo lifted.
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/24/2005
A misunderstanding of Creative Commons
Joe Gratz, a recent law school graduate has done a thorough job of disecting John Dvorak's opinion...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/22/2005
Web Standards Project meets Microsoft
Molly E. Holzschlag provides an update on the progress made between Microsoft and the Web Standards...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/21/2005
The Future of RSS is not blogs
Further to yesterday's rant regarding the potential of RSS for investors, Feed For All blog,...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/20/2005
RSS Investment Fund too narrowly focused?
Upon hearing the announcement of the $100m RSS Investements Fund one might react to the news that...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/19/2005
Microsoft Certified Professional aged 9
According to News.com: "A Pakistani girl has qualified as a Microsoft Certified Professional at the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/18/2005
'BBC ready to start selling online advertising spaces'
Adverblog: "The BBC is not immune from the money attraction, and is about to start selling...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/18/2005
Forget recording Skype calls, what about Halo2?
This Spartan Life has been doing its thing for a while - recordings of Halo2 action with stereo...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/14/2005
The orginal geek bit the heads off chickens
My wife asked me what the word 'geek' meant. I wanted to be sure I gave the proper definition, so...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/10/2005
Kim Cameron video interview at Channel 9
Robert Scoble interviews Microsoft's cheif identity architect Kim Cameron over at Channel 9: "Kim...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/07/2005
The Wonderful, Wonderful Web
You'll have to pardon me, as I'm having one of those occasional 'wow, the www is amazing!'...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/07/2005
RSS aggregator market 'more and more fragmented every time we measure it'
Brian Livingston at Datamation looks at some data provided by Feedburner based on the 70,000 RSS...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/06/2005
Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) is hiring
Apparently the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) is hiring. I heard this via Church of the...
Author: MSDN Archive Date: 07/06/2005