February 2006 - Posts

RIP Jeeves

We had a great send-off for Jeeves at a big party paid for by Barry Diller and the folks at Ask.. Watch him dance...

posted Tuesday, February 28, 2006 5:26 PM by paul with 0 Comments

Ask

The new Ask was unveiled today at Search Engine Strategies in New York City. Jeeves has gone the way of Lavern and Shirley as Barry Diller is attempting to make his mark on the information super highway.

Ask has about two percent of the search market, but Barry has pleanty of cash from his TV and cable shopping ventures and he believes people need more chose. Ask is also the home of Bloglines now and they have their own blog. Ask is not as good to me as Google, MSN and Yahoo is, so what can you do about that Barry? 

I had a nice meeting early this morning with the folks behind GenieKnows, they are in the vertical search spaces of Health, Business and Gaming. Give them a spin see what you can come up with.

posted Monday, February 27, 2006 4:07 PM by paul with 0 Comments

Origami

The tech tabloids were ringing in the ad click money today as speculation about the origami project went wild. I saw the Origami device at Microsoft a few weeks back, but I had to sign an NDA so I didn't blog about it. So when is an NDA not an NDA? A blogger sitting next to me blogged Bill Mitchell's keynote, the slides had NDA on them, Bill said this was NDA, but here it is anyway;

 Ideal Lifestyle Ultra-Mobile PCs are:

Writing Sideshow gadgets, great new opportunity space..

Ultramobile PCs…

Wearable/conveniently carry-able

All day battery life..12 hr on time

$500 MSRP

Always-on

Always-connected, built in 3g..radio

Instant use..

Top Design Characteristics:

1. Portability

2. Usability

3. Usefulness

4. Afford ability

5. Vitality..battery life

6. Compatibility

7. Connectivity

8. Desirability

Ultra-Mobiles = = small but much more…

Ultramobile PCs..

Usability

  • Fast access to task-not just fast suspend/resume
  • Convenient access to task-no fine motor skills required

    That tech tabloid blog grabbed this story and ran with it, stuck in a stock photo and bingo the links and clicks with a big cha-ching of ad dollars followed.

    Not one of the bloggers today seemed to know that the Origami will be anounced at CeBIT in Germany early in March, but it's still a concept with a cool prototype.

    No one seems to know about the Vulcan device eather. I'm sure you've seen photos of the OQO it's available now for a few thousand dollars. Do you remember the small Tablet device shown by Bill Gates at his WinHEC keynote? That's still a concept waiting for a working prototype to be built.

    • posted Sunday, February 26, 2006 8:53 PM by paul with 2 Comments

    NYC CodeCamp Photos

    posted Saturday, February 25, 2006 10:56 PM by paul with 0 Comments

    The Next Intel Revolution

    For nearly 40 years, Intel's unwavering commitment to moving technology forward has transformed the world.

    More innovations, more inclusiveness, more insightful technologies in more places around our networked world.

    2006 is a leap year. The year 100 million people around the world will discover digital for the first time. The year 150 million more people will become part of the wireless world. The year the living room will grow more interactive and more people will be using technology in more fascinating ways than ever imagined.

    45nm Chips
    Speculative Threading: Creating New Methods of Thread-Level Parallelization.

    Intel NetStructure Host Media Processing 2.0 for Windows combines the flexibility of software-based IP media processing with support for Intel's leading-edge network interface technology, enabling solution providers to build pure IP and hybrid IP-TDM solutions.

    The Intel Developer Forum, March 7-9, 2006, in San Francisco is the place to be if you want access to training, innovation and collaboration opportunities not found anywhere else.

    I'll be there blogging the Next Intel Revolution, this is an exciting time to be alive ...

    posted Friday, February 24, 2006 11:34 AM by paul with 0 Comments

    Digital Inclusion Awards

    Microsoft Research announced a $1.2 million funding opportunity through a request for proposal process last fall and now the 17 winning proposals have been selected. The goal: to empower academic researchers worldwide to tackle technological challenges to positively affect health, education and socioeconomic conditions.

    The term “Digital Inclusion” describes the goal of expanding the capabilities of computing technology worldwide to better serve social and economic challenges of underserved communities, both rural and urban. Specifically, Digital Inclusion means that computing must be affordable, accessible and relevant. The External Research and Programs group is the arm within Microsoft Research that engages with the worldwide academic research community. Just as Microsoft Research is interested in advancing the state-of-the-art of technologies in the research areas in which we work, the worldwide academic research community is also working to advance the state-of-the-art of technologies. So there’s a natural intersection between the interests of the worldwide academic research community and Microsoft Research. The External Research & Programs group is always looking out for academic research trends, interests, and areas that are significant and relevant.

     - Tom Healy, the Digital Inclusion RFP program manager in the External Research & Programs group at Microsoft Research.

    posted Friday, February 24, 2006 11:03 AM by paul with 0 Comments

    Search Week in NYC

    Is coming to New York next week and there is still time to register. The Free Expo Pass is there for the asking and the parties are not to be missed...

    Organized by search authority Danny Sullivan.

  • Delivers real-time actionable information you need to grow your business through search engine marketing.
  • Teaches the ins-and-outs of search engine marketing from top search experts and the search engines themselves.
  • Provides a unique setting to network with fellow marketers and search engine industry professionals and discuss the trends in search engine marketing.
  • Grants access to the world's most comprehensive gathering of search engine marketing & optimization-related solutions providers and potential partners & affiliates
  • Get the latest event information at the SES Event Blog
  • Conference at a Glance
  • Agenda - February 27
  • Agenda - February 28  - The Scobleizer has his say.
  • Agenda - March 1
  • Agenda - March 2
    • posted Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:26 PM by paul with 0 Comments

    NYC Code Camp Sessions

    NYC Code Camp Session Matrix

    Yea, we've got a Matrix and a great community

    Here is the Schedule for Saturday and if you want you can add your name to the wait list. 

