Monthly Archives: February 2005

One re-starts, another walks away

Posted on February 22, 2005 by Karl

Jorn Barger has re-started Robot Wisdom. First heard at rc3. And Justin Hall, an early web inspiration to me, bows out: …For 11 years, Justin Hall was dedicated to documenting his life online. Composing more than 4,800 pages from nearly … Continue reading →

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The Inky and DN haven’t recognized me yet either…

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Karl

I know how you feel Rafe. I know how ya feel.

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AARP under funded attack by Conservatives over Social Security

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Karl

NYTimes: Conservative group: “We will be the dynamite that removes them.”.

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The mole, the US media and a White House coup

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Karl

The Guardian: The reporter who wasn’t is part of a wider press scandal. Bill Maher had an entertaining and informative bit on all this on Friday. Watch it here.

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Speculation on Six Apart: who will buy it and for how much?

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Karl

Russell Beattie is getting together a Six Apart price pool. I knew the The New York Times bought About.com, but for $820,000 per weblog? Wow. More discussion on About.com and NYTimes at Jay Rosen’s PressThink, at John Battelle’s Searchblog, at … Continue reading →

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Giving it a name: Ajax

Posted on February 21, 2005 by Karl

Jesse James Garrett posts an introduction to Ajax the application model that Google has used to develop their most recent hits – Google Suggest, Google Maps, and Gmail. Truth be told, these technologies have been around for a while. The … Continue reading →

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So that was Time’s blog of the year ehh?

Posted on February 20, 2005 by Karl

Minnesota Politics gets an email from Powerline that just has to be read. So much hatred and venom. via Atrios.

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Search Philadelphia Blogs!

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Karl

I’m very excited to announce that you can now do keyword searches on the latest blog postings in the Philadelphia region. This is different from Technorati in an important respect: the blogs that Philly Future aggregates are verified to be … Continue reading →

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Gannon reportedly knew about Iraq attack four hours before it happened

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Karl

Read all about it at AMERICAblog.

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Brain-Damaged Woman Talks After 20 Years

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Karl

Yahoo!: For 20 years, Sarah Scantlin has been mostly oblivious to the world around her — the victim of a drunken driver who struck her down as she walked to her car. Today, after a remarkable recovery, she can talk … Continue reading →

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