Paul on February 5th, 2008

Microsoft: Loan required for acquisition of YahooCould this be the beginning of the end for Microsoft?  Getting too big for their britches?  Microsoft has been notoriously debt free, with tons of cash in the bank.  I know it would be stupid to use available cash for this acquisition, but maybe Microsoft needs to take a [...]

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Paul on January 30th, 2008

PodShow seems like a really good idea.  Develop a powerful content delivery network where people can produce their own shows and upload them to a central site for distribution.  If your show is really good and gets a following, PodShow will pick it up, have you sign their (controversial) contract and you’ll be recognized as [...]

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Paul on January 24th, 2008

When creating an RSS Feed (or Atom, if that’s your flavor), how do you decide the level of information you want to provide in your feed?  Many sites decide to post only the headline in their feed, causing the reader to visit the site, thereby enhancing page-view counts.  At the other extreme, others decide to [...]

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