Of course we all know that PledgeBank is a wonderful thing. But now it seems that even Tony Blair is getting involved.
Category: web
MySun
Rupert Murdoch bought MySpace last year as part of his drive to make more effective use of the internet. According to the Guardian, the first results of this purchase will be the use of MySpace technology on the Sun‘s web site to create a “MySun” network. The plan, in its early stages, would allow readers… Continue reading MySun
Paying For Content
I wanted to point out an interesting article about how Google are having trouble recruiting staff for their new London office – but the article is in the Independent and because it’s a few days old you now have to pay to read it. So here’s the text that I got yesterday before the paywall… Continue reading Paying For Content
Working At Goohoo!
So Lloyd is leaving Guardian Unlimited to go back to Yahoo!. From what I’ve seen over the last few months, I predict that it’ll only be about another eighteen months before everyone in the web industry will be working for either Google or Yahoo!
BlogCode
You can never have too many blogs to read. BlogCode is a good way to find new blogs that are similar in tone to blogs that you already read. More details from Tim Ireland. There goes the rest of my spare time.
30 Boxes
I’ve signed up for the public beta of 30 Boxes the web calendar system that everyone seems to be talking about. It looks very pretty but seems to have one major flaw. I can’t find a way to import data from another source. I have a .ics file which I’ve been using to store my… Continue reading 30 Boxes
Tagging Photos
Two scenarios. In the first you have spent a nice day out with a group of friends. Many of you took interesting photos which have all now been uploaded to Flickr. It would be nice to easily be able to find all of those photos and perhaps automatically create one URL that will show them… Continue reading Tagging Photos
New Yahoo! Slogan
Anyone from Yahoo! reading? I’ve got a new slogan for you. Yahoo! – the Swiftest search engine I just thought of that. I obviously missed my calling. I should have been in marketing. What do you mean, it’s too literary? You just don’t read enough!
First Direct Web Site
Here’s a good example of how not to design a user interface. Yesterday I realised that I needed to pay my tax bill. My accountants had filed the return, it was just up to me to actually stump up the money. The deadline for payment is January 31st so it was a bit late to… Continue reading First Direct Web Site
Internet Mob Mentality
An interesting example of the mob mentality that is becoming more prevalent on certain parts of the internet (and, indeed, in real life). Yesterday Digg published a story claiming that O’Reilly editor Steve Mallett had “stolen” the Digg’s CSS definitions for his own sites. The response from Digg’s readership was immediate, nasty and, ultimately, completely… Continue reading Internet Mob Mentality