Oh yeah – embedded videos in blogs

Is there anything better than the CEO of a website (or any products company) coming out and saying that their goal was not to make money but to give their customers exactly what they wanted?   Craigslist not surprisingly did just that in an Analyst presentation this week (although I sort of feel like the article…

If anyone wanted to get a better idea about: 1) Windows Live Spaces, 2) Brazilian people/lifestyle, and 3) Brazilian-style music, you should check out this ad that the Spaces team in Brazil created to promote the service.   A fun way of showcasing some of the features of the product I work on.   http://soapbox.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=e81e7cb4-bafa-4161-8898-fb02e349aa41

While I was travelling the other week, I read a great article in Wired called: "Be More Than You Can Be".   It is an article about the trypes of training that some of our soldiers go through and the technology that they use to increase performance.    Below is the first two paragraphs which highlight one of the techniques…

I just read an interesting article on the effect that Blue Nile is having on mom-and-pop diamond retailers and the diamond industry as a whole.  A few interesting comments from the article talked about how despite the cheaper prices, internet consumers spend nearly 2x the amount at Blue Nile than standard retailers:   " The…

Two of my friends went to Malawi this summer as part of a volunteer program.  The program was focused on treating Malawian people for various dental problems as well as promote proper hygiene and give out free samples.      I just got a cool card from them thanking me for my support.  The card was…

For the past few weeks I have noticed that the page loading for CBS Sportsline’s Fantasy Football pages has been very slow and at times, it hasnt loaded at all.  While it annoyed me at certain times,  I didnt really give that much thought to it.   However, when I logged into my account today, I got…