February 14, 2002

Should we have spotted the conspiracy?

From: frontline: inside the terror network “Did the hijackers make any mistakes that should have tipped us off? Were there moments when our side could have and should have spotted these hijackers before they struck? The answer is yes.”

February 13, 2002

A review of the new version of Salesforce.com

an analysis of the enterprise enabled version of salesforce.com with some interesting quotes: “Sooner or later, the Windows file system will likely morph into a database — one that furthers the SQL/XML hybridization we see in SQL Server already. An application that uses file-oriented XML data now will be well-positioned to exploit a local database engine, if and when such a thing becomes a standard part of the installed base.”

February 11, 2002

Diary of a Start-Up

the rise and fall of ArsDigita and lessons from the world of venture capital

February 8, 2002

you’re not a bagger ; are you?

i got some hamburgers w/bacon after i hit a patch of baby heads because i had a foot fault that made me honk. Huh? What’d he say?

February 8, 2002

The Disruptive Start-Up: Clayton Christensen On How To Compete With The Best

from Inc.com an interview with Clayton Christensen On How To Compete With The Best

February 6, 2002

The six degrees of any actor ;

The Oracle says: Pamela Anderson has a Marilyn Monroe number of 3.

February 1, 2002

Register now to complete your download!

Looks like Download.com is making people register to download … (no more free lunch)

“As a frequent user of Download.com, we recognize that you value the quality and service our site has to offer. In order to continue downloading software for free, we ask that you provide us with some additional information about yourself.”

From: Please Register – Download.com

February 1, 2002

P2P content syndication

Werner Vogels from Cornell has an interesting presentation on P2P content syndication

February 1, 2002

Old news: Browser War is Dead ...

“Analysts note that with Internet Explorer’s nearly 90 percent penetration, consumer behavior is not expected to change — especially if users would be required open their pocketbooks in order to make a switch.”

From: Computer News: Microsoft: AOL ‘Completely Mismanaged’ Netscape

January 31, 2002

AOL Shuts out Trillian ; but Google always amazes me

I noticed that the Trillian IM client stopped connecting to AOL the other day. So, I went to Google to see if I could find a posting on Usenet via Google Groups about the blockage (because Usenet is were I always look first for breaking news). However, I inadvertently typed my search query ("trillian aol") into the main Google search box and to my surprise the first two links we labeled “News” and highlighted two articles posted today on CNET and The Register.