The Grateful Dead folks are stirring the pot and messing with their hardcore fan base by restricting the downloads of their live performances on Archive.org. A NY Times article goes over the specifics in detail:

” The band recently asked the operators of the popular Live Music Archive (archive.org) to make the concert recordings - a […]

For some reason my Feedburner feed has not been burning since November 23rd. Odd indeed. I was not the only one this was happening to, as it appeared to be an issue with a server upgrade from the service provider that this blog is hosted on. In any case, thanks to flip for helping me […]

Check it out - the folks over at Craigslist have compiled a “best of” list. The list dates back to 2000. All I can say is, people are strange

per Mitch Arnowitz

Keeping up with their intense schedule of various product launches almost every week, Google has just released an extension of the popular AdWords program. The new service offers a Pay Per Call model, whereby advertisers can connect directly with prospects by offering a small phone icon on their text ads. Once the prospect clicks on […]

Happy Thanksgiving to all. This holiday is not only a great day for family, friends and feasts, but also an important time to reflect on everything you have to give thanks for. Enjoy!

Scrolling through Bloglines this morning I came across another hilarious spoof of the original “Subservient Chicken” concept. This time its dubbed Subservient Donald, yes a complete and total spoof on the Donald. Check it out, the responses are off the wall depending on what you type in for a command. Go ahead and give it […]

Interesting new offering from Motorola and Skype - the new Motorola Wireless Internet Calling Kit, a bluetooth enabled calling kit for PC and internet phone calls. Includes 30 minutes of SkypeOut time for Skype heads:

With up to approximately eight hours of talk time and a lightweight, ergonomic fit, the Motorola H500 lets Skype users wirelessly […]

This is pretty slick, a new app dubbed “immedi.at.” A trick new app that offers instant message alerts for any RSS or Atom enabled content you are interested in. Certainly an interesting way to be alerted to fresh content on a favorite feed.

Use immedi.at to be notified instantly when:

* news on […]

The growth and hype around podcasting just doesn’t seem to be slowing down at all. The demand and growth of consumer generated media is growing at astounding rates. Just like the rapid fire growth of blogs, the recent shift to audio and video content is driving hosting and media storage models to change as well. […]

David Vise wrote a very interesting article in last Sunday’s Washington Post titled “What Lurks In its Soul?”. Its a fairly comprehensive overview of the culture, innovation and amazing drive that the company is built on.

“The soul of the Google machine is a passion for disruptive innovation.”

Check it out.

per Bruce Eisner