December 2003

Queer Eye for the Despot Guy

by alec on December 31, 2003

From Doug’s Dynamic Drivel… it’s a few weeks old.Â Clearly I’ve been working too hard, because I missed it.

Words fail me…

by alec on December 30, 2003

The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. Leonard Nimoy sings Bilbo Baggins. Full-video. Courtesy of Randy atÂ iBLOGthere4iM.

Pulver observes that marketing is the big expense

December 29, 2003

VoIP: Beyond Cheaper Phone Calls.Â Subscriber acquisition is a big expense, no doubt.Â That’s an area that VoIP can’t solve, and if anything, it will become a bigger problem as VoIP services promote churn away from the incumbent monopolies.

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Phil Goldman, dead at 39

December 29, 2003

From CNET: Briefly: Mailblocks CEO and WebTV founder dies.Â Cause of death unknown.Â I am blown away.Â I had only a few opportunities to work with Phil at MSFT, but always found him intelligent, softspoken, and willing to listen to someone with a good idea.Â

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The value of brand / first mover advantage

December 29, 2003

The web sure is an interesting lab for testing and quantifying some of the accepted “truths” of marketing.Â What is first mover advantage in a market worth? In First-mover advantage,Â Infoworld reports on the results of a study comparing price increases at market (and mindshare) leader Amazon to the same price increases at lesser known competitor Barnes [...]

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December 21, 2003

Wired on VoIP Good wired article on VoIP, with quotes from some of the players. Look for flat rate telephony coming to you soon. VoIP: Here, There, Everywhere.

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RH Philllips Dunnigan Hills 2000 Syrah

December 13, 2003

I’ve written about this wine in the past. We cracked a bottle of this last night after Michael’s birthday party. I am a huge fan. It’s a great value, and an elegant, rich, delicious wine. The label claims “generous flavors of raspberry, black cherry and pepper spice”, and it doesn’t over promise.

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December 12, 2003

Wired on VoIP Good wired article on VoIP, with quotes from some of the players. Look for flat rate telephony coming to you soon. VoIP: Here, There, Everywhere.

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December 11, 2003

Germans free Al Qaeda suspect German Judge Frees Qaeda Suspect; Cites U.S. Secrecy. This is a bombshell. In Germany a judge has freed a suspect because the witness required to corroborate the states case are being held a Gitmo, and the Americans are unwilling to release their testimony. Other suspects may also be freed. The [...]

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Qwest does VoIP

December 10, 2003

Qwest taps into Net telephony. The company begins selling Internet phone service to some customers in Minnesota, claiming it’s the first major telecommunications provider to offer VoIP calling to U.S. homes.

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