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The official announcement’s over at our company blog. I’m really excited about this, as BlogBeat’s become an important part of my understanding of how this blog is consumed and distributed… and the tie-in to our existing analytics with the feed will be a big plus. Welcome aboard, Jeff! There will be lots to talk about…

Denise Howell, one of the original lawyer bloggers and one of the most thoughtful commentators on the intersection of technology, law and life, announced over the weekend that she’s been fired. That’s a gutsy thing to do (in a similar situation, I remained silent on the subject), and her commitment to facing the uncertainties of…

OK, tech amigos. A very helpful reader pointed out (rather ironically, given my day job) that my archive of RSS posts is busted. Why? Because WordPress is hard-wired to render anything that ends in “/rss” as a feed… even though, in this case, the category is RSS, it’s seeing “/rss” as an operator on the…

I recently finished The Bourne Legacy, a book I was incredibly reluctant to read. I first read The Bourne Identity in junior high school, and I have vivid memories of reading The Bourne Ultimatum while traveling in France as a high school student. Ludlum’s gift for complex plots, attention to detail, respect for his characters…

At Gnomedex, one of the more interesting conversations I participated in was with a large, brand-name publisher (who shall remain nameless). I was talking about how at FeedBurner, we take feedback very seriously. So, seriously, in fact, that many of us monitor Technorati pretty actively (and other similar services) to look for anyone talking about…

Beach Celebration and 2006 Aquathon Wow, this sounds like a great way to spend a day… Centennial Beach is turning 75 on Saturday. (tags: naperville)

I’m off this week to spend some long-overdue time with the family, but for those who are closer to the city and/or have time on Thursday, you won’t want to miss the first TechCocktail event in Chicago. Put on by FeedBurner’s own Eric Olson and periodic TechCrunch contributor FJ Gruber, the event will be a…

Ted Stevens on the Internet This is terrifying. As Wonkette dubbed him: “Unfrozen caveman Senator.” (tags: stevens alaska senate internet policy technology)

To end Gnomedex, Chris Pirillo just pitched three VCs (Brad Feld, Jeff Clavier and Rick Segal) on his new idea, TagJag. It’s a real, raw, unscripted discussion that shines a light on how to pitch an idea, how to answer questions from VCs, and how to evaluate what’s needed to execute on your vision. In…

I’m surprised how little of this year’s Gnomedex I’ve blogged. But I’m sitting in the Phil Torrone session on open source hardware, and it’s fascinating (I was similiarly amazed last year). He’s asking for ideas, and since I’m starting Boy Scouts with my son this fall, it seems like we need a merit badge system…