Master of 500 Hats

Let's Frig2gether like we did last summer

Shall we play a game?

(hint: try one of the 2nd or 3rd boards... the 1st one gets pretty darn crowded quickly).

Scoble Goes to GooglePark

Funniest thing i've seen all week :)
  Scoble goes to GooglePark

Adding Job feeds to TypePad, via SimplyHired

Not so well documented, but you can now add simple XML feeds to Typepad blogs.

And using our job search query features, this means you can add Simply Hired job feeds to your blog (which might be relevant if you're an industry-specific recruiter like Jason Davis).

if you want to give this a try you can jump over to Simply Hired and create a job search query, then grab one of our RSS feed links (under the 'send me fresh jobs' area) and paste it into your TypePad blog.

(note: this is where it gets a bit tricky -- the feature is kind of buried under "Weblogs" | "Edit Design" | "Change Content Selections", then you have to scroll down to the right hand side just past "Your TypeLists" and under "Feeds" select Add a new feed.  yow, that's hard to get to... Ben: can you ask Michael to get someone to make that a little easier?)

anyway, if you'd like to manually create a Simply Hired job feed, our syntax looks like this:
* http://www.simplyhired.com/rss2.php?q=Keywords&l=Location

where the parameters noted above stand for:
* q = jobtitle, occupation, or company keywords
* l = a location based on city, state, or both

note: we also allow specification of an exact company name, a mileage radius, and other list-based filters such as the Fortune 500 companies or Forbes Fastest Growing companies. for more info on these options, see our Simply Hired advanced job search.

i've created a few examples of TypePad feeds for jobs at Google & Yahoo using Simply Hired RSS here on my own blog (look in the right-hand column, below my lame-ass Feedburner stats).

Web 2.0: mmm, Crunchy :)

While i'm on the subject of great blogs, here's a new one i've been checking into a lot lately...
since debuting back in June, TechCrunch.com has been profiling Web 2.0 businesses new & old at a pace that boggles your mind.

The site is run by Michael Arrington & Keith Teare, and they've been tearing thru the Web 2.0 Revolution like nobody's business.  It's become a favorite of mine, and i hope they keep up the great work. 

Here's to you, Michael & Keith!

Jeff Gives Good Blog

My friend Jeff Clavier, Software Only really writes a helluva good blog.

I just did a quick little Gtalk writeup, and then i bounced over to Jeff's blog (he sent me the Gtalk invite)... where i saw that he did a fabulous writeup that put mine to shame.  then i read his last 2 blog posts and i thought: damn.  he really writes good shit.  meanwhile, i put together a funny little graphic using SnagIt and think i'm writing pulitzer material.  um, wakeup call.

Jeff may not be in Om or Matt or Steve's league just yet, and he may not have the blog fandom of Jeremy or Robert, but in the parlance of some of my geek friends -- he doesn't suck one bit.

keep it up jeff :)

People are G'Talking

Google Talk is now out, and Skype execs are wondering how fast they can sell out.

interesting how Google is becoming the new Microsoft.

regardless, you gotta give them credit... bunch of new stuff they've been shipping that's pretty sweet. 

not to be overlooked, Yahoo has also been shipping new search features with a vengeance.  (go caterina & stewart!)

not bad having the 2 major search engines compete for my desktop... maybe now the old Microsoft will finally have some real competition. 

Intenet consumers -- rejoice :)

(ps - thanks to Jeff Clavier for my Gtalk invite!)

Live House Japan

Japan may be about to experience the biggest political shakeup since the end of WWII.

 

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, after failing last week to win approval for his proposed Japan Post privatization reforms, dissolved parliament and has called for a snap national election.  The Japanese postal agency is effectively Japan's national savings system, and holds the equivalent of $3.3T USD (yes, that's 'T' for 'trillion') in assets.  Japan Post has long been targeted for reform, having been used as political slushfund by the LDP, Japan's dominant political party for the past 50 years.

Takafumi Horie, founder of LiveDoor (a large Japanese ISP), is one of the more well-recognized assassins, or famous Japan personalities Koizumi has asked to run in the upcoming election.  Interestingly, Horie will run as an independent, and not as an LDP representative.  Just goes to show how determined Koizumi is to push through reform, even at the expense of his own party.

It appears Japanese entrepreneur/investor and blogger Joi Ito was also asked to run, but he turned down the offer.  Guess someone has to keep the Japanese startup community running ;)

trading attention

  trading attention 
  Originally uploaded by Esthr.

got the chance to meet some really amazing people at Foo again this year.  one in particular: Seth Goldstein, a very smart guy, is about to change the world.

give him your attention, please.

Foo Camp 2005

just posted O'Reilly Foo Camp 2005 pix... enjoy.

highlights:
- geeks, alphageeks, & ubergeeks
- instructables by squid labs
- seth goldstein on attention
- esther dyson on spaceflight & healthcare
- vertical search & data visualization
- microformats & tagging with tantek
- foograss with sara winge
- werewolf!

other than a flat tire, it was a terrific weekend... thanks Tim :)

microFOOmats

Tantek is doing a lab on microformats here @ foo.

    (note: cliff notes on microformats and XHTML if you want up to speed quickly)

initial microformat standards that have been accepted / implemented:

• hCard (people)
• hCalendar (events)
• hReview (reviews/ratings) - not accepted yet, but in review (no pun intended)

some great fundamentals from Tantek:

• solve a real problem
• keep it simple
• utilize existing data

great stuff.