Field Notes

Winner, best business writing, February 2006: Annalee Newitz: “investors have turned their burning, collective gaze from the wastes of Mordor […]

Maybe all these folks are leaving technorati because the site sucks, and they couldn’t fix it. Valleywag: Jason DeFillippo walks

Recycling … and screaming bikini girls. Girls Crushing Cars (via Grist)

Poor bloggers… the instant they stand to make a lousy buck from their blogs, the WSJ jumps all over them.

Cool “crank-forward” bikes (supposedly more comfortable, slightly reclined ride): Electra (via Wired News)

News flash! Podcasting is time-consuming, not financially rewarding: Wired News: Podfading Takes Its Toll

Coming to my neighborhood, April 22-23: DIY geeks! MakeZine.com: Maker Faire

Ironic: Garfinkel rails against Gmail’s ads — in an article surrounded by ads. In Google We Trust

Compare the searches for “tiananmen” on regular Google and on Google China. (via Dave Farber)

Steve Jobs: tightfisted rich bastard? Wired News: Jobs vs. Gates: Who’s the Star?