LinkedIn | # | An online service helping professionals find and connect with one another more effectively. Whether looking for jobs, a lead for that next deal, or seeking out an industry expert, members can make contact with thousands of professionals through a chain of trusted connections.
May 30, 2003
MeetUp | # | Meetup is a new, free service that organizes local gatherings about anything, anywhere.
The Mirror Project | # | The Mirror Project is a growing community of like-minded individuals who have photographed themselves in all manner of reflective surfaces.
A Day in the Life | # | Each week, a new person in a new city takes a series of seven photos, one each day.
Blogs: The Next Big Thing | # | Comments (2)
| John C. Dvorak on why the blogging phenomenon will become the next big computer fad if it hasn't already.
Home Schooling in Cyberspace | # | Because of increasing dissatisfaction with conventional schools and increasing acceptance of so-called distance learning at the high school and college levels, the number of virtual elementary and middle schools is expected to grow substantially in the next five years.
2 Labels Embrace MP3s | # | While the record industry sweats over how to prevent consumers from transferring music from commercial CD's to digital files and swapping copyrighted material online, two labels are exploring a different approach to the format battle
Net Boom, Act II | # | the effects of the Internet are only just beginning to be felt and will reach much further into our daily lives than the PC revolution did a decade ago.
May 28, 2003
Maņana economics | # | Economists keep saying the sun will come out tomorrow ... and tomorrow ... and tomorrow.
Friendster.com | # | The site enables you to meet prospective dates exclusively through your friends. It works on the six-degrees-of-separation principle.
New Internet Bubble? | # | Jim Jubak says: Internet stocks are on fire, but short sellers are betting the rally won't last because the fundamentals don't justify it. Don't be left holding the bag.
Hacking the X-Box | # | A new book about Reverse Engineering. - Xbox Security Secrets - Hardware Mod Tutorials - Interviews with Master Hackers - The Chilling Effects of the DMCA - **enter coupon code 'techtv' for a 20% discount**
Street Kids on the Net | # | Speaking of that language barrier - Here's a photoblog entry from Brasil which shows some street kids who are learning to use the internet at McDonald's.
May 25, 2003
Internet Language Barrier | # | An interesting look at the differences between English and non-English speakers habits on the internet.