March 12, 1999
Association of Internet Professionals: The Zero Pound Computer.
Dan Shafer. I should be able to walk up to any computer in, say, a cybercafe, an all-night copy center, or a client location, log onto the Internet, open a Web page (with appropriate password protection, of course), and work.
ZDNN: Digital deals, Texas style.
"What South by Southwest is about is that you can succeed on the business side of things by doing your own thing..."
ZDNN: IE 5.0 will browse and broadcast.
This will let the user click directly to a page offering a customizable online audio tuner...
TechWeb: XML Will Make Life Simpler, Editor Says
[Tim Bray] The secret, he said, is to ask for a small amount of time from a large number of people.
News.Com: Long-awaited domain application released.
Posted yesterday, the application finalizes accreditation requirements for companies that wish to compete with Network Solutions.
devhead: Cheap Usability Tests.
Jakob Nielsen. It's a misconception that it has to be expensive or difficult to conduct a usability test of a website.
News.Com: Net filter firms, libraries seek truce.
Symons said her group wants to preserve the right of libraries to choose what kind of filtering software, if any, to implement...
TechWeb: Tougher Website Coding.
...Web developers are stuck with a mixture of browsers across various platforms that make application development tedious.
Wired News: Satellite Failure Hits AP.
With the GE-3 out of commission, the AP said it was turning to the Internet to get its news reports out to customers.
Forbes: Invasion of the trademark snatchers.
The more controversial and fairly common practice that's concerning companies big and small is the sale of trademarked keywords to competitors of the trademark holder.
News.Com: CitySearch goes local with commerce.
...Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch will begin offering CitySearch Commerce, a group of e-commerce services for the local merchants whose sites it hosts.
ClickZ: Web Syndication For The Masses.
Most providers syndicate only a portion of their content to build their brand while leaving users an incentive to visit their web mothership.
Editor & Publisher: Advice From the E-mail Experts.
Steve Outing. In time, a customer's e-mail address will be as valuable to you as his phone number and physical street address.
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