Jeff Jarvis deals with the issue of journalists writing for search engines. He acknowledges that it is an issue which causes mixed feelings, but comes down strongly on the side of writing for the search engines.
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Google buys new search algorithm
Listening to your blogs
A new service called Talkr will take any RSS feed and convert the text to speech so that you can subcribe to the resulting stream as a Podcast. How’s that for convergence?
Jobs zeitgeist
Recruitment site Jobster publishes a weekly jobs zeitgeist which shows the most popular job types, those that are growing the most and those which are falling in popularity the most. Simple but effective.
Video on phones
Visit the dentist
The first visits to the dentist were possibly around 7,000 BC, according to Nature magazine
via Wired News which says research found at least nine skulls with 11 drill holes in a Pakistan graveyard. Doesn’t bear thinking about.
via Wired News which says research found at least nine skulls with 11 drill holes in a Pakistan graveyard. Doesn’t bear thinking about.
Firefox gains ground
According to a report in
e-week.com Firefox has now past 10% market share (source: Net Applications)
e-week.com Firefox has now past 10% market share (source: Net Applications)
Paid content drops in UK
The AOP Census 2006 shows that for the first time in its four-year history the number of publishers charging for online content has dropped (from 63% in 2005 to 37% in 2006).
“How I Work”
Steve Rubel, inspired by a Forbes series called “How I Work“, decided to write his own. He says he “works Web 2.0 style” and tell you what programs he uses to achieve it.
Mag closes, but brand lives online
Hachette Filipacchi is closing its Ellgirl magazine, according to PaidContent.org, but is increasing the investment in the brand online and in wireless.