Tuesday, January 22, 2002

How to Deal With Car Salespeople. Remember: You've got the power... and keep your drooling over the built-in DVD player to a minimum. [The Motley Fool] 11:40:17 PM

10 things Google has found to be true.   11:37:32 PM

Mark Hershberger has Emacs working with Blogger.   I also liked Mark's idea of progessive revelation.  This *is* what makes emacs and radio so satisfying -- easy to get started, but exploration is also rewarded.   11:35:21 PM

Profiling in Radio. "An incredible viewing port into the performance of the dynamic HTTP server."  [Scripting News] 11:30:31 PM

Amazon Makes a Profit [Slashdot]  Good news.  I'm surprised it's surprising.   You know, I still think Amazon (and probably only Amazon) was right to take the "Go big" approach.   By occupying every possibly interesting retail space early, they kept anyone else from making a name.    And being at the top gave them the valuation to pull it off for next to nothing.   Now they get to pick and choose the best markets to stay in.    I actually thing their success is the result of well-planned execution -- not an accident. 11:26:36 PM

Sam Ruby's Radio Weblog - "Whoa!  Sometime TODAY, Google changed.  Instead of providing links to items that match your search requests, it provides links back to Google that they will redirect to the correct location.  This presumably affects referrers and could have privacy implications.  I'm not quite sure what I think about this just yet."   I noticed this too.  I don't like it. 11:09:23 PM

Credit Suisse First Boston Fined $100 Million [Slashdot]   10:55:03 PM

TAG becomes active. The W3C's Technical Architecture Group (TAG) has commenced formal meetings and mailing list discussion. [xmlhack]   W3C needs an architecture group to get all the horses reigned in and pulling in the same direction.    We'll see if this group can be pragmatic and decisive enough to make a difference. 10:54:05 PM

JabaServer is an open source Jabber Server written in Java. [Hack the Planet] 10:48:55 PM

How to Translate 'Free' to 'Fee'.  [Wired News] -  As far as I can tell, people liked free, but they never expected it to last forever.  Well, maybe some did - those with "business" models built on "free".    I hope those people get over it quick, like these folks did, and find out how much their customers value their products/services. A related note - One thing that people seem to misunderstand about economics the basis of price.  I often get the impression that the general public thinks it should be fully determined by cost.   But individual demand is part of the picture -- how much do you want this thing?  That why CDs cost more than tapes, even tho its cheaper to make CDs. 8:33:18 AM

Rules for Entrepreneurs Doc points to a great top 15 list for entrepreneurs by David Sifry. [SJL's Radio Weblog] Never fear mistakes. There are no dumb questions. Serendipity is your friend. Know yourself. Know your customer. Listen. Know your competition. Vision is easy. Execution is hard. Focus, focus, focus! Get a great team. Don't forget your friends. Understand your business model. Never ask someone to do something you wouldn't do yourself. Do Good. Do it because you love it. Dream. You can change the world. 8:28:53 AM