Rough Drafts

Clay Shirky argues that free content is getting better, more ubiquitous, and more compelling. Micropayments will never work.

Mitch Wagner: It seems to me that most of the PR people I deal with are focused on getting me to meet with their client, rather than trying to convince me to write articles about their client.

Steve Outing makes a strong case that email newsletters are dead, and that RSS news feeds are the way to go for publishers. He’s right — but he’s about 2 years ahead of the market.

I’m slow in noting this, but Louise Gl

Coming soon to a blog near you: Comment spamming. And: How to spam back, by flooding spambots with fake email addresses.

Halley can see now, thanks to cataract surgery

A man bought a used BlackBerry from a former Morgan Stanley vice president and discovered that it still contains the VP’s email messages, revealing a treasure trove of confidential information, according to this Wired News story by Kim Zetter. In addition to personal e-mails that reveal the VP’s own

Matchbox sized GPS reports its location via SMS.

Telecom and networking companies blew through far more money in 1999-2001 than did their startup siblings in e-commerce and consumer-oriented Web sites. Plus, where the money is going now.

Some stats on the wireless market: U.S. Wireless Market Sees Surprising Growth (WSJ, 8/15/03) Mobile phone sales encroaching on handheld organizers (c|net news.com, 8/18/03) Notebook sales hit new highs (c|net news.com, 7/2/03)

How to use Movable Type and PHP to manage a list of links automatically.

830 squares of wood rotate individually to reflect your image in this work by artist Daniel Rozin.