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Biting The Bullet: Publishing And The Net

“As the Net traumatizes one institution after another, some appear to be eating their young.

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People selling things on the Net — whether books, newspapers, chocolates, banking or ideas — interact with their customers in jarring, often invasive ways. But both sides can benefit.

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It is no accident that the companies that have managed to profit most from the information revolution are the ones that devote the most energy to maximizing customer responsiveness.”

That would be mean neither the newspaper nor publishing industries, both of which have made it a sacred virtue to be disconnected from and unresponsive to their customers.

The old industries <voice=”Doctor Evil”>Just don’t get it&lt/voice>.

fuck you
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The Offical Johnny Cash Page The Man In Black. My most regreted missed opportunity while a college student, not seeing Johnny Cash when he preformed on campus.

Guru of Internet never made millions off it
About Michael Hart Porject Gutenberg creator with a little about the Powers That Be(tm) fighting the free flow of information even in Gutenberg’s time.

Ramen Recipe Page
Too bad I didn’t know about all these Ramen recipes bach in The Slum days. We started, tried, a tradition of “Ramathom” where the week before finaly was a Ramen only diet for the slumites. It would all kick off with a party around a big pot of Ramen and some friends.
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The New York Times has done a piece, From Geek Improvisers, a $99 Personal Computer, which is mirrored for those free subscription shy.

The ChromeZone – Your source for Mozilla skins and addons! For those souls running Mozilla the begging of a new world of customization.

Landing a Linux Job

Source file management in a complex networked environment