links for 2005-11-10

Jim Horton points to an interesting article about the progres of state and federal government agencies in making information more easily accessible online. A brief excerpt: West and his team of researchers conducted a detailed analysis of 1,620 state and federal government Web sites. Among the report’s findings: • 73 percent of state and federal…

Steve Rubel reports that BuzzMetrics and Intelliseek have been acquired by Nielsen.  This represents an interesting marriage between the old school media measurement (Nielsen) and the new world of blog measurement.  Previously, Nielsen has gotten into the web site measurement game generally. As companies begin to pay more attention to what is being said in…

Saw this over on CC Chapman’s blog. Had to tally up my own list. Basically, it’s a list someone put together about 100 foods everyone should try in their lifetime. So far I have tried 73 of them (those in bold). 1. Venison 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile 6….

There’s something enjoyable about pulling out a new year’s calendar — even if we now don’t grab an actual calendar but simply see the date flip over to a new year on the computer screen. Even though dates have no magical powers, it always feels a bit like a clean slate every January 1. That’s…

Steve Rubel should send a bottle of antacid to subscription services everywhere.  He raises the question of whether the Long Tail will diminish demand (and willingness to pay) for subscription services online.    I would argue that the Long Tail will not threaten creative and innovative providers.  In fact, it will probably create new opportunities. …

MediaPost reports that Yahoo has announced a leap into original content, featuring former war reporter Kevin Sites. Sites, a veteran of CNN and NBC, plans to leave for Africa on Wednesday. He will spend the next year traveling to 36 war-torn corners of the world, and reporting on how current events affect people’s lives.  ……