links for 2005-10-02

I wasn’t able to make it out to Gnomedex, unfortunately.  Fortunately, I’ve been able to catch some of it through the streaming feed provided by the conference. I found it very interesting several weeks ago when I first heard that John Edwards would be a keynote speaker at the event.  It really demonstrates the lengths…

Global Neighbourhoods: You got a case? I’ll give you a free pass (tags: comments) Online Public Relations Thoughts (tags: comments)

My favorite restaurant in Washington, DC suffered a serious fire early yesterday morning while the place was empty. Check out the pictures from Tim Carman at the Washington City Paper to get a feel for the damage at Todd Gray’s Equinox. It certainly wasn’t as bad as it could have been, but there is clearly…

The moment that at least one of you has been waiting for has now arrived. Start Rocket, my new multimedia magazine focused on high-tech entrepreneurship from an outside the Valley perspective, has launched at StartRocket.com.  The first piece is a profile of Chris Shipley and DEMO — a conference that will likely interest the tech…

IS BUZZ MARKETING ILLEGAL? “As marketers more frequently look to recruit consumers brand agents to spread goodwill for brands, industry attorneys view buzz marketing as a likely area of regulatory involvement, especially around the issue of compensating people to participate in buz (tags: BuzzMarketing WordOfMouth Marketing)

MarketingVOX: NPR Launches Podcast Push; Acura a Sponsor MicroPersuasion reports prominent tech columnist John C. Dvorak is bullish on podcasting: “There is no doubt in my mind that podcasting is not only here to stay but will also shortly threaten established media broadcast systems.” Dave Winer: “Two nightly news shows available via podcast: NBC Nightly…