April 22, 1999
NY Times: 'Typo Pirates' Run Into Trouble With Corporations and Courts.
...it looks like the courts are giving a thumbs down to the practice, at least when the typos divert customers to potentially offensive sites.
MacWeek: Let a million flowers bloom.
...QuickTime 4.0 continues the illogical precedent that Apple set with Version 3.0: Forcing users to pay for basic functionality that should be included for free.
Web Review: Duties of a Good Host.
All these practices are great for self-expression and social debate, but they raise the question of whether you could be legally liable for content you don't even know exists.
Web Review: Microservers: Why Thin is In.
"If you need to add functionality, you will be able to purchase a device that provides that service. We think that is going to be the trend in the coming years: fixed function devices that are inexpensive and tailored to specific uses."
FEED Magazine: Brave New Worlds: A Special Issue on Video Games.
...a two-part theme issue on the industry, the aesthetics, and the future of videogames.
[clip]: Gateway to the Enterprise.
EIPs are sprouting up all over the corporate landscape as a way to provide centralized access to all types of online information...
PC World: Find It and Mind It on the Web.
...users have the option of continuously monitoring all their Direct Hit searches using NetMind's change-detection technology.
RCFoC: TWO Godfathers!?!
[Linux and Windows] I see this as an important reminder that nothing in the world of Convergence is sacrosanct -- even the most entrenched "givens" can be challenged.
News.Com: Apple sees big rewards in QuickTime plan.
First and foremost, QuickTime is essentially an ad for Apple. Whenever someone watches a clip via QuickTime, the logo appears.
Interactive Week: Microsoft, MyPoints Team Up To Reward Customers.
The alliance may represent the first step in broader efforts by Microsoft to use online reward programs in promoting its software applications and services.
News.Com: Will Disney's Go Network pay off?
At this point, there's no turning back for Disney. All its Web properties have already added a "go" in their URLs (such as "disney.go.com").
Washington Post: Live Online with Roger Black.
Q&A with Roger Black. The Net is great at delivering what I like to call "information transactions." You go in with a particular question, get satisfaction, and get out.
News.Com: Inktomi buys Impulse Buy.
The Impulse software enables merchants to target promotional programs such as limited time offers and special offers to Internet users who are likely to be interested.
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