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Craig on craigslist, one more time: In "Craigslist: Paid classifieds killer, or impetus for more lucrative classifieds business," I put forth that:It is not for Craig Newmark, Jim Buckmaster, or any member of the craigslist community, to worry about “feelings” within the newspaper industry, or about the future of the newspaper industry. Rather, it is the...; Tags: ecommerce, Self-Promotion, Amateur Content, Social Web, Yellow Pages, CEO Interviews, Craigslist, eBay, User-Generated Content, Culture, Citizen Journalism, Local, Business Models; Blog posts 2006-12-14
Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster: Delightfully communist: Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster: Delightfully communistWhy?Why should Craigslist force ads on people when there are more than enough ads in the world already. Justifying it by saying it could be given to charity is stupid - let people donate to the charities they like rather than have someone else...; Tags: eBay Inc., Anarchy, Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist, Communist, Communism, communist, capitalist, capitalism; Discussion threads 2006-12-07
Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster: Delightfully communist: Take the Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster, who has been described as a socialist anarchist and a communist, drop him into an investment conference with a bunch of capitalists and what do you get? Confused capitalists wondering how a company can exist without the urge to maximize profits. On...; Tags: Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist, Hardware Infrastructure, IT Management, General; Blog posts 2006-12-07
Bad competitors are ruining markets everywhere...: I've been thinking about "bad competitors" after coming across this excellent speech on the future of newspapers by Phil Meyer, Knight Chair in Journalism, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill at a conference in August 2005. [Craig Newmark is founder of Craigslist, the classified advertising company.] ...; Tags: bad competitor, Craigslist, Craig Newmark, Jim Buckmaster; Blog posts 2006-05-08
Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster talks business: Video: David Kirkpatrick of Fortune interviews Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster in New York about the popular local classified and commmunity site, which is disrupting offline classifieds and online competitors. Buckmaster cited external reports that Craigslist has more job-related traffic than Monster and CareerBuilder combined. Craigslist is one of the better...; Tags: Craigslist, Jim Buckmaster; Blog posts 2006-02-03

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Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space: Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...; Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper: Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins JuniperAlso.....Is he really the "face" you want for Vista? Let's be honest here Balmer is not loaded with charisma or well anything that makes one want to buy from him. Stay away from him maybe but buy? heh heh heh Just saying.....Pagan...; Tags: Sales strategy, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Vista! Hurrah, product people, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Juniper Networks Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
10 hard drive disasters: Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard...; Tags: Hard Drive, hard drives, data recovery, Dan Ilett, Silicon.com; News items 2008-07-22
Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap: Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Psystar.com offline ...: Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Ranch Rush (exe): Sara learns that her boss, Jim, might have to sell his Nursery to developers for extra cash, putting an end to her favorite job. Can Sara earn enough money in 8 weeks to send the developers packing? Help Sara turn 3 acres into a thriving Farmer's Market Ranch. Harvest fresh...; Tags: Developer, Fresh Games, Sara; Software downloads 2008-07-16
My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The Hive: Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here's a new Friday feature at The IT Grind showcasing IT professionals that love their work....; Tags: Information Technology, Chief Architect, Hobby, Home Entertainment, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Strategy, Programming Languages, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Software Development, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-07-11
Care-O-Bot, your future robotic butler: Care-O-Bot, your future robotic butlerOther robo-butlers on the way...Thank you for a fantastic article on Care-o-bot...very good information. There are 3 other similar products being built in the Silicon Valley area: Willow Garage PR-2, Readybot, and Anybot. What an exciting time for robotics.Jim BrickmanService Robotics Blog; Tags: Robots, Care-O-Bot; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Jobs, lawyer cleared of criminal charges: Jobs, lawyer cleared of criminal chargesI wonder how much fury this news will muster?Pagan jimRE: Jobs, lawyer cleared of criminal chargesIf I had $10 billion... would I really need to be dishonest to get $10 billion more????(I wouldn't really need either amount.)RE: Jobs, lawyer cleared of criminal chargesBS. Steve Jobs...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
A time and need for service innovation, education: The vision behind Service Science is to build a coherent body of knowledge for service innovation, says IBM's Jim Spohrer. Commentary--Services make the world go around. In modern day society, we are all connected to each other by either giving or receiving a service. ...; Tags: services, IBM; News items 2008-07-10
FTC opposes online privacy law: Google and Yahoo favor a national online privacy law, the companies' lawyers told the Senate Commerce Committee but the Federal Trade Commission said its plans for industry self-regulation would solve the problem. Not at the hearing: the ISPs whose latest moves into tracking user behavior for better advertising were the...; Tags: Google Inc., Commission, Online Privacy, FTC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Sales Force Management, Internet, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Apple and AT: Apple and ATiPhone AlternativeIf you are an AT&T customer and are unsure of the iPhone you might look at the "Tilt". It has a nice keyboard, stylus and actually better overall features than the iPhone in my opinion. If you need major storage for music okay go with...; Tags: Keyboards, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
Ticking bombs in enterprise land: I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKenna where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...; Tags: Software, Audit, Francine, Tools & Techniques, Financial Accounting, Management, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-07
Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OS: Why you'll have a long wait for Microsoft's next OSPerhapsbecause I said best bitsThe next OS from Microsoftshould employ the best bits of what is available, whether they are Microsoft ideas or not - most of the best ones have not been. For example, it should at the very least...; Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claims: Nokia's open source Symbian is no match or threat to Linux mobile, Linux Foundation claimsJim is missing one essential point.Dana,While I have not heard of any official plan to do this, it's a no-brainer to consider that the Symbian platform in its new role could be hosted on top of...; Tags: mobile, Symbian Inc., open source, Linux, Nokia Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-02