links for 2007-05-17

Robert Scoble takes a crack at the question of how to make RSS simple for users.  I agree that we should make things simple for readers whenever possible.  I have even argued in this space in the past to come up with another, more user-friendly name for RSS. But then I got to thinking.  Are…

BL Ochman reports: MoveOn.org, which was seeking 500,000 signatures on a petition against proposed Congress’ cancellation of funding to NPR and PBS, has now reached almost a million signatures.

Matthew Hurst points out that Google’s terms of service for its new Analytics service allows it to use the collected data for its own purposes.  Essentially, in exchange for free web visitor stats for your blog or web site, you agree to let them take advantage of that treasure drove of data being collected. Seems…

Publisher and Authors Parse a Term: Out of Print – New York Times print on demand technology creates an interesting dynamic that many authors don’t appreciate (tags: books marketing) The Social Media Marketing Blog: Short But Sweet: to Tweet or Not to Tweet? (tags: comments)

MediaPost Publications – IT.com Bows White Paper Search Engine – 10/11/2005 (tags: VerticalSearch Research)