mercredi 14 août 2002

Le mot du jour (pourquoi pas ?) En français, on ne dit pas plug-in mais plutôt plugiciel (c'est joli, en prime !) ou module d'extension. Merci. [Les coups de langue de la grande rousse] 9:54:41 PM    comment []

Buzz Marketing Ruining Private Space?. Remember the sleazy tactics used by Sony Ericsson to promote their latest phone? This is an excellent article about all that's wrong with them. "Even worse is the coarsening of life. Taking a photo of a passing tourist was an innocent, simple act of kindness between strangers. [Web Voice] 9:53:52 PM    comment []

Première sortie publique Après quelques fausses alertes, voici la raison de l'absence d'élucubrations sur ce carnet: une pause paternité et une raison qui se nomme Laurence, et qui pèse 3,3 kg et mesure 20 pouces. La formule traditionnelle: tout le monde se porte bien, et le père demeure un panthéon de zen. [Les divagations du pas très humble Michel Dumais] 9:52:34 PM    comment []

Business Week.  MS Office product activation is roiling the market. >>>Microsoft's trap was to let itself get hooked on mediocrity. Rather than invent exciting new products, the company focused on selling incremental improvements of its flagship Office suite every two or three years.<<< I agree with this.  Weblog publishing should be at the core of the next iteration of Office or at least the next iteration of IE.   Why?  It's new.  It's also one of the most exciting innovations in desktop software I have seen since the development of the browser.  If we are going to get the PC market moving again, we need to introduce new software that thrills and excites people.  Microsoft has become IBM. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] 6:54:05 PM    comment []

Trellix Blogs. Trellix, a pioneer in easy-to-use online authoring tools, has integrated weblogging straight into its Web site design set. Why doesn't every web site creation system come with blogging tools? Seems so natural. You can read Trellix founder Dan Bricklin on the new offering here. [JOHO the Blog] 6:48:05 PM    comment []

Salon on Small Pieces and the Web. Scott Rosenberg at Salon uses Small Pieces Loosely Joined and Bamboozled at the Revolution (by John Motavalli) on which to hang a State of the Net address. Excellent essay, not that the nice things he says about my book influenced me at all. (Scott, I'm ready to have your babies. Call me.) [JOHO the Blog] 6:47:10 PM    comment []