I get anywhere from 100 to 300 email messages a day at work (completely separate from my various personal email addresses). I know some people get many more, but even the amount I get tends to eat into my productivity. If you have a good system for managing heavy email loads, please let me know.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Technology
Advertising Screen Tailors Ads To Its Audience
The new scientist reports on this nifty out-of-home advertising system:
… Read the restA smart advertising display monitors Bluetooth gadgets in its vicinity, ensuring audiences see only the most appropriate ads, with minimal repeats.
The display detects the presence of devices fitted with Bluetooth wireless transmitters carried by people walking past, such as cellphones and PDAs.
Why YouTube? Why Not Revver?
I like YouTube, the social video hosting Web site. But why would anyone upload their video work to YouTube when there’s Revver? Revver shares advertising revenue with the owner of the work, and YouTube does not, as far as I know. The only reason I would justify uploading my personal work to YouTube is if I didn’t care about generating any revenues, only populariy.… Read the rest
Skype On The Airplane
My cousin Smoke Wallin just Skyped me from 30,000 feet while flying Lufthansa over Turkey on his way to Mumbai, India. Actually, he first emailed me, but I immediately responded back telling him to download Skype and call me. He did right away, and it was pretty cool moment.… Read the rest
Non-Telecom Internet Giants Stand Up For Net Neutrality
AdAge reports that Internet businesses and consumer groups don’t want the U.S. Senate to reject net neutrality legislation the way the House of Representatives did. To avoid giving another victory to nation’s phone companies, Google, Yahoo and other Web giants plan to launch an unprecedented grass-roots marketing campaign targeting Web users.… Read the rest