Using the new Konfabulator for Windows since it was released on Monday, I can already say – very cool, useful functionality and a worthy enhancement to the Windows desktop. For instance, I very much like being able to see at a glance what the weather’s like in Amsterdam (or just about any other city; data […]
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eBay expands in The Netherlands
eBay is buying Marktplaats, the biggest online buy/sell site in The Netherlands, the Wall Street Journal reports today, for about €225 million. eBay said it wanted to strengthen its position in The Netherlands, where 70% of the population uses the internet (that’s about 11 million people) and there is a strong and historic tradition of […]
Kinja for handy digests
I discovered Kinja today. It’s been around a while, since early this year, but I’d not seen it before. What a neat service! In essence, it’s a portal that contains digests of posts from blogs that you’re interested in. Once you’ve opened your free account, you set it up with the URLs of blogs you […]
Gaining an education
Looks like copywriter Bob Bly has come around to the view that perhaps blogs aren’t a complete waste of time after all: B.L. Ochman | Bob Bly Would Like Some Marketing Blog ROI Info Related NevOn posts: Developing a conversation with Bob Bly The story of the copywriter who didn’t get it
If it wasn’t so serious, it would be hilarious
An Irish research company called Research and Markets has published a report on blogging in the enterprise entitled Web Logs: Blog Threat Management. A snippet from their press release: DUBIN, Ireland, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Blogging is rapidly emerging as a threat to Internet users. […] While blogs have a legitimate use, online journals pose […]
Blog monitoring: Pay or DIY options
I received a press release on Wednesday announcing BlogSquirrel, "a new service that enables businesses to monitor efficiently the contents of over 100,000 blogs," it says. While I admire the way in which CyberAlert, the provider, has spotted an apparent market gap and developed a service that lets you search, monitor and clip blog content […]
Pitching to bloggers means building relationships
In my previous post, I wrote about BlogSquirrel about which I received a press release on Wednesday. This was the third press release I’ve had in as many weeks from companies pitching their services to business bloggers. While I don’t mind getting unsolicited press releases like this (well, I say that when the volume is […]
Disappointing IABC blog
Two fellow IABC members and bloggers, Shel Holtz and Allan Jenkins, have commented about the lengthy gap between posts by IABC Chair David Kistle on the IABC Chair blog launched last month. It is so – David’s last post was on 24 October, nearly three weeks ago. Since the blog launched on 7 October, there […]
Dutch freedoms under real threat
The news this morning of the burning down of a mosque in the eastern part of The Netherlands is the latest worrying development here following the murder of Theo van Gogh, the controversial Dutch filmmaker who was gunned down in Amsterdam on 2 November. There have now been more than 20 incidents like this in […]
Podcast your voice brand
Music and sound can be an integral part of a business’s brand, say Fast Company and Strategize. Many leaders listen to music to inspire creativity and innovation. And it’s been found that corporate voicemail welcome messages can make an impact on your business and bottom line. The Top 100 Voice Brands project collects recordings of […]
Firefox is gaining, according to my blog
Lots of commentary around about how Internet Explorer continues to lose market share against Firefox. The numbers, though, have seemed to me to be rather minuscule. For instance, earlier this month, an Internetnews.com article said that IE usage has declined by 2.62% whereas usage of Netscape/Mozilla browsers (including Firefox) went up by 2.48%. Big deal, […]
Instant messaging crossovers
A survey by the META Group published in late October shows that 57 percent of respondents use instant messaging (IM) at work for personal reasons, while 56 percent of those surveyed use IM at home for business purposes, reports eWeek. According to the survey, US companies that have tried to restrict messaging have taken a […]
Use your normal phone with Skype
I find Skype a very useful communication tool, as I’ve posted about before (here and here, for example). Free calls to other Skype users, great connectivity and, for calling normal phones, very low cost. But I’ve often thought, wouldn’t it be great if I could connect a normal phone handset, wired or wireless, to the […]
Another employee relations issue goes public after blog post
First, Friendster. Then, Delta Airlines. Now, Electronic Arts. These are three high-profile examples in as many months of matters concerning employee/employer relationships that would likely never have seen the public light of day if it were not for blogs. The latest case, with Electronic Arts, has already expanded into a legal issue with the company […]
SOX compliance today – and it’s not cheap
Today is the day that Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act comes into effect. Section 404 says that publicly-listed companies in the US must have in place an adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting, and holds corporate management accountable for inadequate controls. To ensure compliance with Section 404, enterprises must have data […]
Skype security fix
A new release of the Windows version of the Skype internet phone software fixes a bug that could allow a remote attacker to compromise a Skype user’s computer. Download the new version 1.0.0.100 from the Skype website. eWeek | Skype Update Fixes Security Issue
Blogger.com now in 10 languages
Google has launched 9 internationalized language versions of its Blogger free blog hosting service, according to an Infoworld report. Key Blogger sections, such as its sign-in and account pages, are now available in Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Korean, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Brazilian Portuguese, in addition to English, making 10 languages in total. […]
Bootstrapping a business the smart way
Five new manifestos are available today from ChangeThis, including a real gem – The Bootstrapper’s Bible by entrepreneur Seth Godin. From the introduction to the 103-page PDF e-book: Bootstrappers run billion-dollar companies, nonprofit organizations, and start-ups in their basements. A bootstrapper is determined to build a business that pays for itself every day. In many […]
Great Firefox extensions and other neat things
Steve Rubel writes about some very cool extensions for the Firefox browser – Spellbound, Bloglines and Scrapbook. Get the details from Steve’s post. I want to mention one of them here, though – Spellbound. I’d not heard of this one. What a neat extension. As Steve noted, an excellent help for spell-checking things like comments […]
Flight check-in with your mobile phone
Coming next year – check in for your flight, change your seat, baggage drop-off info, all via your mobile phone. Reuters reports that Siemens of Germany and Amsterdam-based SITA Inc have teamed up to develop the service, which uses GPRS for sending information to mobile phones. Reuters | Speedy Plane Check-In by Mobile Phone Set […]