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Ziff Davis - Gerald Cohen, CEO of business intelligence software maker
Information Builders, sizes up the state of the industry.
Information Builders today unveiled its WebFocus Performance
Management Framework, a set of tools that it said will enable
score-carding through the enterprise.
Information Builders Inc. held its Summit User Conference here last
week, making several announcements, including a disclosure that its
iWay Software subsidiary is forging a deal with Sun Microsystems Inc.
Wish you could take over someone's browser to point out a new site?
How about using SSH without the terminal and remote-controlling
another computer's desktop?
A Web service is a software application available over a network that
uses a standardized XML messaging system and is not tied to any one
operating system or programming language.
The Data Corporation announces the release of iCollaborate v3.5,
collaboration software for making connections. [PRWEB Aug 30, 2004]
Learn how to get your Director and Flash objects to interact with each
other on a local computer.
When we argue over whether or not a programming language should have
types, we are not discussing a matter of fact. Instead, we are
participating in what [linguistic philosopher John L.] Austin would
call confessional language; what we are really doing is saying
something about ourselves.
...
Making sense of SAP-Microsoft talks
Making sense of SAP-Microsoft talks
07/07/2004 09:50 AM
ZDNet Jul 7 2004 2:20PM GMT
Making Cents from Information
Architecture
Making Cents from Information
Architecture
01/23/2003 05:55 AM
Making Visualizations of Complex
Information
Making Visualizations of Complex
Information
12/03/2003 06:08 PM
Making Visualizations of Complex Information
Accessible
http://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/2003/09/call-vis-papers.html
The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative's Research and Development
Interest Group is extending the call for papers for its teleconference
on the accessibility and visualization of complex information. They
are seeking position papers from researchers and practitioners
(academia, industry, government, consulting) on state of the art work
in visualization technologies. Position papers are due 12 December.
The telecon is tentatively 26 January 2004 and will include real-time
transcription to ensure audio accessibility. Please refer to the above
call for papers for more information.
Making Online Information Usable
Making Online Information Usable
10/11/2002 07:55 AM
Q&A: Information Builders' CEO talks
about BI, outsourcing
Q&A: Information Builders' CEO talks
about BI, outsourcing
11/04/2003 06:02 PM
Information Builders Inc. CEO Gerry Cohen talked about the growing use
of business intelligence and why he thinks it's a mistake for
companies to try to outsource it.
Registration Open: Making Visualizations
of Complex Information Accessible
Registration Open: Making Visualizations
of Complex Information Accessible
06/09/2004 02:01 PM
2004-06-09: W3C is pleased to announce Making Visualizations of
Complex Information Accessible for People with Disabilities, a
teleconference sponsored by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative's
Research and Development Interest Group. Registration is required and
is open through 21 June to 40 participants. Attendees can expect to
learn about current research in making visualization technologies for
the Internet accessible to persons with disabilities and to develop
contacts with people performing that research. The telecon is 28 June
2004 and includes real-time captioning. (News archive)
Call for Papers Extended: Making
Visualizations of Complex Information
Accessible
Call for Papers Extended: Making
Visualizations of Complex Information
Accessible
12/02/2003 01:55 AM
2003-11-25: The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative's Research and
Development Interest Group is extending the call for papers for its
teleconference on the accessibility and visualization of complex
information. We are seeking position papers from researchers and
practitioners (academia, industry, government, consulting) on state of
the art work in visualization technologies. Position papers are due 12
December. The telecon is tentatively 26 January 2004 and will include
real-time transcription to ensure audio accessibility. Please refer to
the call for papers for more information. (News archive)
The Builders of Basecamp
The Builders of Basecamp
03/17/2005 03:38 AM
O'Reilly Network interviews Jason Fried of 37signals: “We built Basecamp
because we needed it. I’m a big believer in investing in what
you know and what you need. We invested our time, energy, and focus
into building a product that we knew we needed to run our own
business. When you build what you know, and when you use what you
build, you’ve got a head start on delivering a breakout
product.”
Hero Builders.com
Hero Builders.com
12/17/2003 07:15 AM
Amusing and somewhat disturbing all at the same time .. Okay, I find
this really hilarous .. Action heroes for modern times .. truly
tasteless dot com .. bearded Saddam dolls .. these action figures ..
als Puppen erwerben .. make an honest buck ..
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Builders in a Strange Land
Builders in a Strange Land
06/18/2004 04:58 AM
The first settlers on Mars probably won't be dragging building
materials to their new home, so people are planning to make buildings
from what's already on the surface. By Mark Baard.
