Archive for May, 2006

Quote o’ the Day

Friday, May 26th, 2006

John Updike

“Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or doing it better.”
John Updike

If It Helps Keep Postage Costs Down, I’m All For It

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

Gotta make a buck somewhere

Advertising Age reports that the inevitable has come to pass: The U.S. Postal Service will be allowing the commercialization of postage stamps.

Sir Tim: Optimistic About Net Neutrality

Wednesday, May 24th, 2006

All bytes are created equal; some, though, are more equal than others

About three weeks ago, I said you’d be hearing a lot about network neutrality in the weeks and months to come. Hopefully the people lobbying for tiered service in the U.S. will pay heed to what Sir Tim Berners-Lee has to say about the issue. After all, he’s the guy who invented the World Wide Web.

The Mark(eting) of the Beast

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

the devil is in the details

It’s not often that films get released on Tuesdays, but how can you not release a remake of The Omen on 6/6/6? Also trying to cash in on the calendar’s serendipity: Ann Coulter.

A Beeeeeelyun People!

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

A beeeeeeelyun people!

In case you missed news of the milestone: More than one billion people worldwide now have access to the Internet, according to Internet World Stats, with 845 million using the Internet regularly.