Hopes and fears of switching to WordPress- July 25, 2008 So here I am (again) strongly considering to switch blog hosts. Currently I have it hosted on TypePad's proprietary solution, but I may have it run on the open WordPress platform. I'd say that, this time around, it seems more feasible than ever before, mainly because of WordPress.com, who nowadays offer to host WordPress.http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/hopes-and-fears-of-switching-to-wordpress.html Dugg: The Giant Zero, Part 0.x - SuitWatch Doc Searls Linux Journal- July 18, 2008 I was just reading chapter 2 of David Weinberger's 'Small Pieces Loosely Joined - a unified theory of the web', called 'Space', when Doc Searls came out of hospital and the first thing he "cached up" was a link to when he first explained his idea of the Giant Zero in Linux Journal. I thought, if this was the first thing he thought about when climbing back on the saddle, it must be highly relevant.http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/dugg-the-giant-zero-part-0x---suitwatch-doc-searls-li... Dugg: PressThink: Migration Point for the Press Tribe Jay Rosen- July 17, 2008 Jay Rosen explains why he believes that in the new territory across the digital divide, hybrid forms of journalism, which combine properties of open (amateur) as well as closed (professional) editorial systems, will be the strongest.http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/dugg-pressthink-migration-point-for-the-press-tribe-j... Dugg: Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams YouTube- July 17, 2008 YouTube video: "(...) Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch, who is dying from pancreatic cancer, gave his last lecture at the university Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed McConomy Auditorium. In his moving talk, "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams," Pausch talked about his lessons learned and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and personal... (...)"http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/dugg-randy-pausch-last-lecture-achieving-your-childho... Dugg: Three Little Tips for Capturing Info Bits Quickly Steve Rubel Micro Persuasion- July 16, 2008 "(...) Sometimes, I want to flag something quickly to review later. Usually, these are tiny bits of info - notes or bookmarks - I need to capture very quickly. Here are three ways I do that. (...)http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/dugg-three-little-tips-for-capturing-info-bits-quickl... Dugg: Google Trends Comes To Web Sites: Trends For Web Sites SearchEngineLand- July 16, 2008 Barry Schwartz wrote on June 20, 2008: "(...) Google has launched a major addition to Google Trends named Trends for Web Sites. Trends for Web Sites extends Google Trends by enabling you to search for web site addresses, as opposed...http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/dugg-google-trends-comes-to-web-sites-trends-for-web-... Firing up Flock- July 16, 2008 We read: "(...) Flock hopes to evolve the tools of the browser to match the excitement of creating and sharing content and social connections on the network. (...)" As I mentioned in a recent post, I want to immediately archive, bookmark, digg and blog about what I browse.http://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/firing-up-flock.html Low(er) cost .fi domain registration- July 12, 2008 Does anyone know where I can register a .fi domain for (significantly) less than 85 euros per yearhttp://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/lower-cost-fi-domain-registration.html Ulla's flea market Ullan kirppis- July 12, 2008 Unhindered by Web savviness, Ulla considers to put a small ad in the local newspaper and is now looking for a way to show her sellable items online. Which online service would you recommendhttp://www.josschuurmans.com/2008/07/ullas-flee-market.html |