Self-Esteem Builders for $500, Alex
Self-Esteem Builders for $500, Alex
06/05/2005 11:38 PM
From the just when I started feeling good about myself department: So
my plane home to San Francisco is delayed for two hours and I manage
to get on an earlier flight as a standby passenger. It's only after
I've...
Chip builders go unleaded
Chip builders go unleaded
04/21/2004 10:15 AM
Personal Computer World Apr 21 2004 2:08PM GMT
Mammoth, Tusks Found by Builders
(Reuters)
Mammoth, Tusks Found by Builders
(Reuters)
04/11/2005 07:53 AM
Reuters - Construction crews in a town near
Los Angeles have uncovered the fossilized skeleton of a
mammoth, with tusks, believed to between 400,000 and 1.4
million years old, a paleontologist said on Friday.
Book that explains Palm OS Handheld uses
for Builders
Book that explains Palm OS Handheld uses
for Builders
05/12/2004 07:03 AM
Lighting Systems: Illuminating New
Options for Builders
Lighting Systems: Illuminating New
Options for Builders
09/15/2004 10:57 PM
Constructech Magazine Sep 16 2004 3:24AM GMT
Mammoth found by Los Angeles builders
(Reuters)
Mammoth found by Los Angeles builders
(Reuters)
04/08/2005 03:27 PM
Reuters - Construction crews in a town near Los Angeles have uncovered
the
fossilized skeleton of a mammoth, with tusks, believed to between
400,000 and 1.4 million years
old, a paleontologist says.
Project Management: Bringing Builders
Back to Basics
Project Management: Bringing Builders
Back to Basics
09/15/2004 10:58 PM
Constructech Magazine Sep 16 2004 3:23AM GMT
Microsoft Expands Media Center Business
to System Builders
Microsoft Expands Media Center Business
to System Builders
07/13/2004 01:39 PM
“In August, Microsoft will dramatically expand the reach of its
Windows XP Media Center Edition software by providing it to custom PC
system builders for use in so-called white box PCs.”Excellent!
That means I should be able to get it from a reseller for my own
homebuilt system.
Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders
Microsoft To Roll Out Windows Media
Center OS To System Builders
07/14/2004 01:30 AM
CRN Canada Jul 14 2004 6:15AM GMT
Updated Guides for Mapping Types of
Information and Information Systems to
Security Categories
Updated Guides for Mapping Types of
Information and Information Systems to
Security Categories
12/30/2003 01:39 AM
The Necessity for Information Space
Mapping for Information Retrieval on the
Semantic Web
The Necessity for Information Space
Mapping for Information Retrieval on the
Semantic Web
08/13/2002 10:03 AM
Information Design Processes: Developing
Accessible and Understandable
Information
Information Design Processes: Developing
Accessible and Understandable
Information
09/16/2002 06:39 AM
Information Technology: Trojan Horse of
Information Overload
Information Technology: Trojan Horse of
Information Overload
10/01/2002 09:17 AM
Information Technology Information
Library (ITIL)
Information Technology Information
Library (ITIL)
05/03/2004 11:39 PM
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"Connections..."
"Connections..."
06/17/2004 11:32 AM
NAA Connections Day Two
NAA Connections Day Two
01/22/2004 03:15 AM
Hmmm... I have mixed feelings about the second day of the NAA
Connections meetings... Where should I start?
I guess I'll start with the fact that the official NAA blog hasn't
been updated to actually reflect anything happening at the conference
on Monday. It jumped from Sunday to an advertisement for the Tuesday
session. There are any number of reasons for this, but I think a big
reason for this is that the whole "we'll blog the conference" was a
good idea, but isn't really something traditional newspaper people
understand, so they haven't committed to it. For example, they asked
people to participate on the blog, but didn't actually tell anyone the
URL or tell them how to add an entry... just a thought. The blog was
most likely an addition thrown into the mix at the last minute without
any real understanding of how to use it.
Anyways, I attended a few sessions today:
• Fighting
for Recruitment Revenue - This was an hour or so presentation by
Mark Mehler and Gerry Crispin, the guys behind CareerXRoads. Great presentation.
Probably the most well presented stuff all day. Gerry and Mark
presented the results of their latest study on Hiring Practices (which
is supposed to be online here, but
isn't according to Safari... actually, it looks like that's a redirect
to a download of a Word Doc) [Press Release]
and interjected their thoughts and answered questions from the
audience throughout. Great overview of what Gerry and Mark see as
'leading indicators' in the hiring space, and some great actionable
information for the recruitment space.
