December 17, 1998
Today's Link Story: Goodbye CKS.Com
SJ Mercury: There's more to the world than just tech.
Dan Gillmor.
TechWeb: Customers Can Ask Dudley On Dell Website.
Dell is now using a natural-language search engine to help users get technical support on their website.
Useit.Com: Jakob spotlights a News.Com Perspectives column.
Having loyal customers are gaining importance versus just watching page views.
RCFoC: Gutenberg's A Piker
News.Com: CompuServe gets a mainstream makeover.
CompuServe's website redesign unveiled and is the first step to allow members access to the
service when not using CompuServe's software. And to possibly open up as a portal to the general public.
News.Com: USWeb, CKS complete merger deal.
With the merger complete, USWeb and CKS should resolve to find a good name for the company in the new year.
News.Com: Siemens enters ad-busting space
Online Journalism Review: Online News Association Needs to Reach Out.
What remains to be seen is whether they can translate that praiseworthy goal into a broad-based grassroots effort that includes not just senior executives but rank-and-file online journalists.
Computer Shopper: Privacy, Please!
Review of the W3C proposal for Platform for Privacy Preferences Project.
Freedom Forum: Coverage of technology grows with tech's increased importance, says ABC reporter
Computer Shopper: Dynamic 2-D.
A look into vector graphics and a look at some of the submissions to the W3C.
NY Times: In the Wake of Declining Ad Income, Ziff-Davis Looks for New Revenue Sources.
Ziff-Davis magazines looking to nontechnology advertisers for their magazines.
Builder.Com: What you--and I--missed at CNET Builder.com Live!
A few reports from the Builder.Com conference held in New Orleans last week.
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