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links for 2007-06-30

June 30th, 2007

Love how the NATO secretary general is making iPod references

“I do think that in this already fairly complicated discussion it is advisable to lower the volume a bit….As it is with your iPod, if you put the volume too high it will in the long run damage your ears….”

(tags: ipod NATO)

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links for 2007-06-28

June 28th, 2007

Inside Bay Area - Garbage collection talks stall, strike deadline looms

“The average garbage-truck driver makes $75,000 a year, but with health and pension benefits they can easily make up to $100,000, Tucker said.” Who knew?

(tags: garbagecollection careers)

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links for 2007-06-27

June 27th, 2007

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links for 2007-06-26

June 26th, 2007

The Baby-Name Business - WSJ.com

“We live in a marketing-oriented society….People who understand branding know that when you pick the right name, you’re giving your child a head start.”

(tags: marketing babynames kindofscary)

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links for 2007-06-16

June 16th, 2007

Dragon Head Almost Destroyed Me» Haggis

On haggis…

(tags: haggis scotland)

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links for 2007-06-15

June 15th, 2007

John Battelle’s Searchblog: Google Cancels EBay Party - Ebay Cancels Google Ads

It’s sort of nice to see Google and eBay really acknowledge their animosities.

(tags: ebay google advertising)

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links for 2007-06-14

June 14th, 2007

Wi-Fi on BART at JG etc.

Excellent! Not that I ride BART or anything, but I aspire to use public transportation again someday.

(tags: BART wi-fi internet SF)
DEBBIE DOWNER: Internet advertising’s deceleration - Valleywag

Valleywag appears to have actually done some work — and reached an interesting conclusion.

(tags: internet advertising onlineads IAB)

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links for 2007-06-13

June 13th, 2007

Google Does Site Specific Performance, One Step Closer…

Really interesting move from Google. Wonder how this is going to shake out for publishers.

(tags: advertising adwords google adsense analytics)

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links for 2007-06-08

June 8th, 2007

Favoriting Ads

An advertising feature request from Fred Wilson

(tags: advertising avc fredwilson)

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