links for 2007-05-11

I had the opportunity to spend some time in Boulder, CO yesterday after the Defrag 2011 conference came to an end. I have also had the pleasure to get to know some of the tech startups from that area over the past few years, and I must say I am impressed. As I walked through…

More from Amy Gahran (I’m getting caught up on feeds tonight).  I have heard from a surprising number of people — PR professionals even — who refuse to register for all of these news sites that require registration to read content. It’s an interesting problem as more sites go to registration. UPDATE: Mike Orren argues…

Townhall.com has announced they are ditching MeetUp.com and building their own service.  As one of the largest conservative grassroots groups working with MeetUp, it is a major tangible sign the new billing policy may not be working. Effective this Thursday, Townhall.com will officially end its relationship with Meetup.com.  In place of Meetup, Townhall will begin…

Innovation in College Media » Blog Archive » Pre-roll ads and tragedy (tags: comments) Blogola TV nets circumventing the MSM and going to TV bloggers instead (tags: tv blogs) Google News thoughts on how Google ranks news stories (tags: googlenews) 57 Blog 101 Questions 57 questions that deserve answers — but most of us don’t…

Scoble points to some new, niche versions of Memeorandum that have been created.  Specifically, he spoke with Gabe Rivera, creator of Memeorandum, who told him about tech.Memeorandum and the latest version of the original which is focused on current events and politics. It’s all computer driven to come up with stories — it uses links…

I took most of the day off yesterday to spend time with my family – and was I surprised to see my inbox when I got back to it! As a fellow blogger, I understand the importance of a fast, accurate response to issues raised in the blogs. Unfortunately, in a case of the cobbler’s…