Posted on June 27, 2005 3:59 pm by Shel Holtz | Technology
The Technorati tag for the IABC conference actually is working—if you use the right one! I saw a tag with dashes between the words. Turns out there are spaces, which means you can enter %20 or a plus sign (+), or just leave spaces (which is exactly the syntax Technorati provides). When you go to view all the posts on the…
Posted on June 26, 2005 6:16 am by Shel Holtz | Technology
A bit of a tiff broke out at Gnomedex when Dave Winer challenged Adam Curry to use BitTorrent as a means of distributing his podcast, “Daily Source Code,” and thus solve his bandwidth problems. Curry evidently resisted, noting that BitTorrent is viewed by many as a vehicle for the illegal distribution of large copyrighted files, notably movies. But BitTorrent itself isn’t illegal, and…
Posted on June 17, 2005 7:25 am by Shel Holtz | Technology
Every now and then, I drop by Web Digest for Marketers to see what’s on Larry Chase’s mind. I’ve never worked in marketing or marcom, but it’s hard to deny that—at least in terms of the channels we use—marketing and PR are joined at the hip.
On my last visit, I found Chase has posted his “Top 10 Trends for the Next 10 Years..” Personally, I’m reluctant to…
Posted on June 13, 2005 10:14 am by Shel Holtz | Technology
The lack of spam and spyware associated with RSS is one of its big selling points, but according to a software security expert, at least one of the advantages could be short-lived. Robert Steinnon, director of threat research at anti-spyware company Webroot, said spyware could soon be delivered through RSS feeds.
Steinnon’s remarks at last week’s IT Security Summit were reported in a TechWeb…
Posted on May 13, 2005 9:16 am by Shel Holtz | Business | Internal | Technology
The full-page ad on page86 of the June 2005 issue of PC World features a large headline screaming from a red background: “Record Everything Your Employees Do On The Internet.” The bottom features the heads of three employees. On their foreheads are these words:
“I pass company secrets via the web.” “I surf porn websites from behind my cubicle walls.” “I shop online after closing my office door.”
Posted on May 13, 2005 7:51 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting | Technology
There’s a lot of discussion over Bill Gates’ prediction that cell phones will eventually displace the iPod as the media player of choice. Over at Strategic Public Relations, there’s skepticism: “...are we asking too much from a device where small size is clearly an advantage? I mean, several mobile phone models are starting to look more like a choking hazard than a wireless…
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