• Future Focus: Trends that Will Shape Online Real
Estate Revenue (not online anywhere that I can find) - Very
good panel. Very good.
Panelists were: Bob Birkentall, Tribune Co. Real Estate Strategy
Manager, Robert Kempf, Cape Cod Times Internet Business Development
Manager, and Dave Coglizer, eBay. The Moderator was Tony Lee, Editor
in Chief and General Manager, The Wall Street Journal Online
Network.
The panel presented the 10 trends they see shaping the future of
the real estate market. They were:
Trend 1: Home Sellers Take Control - Every aspect of sales
will be measured and sales channels that don't produce sales will get
eliminated from the marketing and advertising budgets of home sellers.
If an advertising channel's results aren't tracked and reported, it
doesn't exist.
Trend 2: Expect Significant Growth in New Property Types -
Disappearing boundaries will boost demand for vacation homes,
recreation land, time-shares and low-management commercial properties.
Ebay is already playing
in this field.
Trend 3: Online Brokers will Boost Competition, Cut
Commissions, and Weaken the "Realtor" Grip - Data is available to all,
propelling the growth of discount brokers, For Sale By Owner sites and
other low-cost marketing efforts.
Trend 4: Sellers Demand to Receive Their Own "Home Page" -
(now this is a cool idea) - Newspaper sites (and every other medium
for home sales) will create 'portals' for clients' homes to help speed
the sale process.
Trend 5: Auctioning Homes will become a real alternative -
Online auctions will solve sales issues for many types of properties
and their sellers. (Dave shared with us an annecdote that "50% of all
homes sold in Australia are sold through an auction" noting that it's
just part of the culture there and has been for about 20 years).
Trend 6: RETS is here, while VOWs and IDX systems are already
old news - With a data standard emerging, transaction information will
flow easily and targeted internet marketing will blossom.
Trend 7: E-commerce replaces call centers as online up sells
print - Self Service becomes the preferred online client experience
and print emerges as a "premium" opportunity for the advertiser.
Trend 8: A la carte systems embrace online - From lawyers to
appraisers to inspectors, the entire home sales process will be faster
and cheaper on the internet.
Trend 9: The future of the MLS is fuzzy.
Trend 10: Online Real Estate dominance is still up for grabs
- The jury remains out on whether newspaper websites can become the
online equivalent of print for most home buyers and sellers.
• Competin
g Against New Threats - What a waste of my time... but not because
the content and presentation wasn't useable, mainly because of the
fact that the panelists are probably 10 times more technologically
savvy than the newspaper business. The panelists were Mark Pincus,
co-founder and CEO of Tribe Networks Inc, Mike Downey, director of
business development, Overture Services, and Dan Finnigan, executive
VP and general manager for Yahoo! HotJobs.
Mark presented Tribe.net well, but I honestly think 95% of the
audience had no idea what he was talking about... Mike told us that
Overture wasn't a competitor to local newspapers, but rather that we
were a desired partner, and Dan talked, but about what I honestly
can't remember (he wouldn't speak into his microphone). My favorite
quote from Mark was that "newspapers don't have a chance in local
search". Whether that's true or not, I couldn't tell you, but hearing
Mark say it at a newspaper conference was funny. I can tell you that
newspapers on a national level don't have a chance to compete with the
likes of Google or Yahoo in the local search market, but there's no
telling that someone out there couldn't build a model that works in
their own market. I could see NYTimes Digital putting together
something that worked for Boston, or WPNI putting together a solution
for D.C. You just never know, 'till it happens.
Overall, this panel wasn't very useable... The audience didn't ask
any questions, and that's always a sign of disconnect between the
panelists and their topics, and what the audience is looking to hear.
I for one would have much rather heard about how newspapers can
compete with the likes of online yellow pages (especially considering
that Superpages is really expanding into the
local online market again) or ways to compete against HotJobs or
Monster rather than hearing about how they 'want to partner with
newspapers'. The topic was "competing" and the panel didn't
deliver.
I will say that it was great to meet Mark at Tribe.net, and I'm
hoping we'll be able to talk again soon.
I didn't attend two sessions because they ran concurrently to the
ones I did attend: Ultra-lo
cal Content and Services and Ultimate Election Coverage. These
two sessions also seemed to focus on content rather than on
advertising, and thus I was more interested in the other
meetings/presentations I attended.
I'm really looking forward to the "New Online Business Plans from
NAA New Media Fellows" presentation on Tuesday and "Registration
Revisited"
Sorry this blog report isn't more full-featured, but it's been a
long day folks... I sure wish the NAA New Media folks were really
blogging the conference, but instead they're showing that 'newspapers
don't get blogs' -- something I hear all the time from my friends that
know blogs...
