It’s crazy how much we owe to the people who buy the stuff they see on internet ads. I literally cannot imagine seeing a big flashing sign for “Increase You’re Companies Marketing Skills By A Hundred %% $$$$” and thinking “hmm, sounds like a good business proposition”. Nor can I imagine anyone I know making that click. And yet a good chunk of people apparently do, and we have that select group of internet patrons to thank for Google and Youtube.
Dr. Zeuss on Internet Ads
14 April 2008
25 March 2008
I wrote two hours and a chapter of my book today! That makes 3 straight days I’ve done that. Key to my productivity: no Internet connection.
Zen Habits on Productivity
20 March 2008
I’m sure that the moment man discovered fire, there was some guy nearby saying, “Too smoky. Can burn you. Lame. In the modern age, we’ve found a much more efficient way to express disdain, distilled into only four letters: FAIL.
Waxy on Failure
19 March 2008
However you say WWW, it’s about time we get rid of it. I think it’s safe to say we all realize that it’s the World Wide Web now.
Tom’s Blog on WWW
12 March 2008
It seems like every brand is building a new site or microsite. The Internet feels like Dubai.
Micro Persuasion on Internet Growth
10 March 2008
Once I’ve checked into the room, the first thing I do is fire up Safari and watch the first page load. Nearly instant.
Sweet, sweet broadband.
Rands in Repose on Broadband
11 February 2008
The United States - and other pockets of the developed world - are hooked on two drugs: information and busyness.
Micro Persuasion on Information Overload
9 February 2008
The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it.
Kevin Kelly on the Internet