October 12 is the deadline for many states, so be sure to register Republican. I know the idea of registering Rethuglican hurts the thoughts of many Dumbocrats -- just remember that it will hurt a lot less than having Hillary in office, and Ron Paul is the only candidate who can possibly beat...

I’ve always been fascinated with the cover font color choices magazine editors make. Looking at the top 20 has shed some light on some of the most interesting color choices in the industry. Starting with number twenty, we’ll take a trip back through the world of publication color. Go to Full...

Insight into why social networks are a niche game; it's how you can build communities of shared interest. Communities with a sense of purpose. -- KM *********************** Microsoft's Steve Ballmer: (via) "“There can’t be any more deep technology in Facebook than what dozens of people...

According to a just released Avenue A/Razorfish poll, more respondents state that they regularly watch video online ( 67%) than those who regularly purchase music (42%) or use photosharing sites (41%). More evidence that the video web ... Go to Full Article

There has been a lot of coverage this past week about the recent upgrading of search engines' user experiences to include other content-type results. Yahoo unveiled new enhancements on Tuesday, Microsoft launched refined Live Search ... Go to Full Article

Great post here by Josh talking about the need for data silos to be broken down -- a common theme that many people are talking about. The issue is incentivizing interoperability. A network of loosely coupled niche consumer-facing business services is, in my opinion, the answer -- and is exactly...

Arrington drops some serious Truth here. Another way of viewing the whole "content needs to be free" issue is to understand that products are commoditized and value is shifting to services. Although they are still not really mainstream, I am a big fan of music subscription services (Napster is my...

Remember who is the villian in the myth of web 2.0. -- KM ******************** http://www.techmeme.com/071003/i91.jpgNBC chief urges all-hands assault on piracy — WASHINGTON—Copyright holders are "losing the battle" against piracy, at the expense of economic security and...

The iPod can and will be defeated by something that does a better job of embracing interoperability, and the new and improved Zune could be it -- although Microsoft's woeful branding problems aren't helping the situation. Note MSFT's strategy of using a social network for building a community of...

Versioning of the web is stupid in my opinion, but if we're going to do it, I like the basic definition JDawg gives here. I would also emphasize the importance of RSS in making all of this happen. -- KM ******************* Some folks have been asking me for the clear definition of the...

The iPhone will be the nail in the coffin for Apple's credibility. I have hated Apple ever since I tried to get AAC files to work on a new MP3 player, then a new pc. I hated Apple even more when I tried to play iTunes tracks in an ... Go to Full Article

Drills are how false flag operations are executed using government resources without most people in government knowing about it. Remember the war games on 9/11. That's why spreading the word about this type of stuff is important; the more aware we are, the less likely they'll pull it off. -- KM ...

You know the next step for these successful corporate blogs: become full blown social networks, and use those social nets to enhance customer profiling. -- KM ****************** This is a follow on from yesterday’s post What is a blog these days? I thought these examples of great...

Glad to see Google, an infrastructure company if there ever was one, focusing on B2B strategies. I think from here on out to be B2C you really need to be able to jump start a community -- something we know Google can't do. -- KM *************************** ...

Microsoft to Increase Ad Business — Steve Ballmer, the chief executive of Microsoft, vowing that the company's $6 billion plunge into the ad business two months ago was not just an experiment, said today that advertising would become 25 percent of the company's business within a few...