http://rickmiller.blogsome.com A little slice of life from the bleeding edge... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:30:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are20Facebook20Ads20Going20to20Zero3F20Lookery20Lowers20Its20Guarantee20to207.5-Cent20CPMs. I saw this a few days ago, but passed on it until I caught it on another site. In many cases, this is indicative of too many VC dollars chasing too few really good money making ideas. Ultimately, unless something changes, social networking sites will enjoy massive pages ... http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/24/are-facebook-ads-going-to-zero/ How the Google generation thinks differently - Times Online Here’s a nifty account that is somewhat reminiscent of the Don Tapscott event that I went to at AOL (or what I remember of it anyway). I see this Digital Native sort of attitude from my sons - primarily the eldest ... http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/13/how-the-google-generation-thinks-differently/ 70+ Nice and Beautiful Firefox Wallpapers Some groovy Firefox wallpapers that I found through Delicious - check it out http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/13/70-nice-and-beautiful-firefox-wallpapers/ Yahoo! re-enters merger talks with Time Warner - Times Online :::sigh::: This just has disaster written all over it. While I would not personally have been dismayed by a similar move a few months - or longer - ago, however Yang & Co. aren’t working from a position of strength and ... http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/07/yahoo-re-enters-merger-talks-with-time-warner-times-online/ Think Before You Voicemail I’ve been way ahead of the curve on this one for years. I hate VM. Detest it. Nothing is worse than wasting time playing phone tag. This is something that I could definitely live without - and in case you’re wondering, I’m really ... http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/06/think-before-you-voicemail/ Joey Chestnut Beats Kobayashi Again in Hot-Dog Eating Contest This is classy stuff - just right for a 4th of July weekend http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/06/joey-chestnut-beats-kobayashi-again-in-hot-dog-eating-contest/ Intel’s Gelsinger Sees Clear Path To 10nm Chips - Hardware - IT Channel News by CRN and VARBusiness Kick ass! Can’t wait to get my hands on that computer http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/06/intels-gelsinger-sees-clear-path-to-10nm-chips-hardware-it-channel-news-by-crn-and-varbusiness/ Okay, so let me backtrack a little bit on that last post. I do think it’s nifty for folks who need the enterprise class solution that Office is. However, there is also a burgeoning list of free office applications - Web 2.0 as well as fat - that ... http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/02/online-office-suites/ Microsoft Launches Consumer Subscription Offering That Combines Microsoft Office and Windows Live OneCare: Microsoft Equipt gives consumers powerful productivity and security protection technologies in a single package through Circuit City. This looks like it might be interesting, at least for home use. And the price ain’t bad either. http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/07/02/microsoft-launches-consumer-subscription-offering-that-combines-microsoft-office-and-windows-live-onecare/ The Food Chain - Hoarding Nations Drive Food Costs Ever Higher - Series - NYTimes.com This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. Look for this situation to worsen if oil prices remain anywhere even close to where they currently are. Frankly, I’m not sure how the agricultural free trade ... http://rickmiller.blogsome.com/2008/06/30/the-food-chain-hoarding-nations-drive-food-costs-ever-higher/