    This is going to be fun with so many developers without any adult supervision....

    Richmond Code Camp Registration and Call For Speakers

    By Frank

    We're looking for speakers for Richmond Code Camp.  So, if you're interested in speaking, submit your presentation topic today. If you submit a topic, we also ask that you register.

    If you're a first time speaker and would like help getting started, let me know.

    Things are really moving along for RCC.  We now have a registration page on MSDN.  Registration is free...

    posted Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:32 PM by paul with 0 Comments

    Community Server 2.0

    Community Server 2.0 Now Available!

    From Rob Howard


    Telligent and the Community Server team are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of Community Server 2.0 the platform that enables you to quickly and easily create online communities.

    Download Community Server 2.0 MSI Now!
    Download Community Server 2.0 Web Installer Now! (required if upgrading)
    Learn more at CommunityServer.org

    Community Server 2.0 is available in several editions:

    Express Edition – The free Express Edition is perfect for people that need to get a community up-and-running on a budget. It is free, but has restrictions on use but can be used commercially.

    Standard Edition – The Standard Edition is the entry level commercial platform and unlocks some features not available in the Express Edition.

    Professional Edition – The Professional Edition is targeted at organizations that require many of the capabilities offered by Community Server 2.0 for running a high-traffic community.

    Enterprise Edition – The Enterprise Edition unleashes the full potential of Community Server and has been designed for organizations that require all of the capabilities found in Community Server.
    For more information on licensing Community Server 2.0, please read the Community Server 2.0 licensing guide.

    Important: Community Server 2.0 Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions are available for purchase at the 1.1 price until March 20th 2006.

    In addition to many improvements in Community Server 2.0 core features (forums, blogs, and photos) some of the new capabilities in Community Server 2.0 include:

    File Gallery – Easily share files of any type and size. Supports comments, ratings, download counts as well as permissions for controlling how your files are accessed.

    FTP Gateway – Easily enable drag-and-drop or even drive mapping for Community Server file or photo galleries.

    Enterprise Search – Enables new options for data matching; RSS enabled search; and proximity searching

    Email Gateway – Enables integration with Microsoft Exchange Server or stand-alone email support. Using the Mail Gateway enables blogging by email and using forums as an email distribution list.

    RSS Aggregator – Easily combine multiple RSS sources into a combined/aggregated view.

    RSS Reader – Enable each user to create his or her own custom RSS subscriptions as well as aggregating and ‘mashing-up’ related content in-and-outside of Community Server

    Control Panel – Completely rewritten Control Panel which greatly simplifies management of Community Server.

    …and more – Video blogging, Tablet PC ink support, simple content management, search engine optimization, basic social networking functionality, new reports, spam blocking tools, member points, new slideshow tool for photo gallery, updated polls system, forum personalization, RSS enabled search, secure RSS, better NNTP and Email integration, URL redirects/tracking, threaded UI for forums.


    Please visit www.communityserver.org where you can download Community Server 2.0 today!

    posted Tuesday, February 21, 2006 3:59 PM by paul with 0 Comments

    Mix06 Videos

    What is this Mix06 all about you say? 

    MIX06: Running Megasites

    MIX06: IIS7

    MIX06: Windows Presentation Foundation

    MIX06: AJAX

    MIX06: Virtual Earth

    MIX06: IE7

    Seventeen Minutes With Bill06

    posted Monday, February 20, 2006 1:15 PM by paul with 0 Comments

    NYC Code Camp

    Our records indicate that you are on the waitlist for the Microsoft Event: NYC Code Camp.  This email is to notify you that, due to the popularity of this event, you are still on the waitlist.  If additional seating becomes available, we will notify you immediately.

    Name: paul mooney
    Event Code: 1032289984
    Event Name: NYC Code Camp
    Location: Microsoft Corporation
    Room:
    City: New York

    Start Date: 02/25/2006
    Start Time: 09:00 AM

    End Date: 02/25/2006
    End Time: 06:00 PM

    Thank you for your interest in Microsoft Events. We hope that you will also browse through our upcoming events.

    Code Camp Schedule, might be one in your town soon. Code Camp Manifesto

    posted Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:04 PM by paul with 0 Comments

    Social Comments

    I just read on Charlene Li's blog about Forrester's "Social Computing: How Networks Erode Institutional Power,And What To Do About It" .....guess what I'm going to do about it? I'm going to point you to Clay Shirky's post on Social Software and the Politics of Groups published in 3/03, nowhere in this essay does Clay mention blogs, yet Forrester wants us to imagine that blogs are social software.

    Blogging is first and foremost publishing with the added feature of comments and trackbacks to enable a conversation. Markets are conversations is the manifesto of the cluetrain and that can be downloaded for free, so why would anyone pay Forrester $299.00?

    Charlene is one of the authors of this report, but you will not find a link back to her blog; Charlene Li's insights on technology developments in media and marketing....how curious is that?

    Social computing ignored the axiom on the internet nobody knows you’re a dog in their race to gather eyeballs, traction and capital.

    On a blog you have a voice and a voice is recognizable, your reputation is your authentication.

    Whenever I get something wrong on my blog someone will quickly comment, yesterday in the New York Times was a story about a photograph by Ansel Adams, but nowhere could I comment that this was a photo of Georgia O'Keeffe's hands.