Six Apart profile on CNN
CNN profiles Mena and Ben Trott, founders of Six Apart, which develops Movable Type, Typepad and now owns LiveJournal.
American media vs the blogs
The BBC reports. This divide is not helpful. The additional scrutiny which bloggers can provide is valuable in getting a rounded perspective on a story, but approaching it from a position of media vigilantism will…
Blogging on Wall Street
The New York Times reports that ThinkEquity Partners, a boutique equity bank, has started a blog to collect ideas: "ThinkEquity is betting that the blog will attract analysts, bankers, investors, venture capitalists and anyone else…
Crisis blogs
Good advice about crisis blogs on Corporate Blogging. "If done correctly, corporate blogging in a crisis can significantly enhance communication with external and internal stakeholders. But I always caution management that despite their dramatically increased…
Firefox – 25m can’t be wrong
Firefox has been downloaded onto 25m desktops during its first 100 days. If that doesn’t include you – perhaps it should. Get it here.
WSJ – Blogging and journalism
Peggy Noonan, contributing editor for the WSJ, has a good essay on the impact of blogging on journalism and several predictions for the future. I picked this up from Steve Rubel, but it’s doing the…
Eason Jordan
BusinessWeek has an overview of Eason Jordan’s resignation as chief news executive of CNN. To me this episode shows not just the power of the blogosphere, but also the need for it to recognize and…
“Hello? Yes, I’m on a plane”
The dreaded day cometh when the delicate sound of babies screaming is enhanced by booming mobile phone conversations on a plane. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS plans to include in its new Superjumbo A380 planes…
Positioning your company for acquisition
The IBD Network ran its bi-monthly Strategy Series last night in Menlo Park. The subject was Merger Mania: Positioning your company for an acquisition. On the panel were corporate development execs from Yahoo! and Business…
Good news for Podcasters – 11% of Americans own iPods
CNET reports on the latest Pew Internet and American Life Project survey: ‘As many as 22 million American adults, or about 11 percent of the U.S. population, own iPods or other MP3 players, a new…