NAA Connections Day Three
NAA Connections Day Three
01/22/2004 03:13 AM
The last day of Connections was really just more of the stuff
you've read in my past two accounts of my experiences at the
conference.
I attended fewer sessions on Day Three than I did during the other
two days, I think mainly because I realized (or percieved) that I
wasn't really getting anything out of the sessions. The two sessions
I did attend on day three really were worth attending though. I
attended the Buzz Sessions meetings and a one entitled Registration
Revisited. I also spent time meeting with vendors, other online
newspaper people from similar markets and clients. This third day was
much more enjoyable and productive than the first two...
Buzz
Sessions: The Buzz Sessions were five small group discussions with
topics like Print to Web (taking newspaper display ads and putting
them online), Creating spanish-language websites, Essential website
redesign, Multimedia (and how to use it), and one other topic (that I
can't remember). I sat in on two of the five little groups: Print to
Web and Multimedia. Both were great little discussions. The overall
thing I take away from the meeting was that newspapers are really
trying to figure out how to use the distribution channel that the
internet is as a way to really transform themselves from just 'printed
newspaper companies' into 'content and delivery' companies. Every size
and every shape of newspaper was represented in these buzz sessions
and a lot of great sharing took place. On the topic of Multimedia,
there are some really cool things going on out there, if you take
notice... For example, when SignOnSanDiego.com was putting pictures
and movies of the wild-fires that afflicted Southern California this
summer... did you know that they found cell-phone camera phones the
easiest and most manageable technology solution for getting that
content back to the newsroom for production and posting online? Not
some $20,000 or $100,000 video set-up. A bunch of stupid $200
cell-phones with cameras built into them and an army of folks to go
take pictures. That ingenuity and creativity in this space really
amazes me sometimes... cell-phone camera based movies... such a simple
solution for web-ready video...
Registra
tion Revisited: Wow! Great presentation and by far the most
attended and interesting discussion throughout all of Connections. We
heard from Belo Interactive, Tribune Interactive and the Arizona
Republic's online folks... Belo and Tribune are truly leaders in the
online registration field. AZCentral just launched 'lite
registration' last September. Belo and TI have been at it for 4 and 3
years respectively. Belo and TI are just now starting to be able to
monetize their registration data effectively for advertisers (and are
starting to try and figure out how to use their registration to serve
their users/online readers). AZCentral is also just starting to sell
advertising based on their registration data. The overall feeling I
get coming out of the session was that registration is coming to a
newspaper site near you soon. If you're local news site doesn't
require registration today, trust me when I say that they're thinking
very hard about doing it. Very hard... all of them. And when
newspapers do it, I can tell you that TV, radio, and almost all other
news-content websites will start following. The leaders are doing it.
Their readers aren't complaining at all (100 complaints in 1.6
Million registrations in Arizona isn't complaining). It's coming
folks. And I dare say paid premium content online is coming next...
It's already here in some local news markets.
I didn't attend the presentation on The Transformation of
Advertising, though I wanted to. I heard that it was all about how TV
is going to change... the person that told me that also said that 99%
of the presentation had very little to do with that newspaper
companies can do to affect TV advertisers... I guess I'm glad I didn't
go to that one...
I met a lot of great people at Connections, but overall I'm coming
away slightly disappointed. My company spent a lot of money to send
me out to this conference. I invested a lot of time that could have
been spent in front of clients. I expected to really get to learn a
lot at this conference, but, in the words of a peer "everything we
talked about was 'old-hat'". I sat next to the marketing director of
a small paper in Arkansas on the way home, and she was very
disappointed too. In her words the conference was "more form that
substance".
Will I go to next year's
Connections? Yes, most likely, but only because it's in Dallas,
and I can turn it into a week-long trip to visit clients, not because
I think I'll get anything out of the conference. Can I do something
to make the conference better for all attending by joining the
planning committees? Sure, I think I could, but do I want to? Don't
know the answer to that.
The Value of Thin Connections
The Value of Thin Connections
11/19/2003 03:26 PM
I've been guest blogging at the Corante Many2Many site and just posted
an entry on how non-rich connections enable social networks....
A possible fix for slow SSH connections
A possible fix for slow SSH connections
03/31/2005 11:48 AM
I noticed that while SSHing to some of my servers at work that
connections where taking forever. The few severs I could actually
connect to would take over two minutes to connect to before I would
get a password prompt. Other...
Lockergnome's Net Connections
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