Link Feed: Links of Interest
November 27, 2005 - December 03, 2005
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December 01, 2005
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| 20:43 | Video IPods, Cell Phones Provide New Vehicles for Adult Industry: "Apple Computer Inc. took 20 days to reach 1 million downloads of video files from its online store; the Web site SuicideGirls, offering free videos of unclothed models, hit the mark in about a week." |
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November 30, 2005
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| 22:20 | How do you manage: Not growing, and happy about it |
| 22:17 | The age of Ray Kurzweil: "What will happen when technology outstrips human intelligence? Renowned -- and controversial -- techno-visionary Ray Kurzweil says we won't have to wait long to find out. And he, for one, is looking forward to it." |
| 19:34 | No work and no play: "The difference in work habits between Europeans and Americans, in other words, isn’t a matter of European workers’ individually deciding they’d rather spend a few extra hours every week at the movies; it’s a case of collectively determined contracts and regulations." |
| 7:12 | Pandora: Finally something that works as a music recommendation engine. Tight interface too! The first thing since MP3s that has the potential to change how I consume music. |
| 6:19 | 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body: Some of those sound too weird ... but still worth trying out. |
| 6:16 | How to deal with bullies: "Never let anyone push you around. First, try to defuse the situation. If you can’t do that, stand up and defend yourself." |
| 6:15 | Skin City: Great profile of the two founders of a Netflix-like porn DVD rental service. |
| 6:15 | Shooting locks ain't easy |
| 6:13 | Toni Mathis: Leben und Bewegen |
| 5:08 | Feel My Presence: "What would be really useful would be some sort of status indicator with which users could state some current information—their availability, at the very least, but perhaps their location or their mood, too. This sort of user information is referred to under the umbrella term of “presence,” and as communication becomes even more pervasive in our lives, it will take on great importance." |
| 4:44 | Banking on a virtual economy: "Late last month, Jon Jacobs, an independent filmmaker from Miami, became the first person in the history of online gaming to spend $100,000 on a single virtual item when he bought a space station in the game "Project Entropia."" |
| 4:37 | Kayako: "kayako provides online help desk software and support solutions; enabling companies to improve their support and reduce costs." |
| 4:28 | Ten Rules for Web Startups |
| 4:21 | Masters of Their Domains: "Forget condos and strip malls. Domain names, the real estate of the Web, have been delivering far greater returns. How some of the savviest speculators on the Net are making millions from their URL portfolios." |
| 3:52 | The Beauty of Simplicity: "Less isn't more; just enough is more." |