February 22, 1999
SJ Mercury: Push technology has new pull as an idea that's truly practical.
Dan Gillmor. New expanded uses of Internet technologies will spawn many just-in-time Internet applications.
MSNBC: Service tries organizing chaotic e-mail lists.
Topica founder Ariel Poler argues that e-mail lists could have similar growth potential, with software tools available to make it easier for people to sign up for topics that interest them.
Salon: The DRUDGE dynasty.
Yes, Matt Drudge is not the only Drudge to have turned himself into a dispenser of online information.
Useit.Com: Poor Study Methodology Can Invalidate Web Research.
When new data contradicts existing evidence and established interaction theory, the first reaction should be to suspect the new data; not to overthrow the old insights.
Computer World: Microsoft plots E-commerce bid.
Event in San Francisco next week to possibly include plans for another revamp for the MSN.com portal and an e-commerce alliance for systems integrators.
Wired News: Net Investors, Breathe Easy.
In the beginning, "we thought the Internet would be more like a form of media, like TV," Benjamin said. "But the guts of the Internet is that it's become a communication vehicle."
News.Com: Viacom's MTV likely to make Net radio buy.
MTV expected to announce acquisition of Imagine Radio.
ZDNN: Another green Christmas online?
ZDNet poll finds total spending online could hit $12.6 billion in 1999.
News.Com: Catalog, specialty e-tailers picked as winners.
"Look for more than profitability--revenue growth, market share gains, and repeat customer rates."
SJ Mercury: IBM ready to test CD-dowloading system.
By using a cable modem delivery system, consumers in the test will be able to download a 60-minute album in less than 10 minutes.
Computer Retail Week: Compaq Suspends Direct Relationships With Internet Retailers.
"This is an emerging channel that is developing so quickly that we just decided to step back and evaluate our programs..."
News.Com: AOL home page service bombarded.
"Hometown AOL is new and extremely popular..."
PC Magazine: Microsoft's Secret OS Plan.
John C. Dvorak. A look at Windows 2001, code-name Neptune. "...Create a more valuable consumer PC by removing complexity, adding relevancy, connecting it to everything, and making it easy to operate."
Wired News: ICANN Fracas Moves to Singapore.
"A gray ribbon is like a discreet, walking signboard to give visibility to the complaint that ICANN's board meetings are closed..."
News.Com: AOL: You ain't seen nothing yet. [AOL Studios president Ted Leonsis] ...Leonsis said the key to AOL's success will be pinned to its multiple brands, such as ICQ, its AOL.com Web portal, CompuServe, MovieFone, and the Netcenter portal...
Wired News: AOL: 'We Want Your Credit Card'.
Ted Leonsis has been reading his Orwell -- and taking notes.
San Francisco Examiner: Web Stores Ignoring Customer Satisfaction.
Shelley Taylor & Associates' e-commerce study.
Industry Standard: I Seek Revenue? Chat App Goes Portal.
"The users haven't told us they don't want to be involved in e-commerce" or even that they don't wish to be subjected to marketing messages on ICQ...
Wired News: Thinner, Sexier PalmPilots.
Both models sport a new liquid crystal display screen that improves contrast and clarity...
Editor & Publisher: The Train Has Left the Station; Can Alta Vista/Zip2 Catch It?
Steve Outing. In many attendees, I sensed a foreboding for the newspaper industry. "Has the newspaper industry missed its window of opportunity on the Internet?"
Time Digital: Peace at Hand for Mobile Phone Formats?
Ironically, the cease-fire will likely have the perverse effect of preventing a clear winner from emerging in the 3G specs.
Industry Standard: HotBot Searches for a Direct Hit.
HotBot incorporates the Direct Hit Popularity Engine into their search results.
DaveNet: What a Month!
We're working on a new breed of content management software, putting the editorial tools right where the writers want them, in the web browser.
News.Com: The new face of Internet competition.
The least obvious, but most interesting, way the Internet is changing competition is through the blurring of the boundaries that have historically existed between markets.
Interactive Week: Major Maneuvers At Minor's Cnet.
...CNet shifts its focus away from being a publisher that survives on advertising; it is turning into a content aggregator, aiming to take a more active role in linking buyers and sellers.
Adweek: More Felix Than Oscar.
The medium may be young, but new media sure knows a thing or two about old-school hype.
Interactive Week: Intel's Labs: Tying In The Connected PC.
Intel Architecture Labs. "Intel's overall strategy is very much a mixed bag," Barrett said. "My charter is to do it in software."
Washington Post: Search, and Now You Find the Right Stuff.
Google and Direct Hit. [Sergey Brin, Google President] Conceding his circular reasoning, Brin asserts that users get higher quality and more relevant results with this page-ranking method.
Forbes: Lost in cyberspace.
No wonder some merchants venture into cyberspace with no small amount of dread.
Forbes: Gateway 2005.
You make your money from a monthly contract, not from a one-time sale.
Wired News: Two Words: Net Startups.
Report from the Harvard Business School's sixth annual Cyberposium.
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