links for 2007-05-16

I published a column reflecting on my memories of my grandfather. He passed away today at 100 years old. Read the full column here.

Speculation has begun as to whether or not MeetUp.com is on its last legs.  The odd messaging they chose they chose for their announcement suggests a lack of confidence in their decision: "We have some news to share that we don’t think you’re going to like. There’s no point in dancing around it so here…

Heather Green over at BusinessWeek’s Blogspotting writes: PaidContent and Techdirt dig through the two conflicting surveys from JupiterResearch and CLX on podcasts…and come up with the most logical line on who the audience for podcasts is….No one knows.

Three weeks ago, Kari Chisholm had an interesting post about how to build an email list.  (I’m getting caught up on posting interesting reads today, in case you didn’t notice the flurry of posts.)

I’m going to start adding a digest of links to interesting articles and blog posts.  These are things that don’t rise to the level of a full individual post, but which many of you may find interesting and informative nonetheless.  Without further ado, here’s the first installment: Outsell Now: A $358 Billion Information Industry by…

Beltway Blogroll offers a good look at the current state of online advocacy ads.