2/8 必読記事・論考(IT)

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TechDirt 2/8/05 Google Maps Rethinks Mapping Applications
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050208/0213257_F.shtml

The simple fact is, those two incumbents have done very little over the past few years to do anything more with their mapping efforts -- whereas Google Maps feels much more intuitive and useful. Yahoo recently added traffic reports, which is a nice touch, but isn't all that comprehensive. What's interesting about Google Maps is the fact that they've clearly rethought how an online mapping offering should work.

Google is taking something that many people assumed was a dead market and started again, building out a version that is much more compelling than what already existed. That, to some extent, is really the power of Google. Recognizing what's out there that isn't really good enough already (even if people don't realize it) and making it better.

TechDirt 2/8/05 Can Google Steal Customers From eBay?
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050208/022255_F.shtml

While it may not seem initially obvious that Google and eBay compete in anything other than market valuation, the two companies are increasingly competing with each other, even if they rely on each other to some extent as well. The simple fact is that if people wanted to sell something, they used to just use eBay, since they knew that that's where the buyers would go. However, many buyers will now just go to Google, which will point them to many different buyers, even those outside of eBay. Thus, one of the benefits for selling via eBay starts to go away, and some sellers figure out they can just set up their own online storefronts, and get attention via Google using search engine marketing and buying up some keywords.

SJM 2/8/05 Search firm Ask Jeeves acquires Bloglines
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10844767.htm
Ask Jeeves Blog 2/7/05 Welcome, Bloglines!
http://blog.ask.com/2005/02/welcome_bloglin.html
John Battelle 2/7/05 It's Official - Bloglines Sold to Ask
http://battellemedia.com/archives/001245.php
Marc Hedlund 2/7/05 It's Official: Ask Jeeves Buys Bloglines, This morning I spoke with Mark Fletcher, CEO of Bloglines, and Jim Lanzone, SVP, Search Properties from Ask Jeeves, about the acquisition.
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6439
NYT 2/8/05 About.com, Primedia's Web Venture, Is for Sale
About.com, Primedia's Web Venture, Is for Sale - The New York Times

Final bids are due today, and the asking price is $350 million to $500 million, they said. The bidders that plan to submit final offers today are Google, Yahoo, The New York Times Company, the AOL unit of Time Warner and AskJeeves, the executives said.

Umair Haque 2/8/05 LinkedIn Jobs vs HR
http://www.bubblegeneration.com/2005/02/linkedin-jobs-vs-hr-its-no-big.cfm
Wired 2/8/05 Wanted: Just About Everything, For people who have successfully used the online überclassifieds marketplace known as craigslist to buy something, sell something, get a job, find a date or anything else, there is often a sense that they're in on a secret.
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,66530,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2
Seth Godin 2/7/05 Why this "Internet thing" is just starting
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2005/02/why_this_intern.html
Read/Write Web 2/7/05 How To Subscribe To Topic Or Tag RSS feeds
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/002652.php
Microsoft Monitor Weblog 2/7/05 The Search Wars=The New Browser Wars
http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/006388.html
The Long Tail 2/8/05 When theory meets practice
http://longtail.typepad.com/the_long_tail/2005/02/when_theory_mee.html
GoodPic 2/9/05 自分の便利が、皆の知識に。Folksonomy系ツールのソーシャル効果
http://www.goodpic.com/mt/archives2/2005/02/folksonomy.html