Playing with Clusty, the new search engine that groups results in clusters and am delighted to find out it has tabs for gossip and shopping (powered by Biz Rate), as well as an encyclopedia tab that features Wikipedia. The service allows you to add additional tabs for eBay, blogs and some other things, and to… Continue Reading

“..Privacy is something you can sell, but you can’t buy it back.” –Bob Dylan, Chronicles, Vol.1, Simon & Schuster, 2004 (Via Newsweek)

Came across this today: JOB DESCRIPTION: RED, America Online’s service for more than 5 million teens, is seeking two NYC-based DJs to develop and host their own shows — each a live, unique program targeted to a young, hip, music-crazy online audience aged 13-17. State-of-the-art studio located at exciting and interactive Times Square location. Successful… Continue Reading

Internet Retailer has an interview with Stacy Clark, director of e-commerce at Pacific Sun, a teen clothing chain, explaining how Atomz-powered site search is driving sales on the PacSun site. Apparently, the more detailed, ranked search results permit a level of discovery that has translated into a 25-50% pop in sales. I’d like to know… Continue Reading

Is anyone besides Stephen Saban terrified that California’s about to have a series of earthquakes? Is the earth gearing up for the big one? Ugh.

Just when you thought the search field was maturing, something new happens(thank god!). WhenU, a “desktop advertising network” similar to Claria–has just named former About.com CEO Bill Day as their CEO. Bill is not only a smart guy, he’s one of the people who formed Sprinks, now a part of Google, which in turn spun… Continue Reading

NY Magazine editor Chris Lehmann, on his 4 and 1/2 year marriage to Anne Marie Cox, aka Wonkette: “Our marriage proves that you can talk slutty and still be a devoted spouse.” (Via Richard Lieby, WashPo)

There’s a free online discussion on The Impact of Participatory Media on Election 2004 happening this Tuesday, October 5, 2004 from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Eastern U.S. Time Brought to you by The Media Center, a think tank examining the intersection of media, technology and society, this public webcast focuses on the impact of… Continue Reading

The porch shook…sideways…and again. I sat up. It kept shaking. ‘Just like last time. It’s an earthquake,’ I told myself. And it was. 6.0 on the Richter scale, epicenter near Pasa Robles. Damn.

Nick Records, a new music brand for kids and tweens, is the new child of Viacom’s Nickelodeon and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Now that the Olsen twins are all grown up, there’s money to be made mining hit shows like Dora the Explorer and Rugrats until the next tween sensation is created. Great minds must… Continue Reading