Blogging and Search Poll Results
I have just posted to the Link Blog about the results of a poll run by Phil Bradley, which contained some quite revealing, and surprising, results. Well worth checking out.
Month: February 2005
More on Google ‘Smart Tags’
Phil Bradley points out a useful link on the topic at The Two Way Web. edit: Google Watch discusses the issue.
Richard Grimes on .NET
Good in depth article here. Link from OS News. I started using .NET when it was in technical preview at the beginning of 2000; at that time it was called COM+2 and the main language was something called Cool. The framework briefly became Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS) before some marketing wonk came up with … Keep reading
Blogging as a Career?
Jason Kottke has given up his job and is going to live off the proceeds of his blog. I’ve been self-publishing on the web for almost 10 years now, first with a little site on my school’s web server, then on various ISP accounts, then 0sil8, and finally kottke.org for the last 7 years (almost). … Keep reading
The Google Toolbar Excitement
The BBC just got round to commenting on the Google Toolbar 3 upset, so maybe I ought to quickly post a summation of what’s happening. Search engine firm Google has released a trial tool which is concerning some net users because it directs people to pre-selected commercial websites. The AutoLink feature comes with Google’s latest … Keep reading