I honestly have a hard time believing that this guy is for real. He’s just the sort of crass, bigoted, moronic, ugly American that gives citizens of the US a bad name around the world. Anyway, what’s afoot right now is a major hellstorm of flame email...
—–Original Message—– From: Robert Harley [mailto:Robert.Harley [at] inria [dot] fr] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 3:44 AM To: fork [at] xent.ics.uci [dot] edu Subject: Legal way to defeat AOL’s third-party AIM blocking The idea is to...
From Dictionary.com: ol·i·gop·o·ly (l-gp-l, l-) n., pl. ol·i·gop·o·lies. A market condition in which sellers are so few that the actions of any one of them will materially affect price and have a measurable impact on competitors. [oligo- + (mono)poly.]...
As if this were unexpected news… -Ian. —- http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010411/wr/retail_kozmo_dc_1.html Wednesday April 11 8:48 PM ET Kozmo.com to Shut Down Immediately, Lay Off 1,100 By Doug Young LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Online retailer...
—— Forwarded Message From: Mike Masnick Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:45:05 -0700 To: “Jeff Barr” , Subject: Re: Former Yahoo CEO ‘Outed’ As eBay User Yes, but I blame Auctionwatch for not including the following links: Koogle’s...
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/cn/20010411/tc/microsoft_tool_quot_clippy_quot_ gets_pink_slip_1.html Microsoft tool “Clippy” gets pink slip By Erich Luening CNET News.com Software giant Microsoft is laying off one of its most controversial employees: Clippy....
This movie, overshadowed by The Blair Witch Project, predates it by 1 year. The movie itself is much more like a documentary than the straightforward as-it-happens style of Blair Witch, but it’s very similar in its use of handheld video and the...
The solution to these companies’ present woes is simple: consolidation. They’re not in trouble yet but there will be. Each has something the other lacks, and given that the horizon for significant market penetration will be delayed by one year it will...
This was one of the most transparent old-media attempts to polish the brass on the Titanic, and it deserves to die. -Ian. ———- http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20010409/tc/nbc_internet_3.html Monday April 9 12:45 PM ET NBC Is Shutting Down NBC...
Hey all, check these guys out. They’re Jeff’s pet rock band (long story…) Thing is, they’re really good. And I’m a fan. As FOIBs, you should be fans too. 🙂 Biography...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
