Saturday, November 19, 2005
Ray Ozzie Is Blogging (again)
I was reading Ray Ozzie's latest post. Now that he is Chief Technical Officer for Microsoft he has decided to fill us in from time to time about what he is up to. He hints that he may post some neat little tidbits next week.
I started reading his history and found it very interesting that he was hired back in the 1981 by Dan Bricklin at VisiCalc (the inventor of the first spreadsheet program and predecessor of Lotus 123). He was then Hired by Lotus and is the inventor of Lotus Notes.
Quite a impressive career to say the least. Microsoft purchased his company Groove Networks. It will be interstate to see how they integrate Groove's technology as they start to roll out more web based services.
I have added Ray's blog to my required reading list. More to come...
I was reading Ray Ozzie's latest post. Now that he is Chief Technical Officer for Microsoft he has decided to fill us in from time to time about what he is up to. He hints that he may post some neat little tidbits next week.
I started reading his history and found it very interesting that he was hired back in the 1981 by Dan Bricklin at VisiCalc (the inventor of the first spreadsheet program and predecessor of Lotus 123). He was then Hired by Lotus and is the inventor of Lotus Notes.
Quite a impressive career to say the least. Microsoft purchased his company Groove Networks. It will be interstate to see how they integrate Groove's technology as they start to roll out more web based services.
I have added Ray's blog to my required reading list. More to come...
Friday, November 18, 2005
Cringley's Latest Theory on goggles Future Plans
This is a really interesting read (like always for Cringley). He discusses the idea of Google utilizing all the dark fiber they have purchased to make a distributed server farm to run all those cool applications they keep releasing and all the new ones coming up.
Worth a read, let me know what you think.
This is a really interesting read (like always for Cringley). He discusses the idea of Google utilizing all the dark fiber they have purchased to make a distributed server farm to run all those cool applications they keep releasing and all the new ones coming up.
Worth a read, let me know what you think.
RC Bigelow Hires Mason
AdWeek reports on Mason PR acquiring RC Bigelow as a client. The tea segment is booming (from $2 billion in 1990 sales to $6 billion last year)!
Bigelow has purchased the last working tea plantation in the United States. Mason is helping to develop this as a destination for visitors to the Charleston area.
Looks like fun. Very cool!
AdWeek reports on Mason PR acquiring RC Bigelow as a client. The tea segment is booming (from $2 billion in 1990 sales to $6 billion last year)!
Bigelow has purchased the last working tea plantation in the United States. Mason is helping to develop this as a destination for visitors to the Charleston area.
Looks like fun. Very cool!
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
5 Star Amazon Review of Naked Conversations
I just posted my 5 star review of Naked Conversations on Amazon. They say it will be posted in a day, but I don't see any other reviews posted yet, so they may be waiting until the book comes out in January...
Anyway, here is what I wrote:
I just posted my 5 star review of Naked Conversations on Amazon. They say it will be posted in a day, but I don't see any other reviews posted yet, so they may be waiting until the book comes out in January...
Anyway, here is what I wrote:
This book is a wonderful exploration of the world of blogging. This isn't a book that tells you 'how to blog' but instead gives you concrete examples of 'why to blog'.
The authors talk about how blogs are a wonderful way to carry on a conversation with your customers and build relationships. They describe in detail how blogging can give you the opportunity to boost your credibility in a world that is becoming more and more cynical of traditional marketing and PR tactics.
Monday, November 14, 2005
The Mason Technologist - Top 20% According to PubSub
The latest PubSub reporting shows The Mason Technologist moving up from unranked in the beginning of October to now in the top 20%!
The latest PubSub reporting shows The Mason Technologist moving up from unranked in the beginning of October to now in the top 20%!
Google is Offering Free Web Analytics Software
Google has announced that they are offering Google Analytics for free (previously called Urchin). Urchin was originally $500 a month, after Google purchased the company they dropped the price to $199 and now it's FREE. The catch? -- For unlimited use, you need to be an AdWords customer. Non-AdWords customers are limited to 5000 page views a month.
Google has announced that they are offering Google Analytics for free (previously called Urchin). Urchin was originally $500 a month, after Google purchased the company they dropped the price to $199 and now it's FREE. The catch? -- For unlimited use, you need to be an AdWords customer. Non-AdWords customers are limited to 5000 page views a month.
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