Monday, January 14, 2002

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:27:25 Is there anything more spectacular than flying over cities at night? The network of yellow sodium lights is quite beautiful. [David Davies' Radio Weblog] Oh! Quite beautiful indeed. Fuuuuucccking hell. A momentous moment in blogging history! You heard it there first folks!  11:26:29 PM

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Palestinian militants call off ceasefire. Violence has erupted again in the West Bank as Palestinian militants take revenge against Israel for allegedly killing one of their leaders in a bombing. [BBC News: world]  7:40:11 PM

Mon, 14 Jan 2002 16:45:34 On the way back to the airport. Will resume posting from the plane! It's a turbo prop this time. [David Davies' Radio Weblog] Oh, dear. David Davies is going to be back in town.  7:38:06 PM

13811 » January 14 9:25 AM. A 90 minute uncut video of Sept 11 We've all seen parts of it. However, we will probably never see the whole thing. Personally, that ticks me off. Why do only firefighters and family of victims get to see this? I don't like censorship in any form (meaning by the video company.) Especially in this event. Praises to anyone who can find the video. I wonder if it's out there on the net somewhere...lurking...waiting to be discovered.... [MetaFilter]  7:33:32 PM

ICONOCAST - The Top 12 Questions to Ask a Prospective SEO Vendor - 4. If doorway pages are used, do you have professional marketing writers on staff? Search engine spiders pull up content surrounding searched for keywords to act as the Web page's description in subsequent search returns. Therefore, SEO pages must contain attractive, informative copy about your products and services. Otherwise, you'll lose surfers' interest, thus hurting the effort put into achieving high rankings. I remember 'inventing' this in 1996 for http://www.digital-interact.co.uk/ of course they've wrecked their site since I stopped working with them. Check this old version out. Isn't it really nice looking? Not bad for a site that's nearly six years old.  7:18:38 PM

Argentines Transfer to E-Banks. Argentina's limit on cash withdrawals from banks is a boon for the electronic banking business, changing a culture where people traditionally feel more secure with cash in hand than cash on paper. Ricardo Sametband reports from Buenos Aires. [Wired News] Clever people if they got out in time.  6:59:46 PM

SJ Mercury: `Google effect' reduces need for many domains. Dan Gillmor. The most interesting from a domain-name point of view is this: With the rise of search tools that unerringly bring you to the page you want, the need for a highly specific domain name -- one that a casual Web user would be able to guess -- has practically disappeared. [Tomalak's Realm]  6:58:43 PM

Introducing MovableType. There's a new content management system for the masses in town, named Movabletype. WriteTheWeb asked its founders to explain what they're up to. [WriteTheWeb] I need to check this out, it''s been out a while, but sooo much to do!  6:57:32 PM

Let's talk about .me.uk. Bugger.me.uk [The Register] Bugger.me.uk, love.me.uk, and kiss.me.uk have all been snapped up. Wholesale charges start at £50 (plus VAT) for anyone looking to purchase a .me.uk domain this month. The wholesale price drops to £5 (plus VAT) by July.  6:56:36 PM

Aw man, I hate doing it, but I do it anyway. Having kids, there's lots of 'left over' food. Today, I've ate a chewed chocolate bar, I couldn't tell you what it was, it was too, too mangled. A nibbled celery stick, half an orange, some chewed chicken. What can you do? I don't like waste, I don't want to force my kids to finish things off. I remember my Mam doing the same, it disgusted me then. Is this genetical or is it learned behaviour, or does every parent do it?  6:50:44 PM

A new direction for weblogs: pornography. What's the most popular thing on the net? Porn. And what's the most popular thing to happen to personal publishing in the last couple of years? Weblogs. One guy has decided to bring the two together. [WriteTheWeb] This 'guy' is me!  6:27:04 PM

ICONOCAST - Search Engine Optimization Guide - Up your keywords -- Most marketers underestimate how many keywords are really necessary. Budget for at least 100. To get keyword possibilities, visit Did-It.com's keyword suggestion tool  4:35:23 PM

From sexblog News. Warning! Adult content  4:15:47 PM

Jen Sex. From sexblog News. Warning! Adult content  12:45:35 PM

Doh! Bradley's put the Canon IXUS down the toilet. Fuck! What can you say, but, 'no, don't do that!' The look on his face was pure innocence, and given the chance, he'd do it again. A claim on the insurance is likely, though we'll see if it dries out.  11:41:47 AM

£27.52 for a year's worth of Radio website? Wonderful value.  10:15:35 AM

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