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“I like it better than Google…” (Cue the Darth Vader music.)
At our last week’s ad:tech SF, Drew Ianni premiered some screenshots of SearchMe, a new engine financed by, among others, Mark Kvamme of Sequoia Capital. (It’s an open beta so go sign up right away.)
SearchMe, a bit like the Windows Vista operating system, is a highly graphical search engine that displays screenshots of results pages [...]
The Internet Hits Adolescence: What’s Next?
This came out in this morning’s ad:tech Daily, and I wanted to share it with you here:
Last year the publicly-available internet turned 13.
If we think of the early banner ad, spam and the pervasive pop-up as interactive advertising’s first baby steps, then we might also think of the pop-up blocker and the spam filter as [...]
Will Hulu finally make me buy an Xbox?
I’m digging Hulu a lot: great interface, terrific content, and a compelling advertiser proposition that foregrounds the exchange between a viewer’s time and the advertiser.
For example, take a look at this screenshot of the offer that runs before the “Firefly” pilot, which is quietly running in the background as I write this post:
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Final (?) update on printer woes…
The Apple Legacy Group was unhelpful, suggesting that I serially call all the different authorized service folks here in L.A. and pray. Looks like I have to buy a new printer.
Printer woes continue… Unitek Computer Stores, Inc. was actively unhelpful
I’d like to dedicate this post to Jeff Jarvis and his epic battle with Dell.
A few days ago I mentioned that I was having trouble with my ancient workhorse of a printer, an Apple LaserWriter Select 360 from 1993. A few folks reached out with advice, one of whom suggested–quite practically–that I reach out to [...]
