Daily Archives: March 10, 2005

Hard to Know WHAT to Believe

Posted on March 10, 2005 by glasscastle

Could Dan Brown have invented a more bizarre and conspiratorial plot than the recent wounding of Italian journalist Guiana Sgrena and the killing of Italian spy Nicola Calipari as they sped to the airport mere minutes after the journalist’s being … Continue reading →

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User-Configurable Search Results Ranking

Posted on March 10, 2005 by glasscastle

The New York Times today has a pretty good roundup of the latest attempts to eat into Google’s dominance of the search market worldwide. In content, the innovations at Amazon A9 (neighborhood context) and MSN Search (user-adjsutable search priorities, via … Continue reading →

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Creeping Commercialiization Thru Promiscuous Partnering

Posted on March 10, 2005 by glasscastle

CADES COVE, Tenn. — The job posting for a new director of tourism for the National Park Service cites the usual requirements: expertise with budgets, ability to set priorities. But a new skill — the ability to ”create, nurture, and … Continue reading →

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