Leon Atkinson

Jason Calacanis is known for many things, but I tend to associate him most with the 9th inning of the Gillmor Gang. It was just like when a baseball team is clearly out of the race and they start bringing in rookies to try out for next year. Sure, this guy might hit a few [...]

I love Jim Turner’s recent post about how saying “just google my name” is becoming a substitute for handing out business cards among the tech elite.  (Yes, if you google “just google my name”, you’ll find his post.)  This is another expression of how linking is not necessary any more. When I read this, it [...]

What’s Bad? Telling people they are less worthy of living than a fish. What’s Worse? Telling people they are less worthy of living than a potential person. What’s Worst? Fully accepting the implications can drive you insane, after which you might do anything, including shoot a bunch of innocent students.

Frederic, who writes The Last Podcast blog, wondered why Scoble keeps promoting his link blog and what value it is. The reason I read it and find it valuable is that it brings interesting items to my attention. And while there may be some noise from my perspective, Scoble is unlikely to link something purely [...]

I think I figured out the following from listening to Steve Gillmor. Thanks to Google (Search and/or Alerts), there isn’t much point to hyperlinking references in your text. Clueful people know how to grab terms and search for them in Google Search. Interested people run a Google Alert on their name or their blog’s name. [...]