Thursday, October 27, 2005



The advanced uncorrected proof of Naked Conversations has arived by express post and it looks impressive. It certainly reads well as I could not put it down and am half way though it.

The internet, long seen as a neutral realm free of government interference, is now hot political property. Not surprisingly, therefore, both the European Union and the United Nations are now trying to grab control of the internet The Net is anarchy: keep it that way

The Blog, The Press, The Media: Bezos Emphasizes "Digital Media"
The Guardian has an interview with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Ratifying our report from Frankfurt of the company's plans in progress for selling online versions of books, Bezos comments: "Digital media in general, including music downloading, is something that will be an important part of Amazon's future. It is still very early and the sales are still very small, but there will be multiple generations of digital media products


'Our belief is that there will be lots of winners' [German publishers to build own online book network ; Blog addicts overwhelmed by information may have found their savior Cliff Notes From the Blog World ; Food blogs are booming, as foodies across the globe share the good, the bad and the burnt Blog in, don't wait]
• · Spinners and bloggers: political communications in the digital age ; How to make money on your news content website
• · · Mark Cuban has spent so much time pushing boundaries and rattling status-quo thinking that he is nearly numb to the backlash that seems to accompany his every move: ‘The worst thing we can do is bury our heads in the sand and pretend it can't happen again” Blogger Cuban Calls His Terror Film a Reminder; That blogs would one day become an alternative media was never doubtful. Fury over a blog
• · · · Catholic School Principal To Students: Thou Shalt Not Blog ; How Much Is My Blog Worth?
• · · · · Big-name political bloggers are banding together to try to bring order to the sometimes-chaotic blogosphere Will Pajamas Media Wake Up Blogs? ; The opportunity that is given by the Blogs is ignored by many businesses. This will be the great challenge to use and integrate the Blogs into the business Blogs are the Greatest Marketing Assets
• · · · · · Google Base: A New Rival for eBay and Craigslist? ; Top 10 Most Practical Blogs for Entrepreneurs