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Loose Wires: Industry of Cool
Nick Douglas · 10/03/06 02:23AMTop Top 10s: How to win at Digg, design, and business
Nick Douglas · 10/02/06 12:19PMChaos theory: How to tell if a Google deal means anything
Nick Douglas · 09/27/06 12:31PMWe already know why Google announces so many useless partnerships, or at least one fringe benefit for the company, which is to signify that everyone is on its side, not Yahoo's or Microsoft's. Now Fortune Magazine reiterates: "Working with Google and grumbling about it is quite in fashion." There are so many deals and rumors of deals out there, how can anyone tell which deserve attention? Easy: Which exec made 'em?
Oh my god! You can fix my e-mail!
Nick Douglas · 09/25/06 06:32PMValley trick #2: You can survive without owning the dot-com
Nick Douglas · 09/20/06 08:05PMOnline branding is more sophisticated than the old dot-com days (when, for example, fishing company Zapata moved into Internet media just because it owned zap.com), thanks to Google rank and word-of-mouth marketing. It's still brave to launch a site using any address other than "sitename.com," but several popular sites do just fine without.
How to talk good: Three words to lose from your vocab, one to add
Nick Douglas · 09/15/06 02:40PMDon't be a flack: Tips for PR workers from the journalists who hate them
Nick Douglas · 09/13/06 07:23PMToday a flack from public relations firm SS PR sent me yet another piece of spam following up an e-mail pitch I never asked for, proving that PR folks need some guidance in how to avoid being "that annoying flack" that journalists and business development workers gossip about at the bar. Because by pleasing journalists, you don't just help them — you help yourself.
How to be a Silicon Valley cynic
Nick Douglas · 09/11/06 07:57PMArson, for one: 10 reasons not to hire a Burner
Nick Douglas · 08/31/06 10:23PMHow to name your merger rumor
Nick Douglas · 08/31/06 08:00AMGooveau riche: Signs that your Google friend is loaded
Nick Douglas · 08/25/06 02:40PMLoose wires: Bruce Schneier once factored a prime number
Nick Douglas · 08/16/06 09:32PMHow I can tell your CEO is wasting his time
Nick Douglas · 08/11/06 03:59PM- He comments on every blog that mentions his company. When the startup Sharpcast sponsored this week's GigaOM relaunch party, many attendees had no idea what the company does. Supr.c.ilio.us blogger Eran Globen noted this; so did I. CEO Gibu Thomas responded to Eran. Even if Gibu is Googling himself all day, can't he hand this work off to a flack?
What the new air security rules mean for geeks
Nick Douglas · 08/11/06 01:40PMJoining a startup? Top 6 questions you shouldn't ask
Nick Douglas · 08/03/06 02:16PMHow to have fun on Eons, the social network for old people
Nick Douglas · 08/01/06 08:24PMNow that Gen-Xers are camped out on Friendster, teens dominate MySpace and Facebook, and the youngest baby boomers are rocking LinkedIn, retirees can join Eons, the new social network for the 50+ crowd. Details like the "obits" button might scare some folks away, but in the right hands, they're the pieces for a very fun game.
Worst 13 geek pickup lines ever
Nick Douglas · 07/27/06 10:00AMA friend passed in this overheard pickup line: "I'm gonna put my wiki in your portal, baby."
Del.icio.us, I'm looking at you
Nick Douglas · 07/17/06 03:53PM"With all the 2.0 hype, I think it's unfair to unanimously declare all new Internet startups as 100% junk. It can't be much more than 95%." The blogger at cynical site Dead2.0 thus introduces an impressive how-to for businesses that want to make the magic 5% cut. Here's Dead2.0's list (minus the insightful explanations) with the sites we think should listen up.