January 31, 1999
Editor & Publisher: Microtransactions Getting New Attention.
Steve Outing. Alas, an effective implementation of microtransactions perpetually seems to be a couple years away.
Ask Tog: A Quiz Designed to Give You Fitts.
So you think you are an interaction designer? The rest of the February 1999 edition of Ask Tog is also online.
NY Times: Watch the Tube or Watch the Computer?
"People don't watch technology, they watch channels..."
NY Times: Patent Absurdity.
"I just have to wonder if the Patent Office has completely lost its mind..."
Online Insider: More Fun with Numbers.
Now, according to the survey, the demographics of people using the Internet are beginning to resemble the mainstream.
devhead: Singing The Banner Blues.
But don't fall into the trap of blaming users for ignoring (or deleting) ads. Banner-blockers aren't even the problem--they're just a symptom.
Useit.Com: Spotlight of a post on an experience with BarnesandNoble.com.
Lie to a user even once and you have lost that customer forever.
ZDNet Anchordesk: Beginning of the End for PalmPilot?
Jesse Berst. These days competition -- not necessity -- is the mother of invention.
MSNBC: Can iVillage withstand the heat?
"You just buy the first one and the biggest."
BBC News: European Net strike called.
Internet users in seven countries are being urged to take part in the first coordinated European strike in protest against high access charges.
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