Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly NetworkTim O'Reilly's O'Reilly Network Items: Weblogs, Articles, Hacks and BooksTwittering D Conference, and Kindle Sales Stats, finally- May 28, 2008 Rather than liveblogging, I am twittering the D: All Things Digital Conference. Follow timoreilly on twitter. I'm increasingly finding twitter much better than blogging for sharing quick hits and links. One bit of news from this morning that deserves a bit of extended comment: Jeff Bezos finally gives a bit of a stat on Kindle sales, to wit, that kindle...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/radar/atom/~3/299922631/twittering-d-conference-and... Why search competition isn't the point- May 25, 2008 This morning, in response to my Microhoo: Corporate Penis Envy piece, Michael Arrington wrote The importance of a competitive search market. First, let's be clear. I agree with Michael that competition is a good thing, and that there's a real risk that, absent competition, Google will become "evil," as "absolute power corrupts absolutely." Nonetheless, I thought I'd take a...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/radar/atom/~3/297826858/why-search-competition-isnt... MicroHoo: corporate penis envy- May 24, 2008 After reading endless pieces about Microsoft's obsession with search, I am forced to offer the following theory: penis envy (from Wikipedia): I worked with Freud in Vienna. We broke over the concept of penis envy. He thought it should be limited to women - Woody Allen in Zelig While not the same kind of penis envy as that typically referred...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/radar/atom/~3/297269009/microhoo-corporate-penis-en... O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures Startup Camp- May 21, 2008 The Thursday and Friday (July 10-11) before this year's Foo Camp in Sebastopol July 11-13, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures will be hosting OATV Startup Camp. This startup boot camp will consist of sessions led by startup veterans and other experts in a roundtable discussion format on various topics important to founders. The sessions will be more of a conversation on each...http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/radar/atom/~3/295177784/oreilly-alphatech-ventures-... |