Year: 2005

The reactions to my comments about Tammy Duckworth’s campaign sure have been interesting. As expected, some of the comments (and private e-mails, of which there have been a number) express support for Christine and dismay at the DCCC’s handling of the race, a few have expressed support for Major Duckworth, and a few even addressed…

Erik’s post today on lessons he’s learned is just a terrific read. There are any number of things the Internet’s made possible in my life — but meeting Erik and counting him as one of my closest friends is certainly at the top of that list. I feel quite fortunate to have known Erik for…

Update 12/19/05: Lots of incoming traffic looking for info on Maj. Duckworth. Her campaign website is here, ArchPundit interviews Tammy here (follow the links to snippets from the interview), and Rich at Capitol Fax interviewed her on Friday, details (and lots of comments) are here. As many readers of this blog know, when not running…

OK, San Francisco isn’t actually banning video cameras. But perhaps there should be an IQ test before obtaining one. Remember the 49ers video debacle this summer? (If not, there’s some background from Cyberjournalist.net here.) With that fresh in their minds, you’d think that San Franciscans would be a bit gunshy about pulling a similar stunt,…

Almost exactly 3 years ago, Jen Klyse came up with a cool idea: create RSS feeds for members of Congress. She didn’t end up developing the concept, but it looks like the Washington Post just did. Here’s Barack Obama’s voting feed. Very cool. Hat tip to 37 Signals for catching this (and Eric Olson for…

Just got back from a crazy couple of days in Los Angeles. Scary stat of the day? I flew four hours from L.A. to Chicago tonight, and the air temp dropped 80 degrees. Whoa. Last night started out strong — I got to have dinner with a former co-worker, John Lipsey, who just bought a…

Kevin Kuwik, the Ohio assistant basketball coach who got called up to Iraq last year (rather unexpectedly), is coming home from Iraq, most likely early this week. Very, very good news. Welcome home, Kevin!

While on the subject of start-ups, some more invaluable links: Nick Denton (founder of Moreover, founder and head of Gawker) on must-have apps for start-ups Ev Williams (Blogger founder, founder and CEO at Odeo) on ten tips for start-ups Socialtext’s Startup Exchange Great stuff, all around.

Fascinating, insightful group blog by a bunch of Google alumni. It’s an absolute must-read for anyone who wants to understand about how start-ups grow, build the team, etc. Perhaps most revealing for me are the hiccups. In a young start-up, every misstep feels like you’re on the verge of failure. Once you read this post,…

A hearty welcome to the newest member of the team, Eric Olson. Eric will be helping me out as we bring more publishers on board at FeedBurner, help I desperately need! I’m excited to have Eric join the team. In related news, we’re hiring again. Check out our jobs page. If you’re in the Chicago…