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I’ve recently written a couple of blog posts related to analytics. It appears (based on the analytics, of course) that quite a few of you were interested in this topic, so I thought I would follow up with another post and a few more tips. Read More »

It’s free and easy to get started with Google Analytics, but there are also a lot of advanced features that can make it even more useful. I thought it might be time to do post with a few quick tips for getting more out of it. Read More »

 
 

When it comes to live-blogging news events, plenty of bloggers and journalism outlets use their own in-house tools — but more and more news organizations are turning to all-in-one, cloud-based solutions such as ScribbleLive, which wants to become a fully fledged content-management system for journalists. Read More »

Microsoft gets their share of slaps, I’ve been known to dish a few out myself. It’s only fair to give them a big shout out when they do something that is not only right, but far above what is expected. I follow David Hewson on Twitter, … Read More »

How Are You Using iPhone Apps?

Last week, Pinch Media released some interesting statistics about App Store usage in a presentation, now available online. In short, they’ve found that while free apps are downloaded like crazy, active use drops off fast. Paid apps tend to see more use after installation and … Read More »

Congratulations to Xavier of Notebooks.com as well as Rob, Warner and all of our good friends on the GottaBeMobile team. Today, both sites jointly announced that Notebooks.com has purchased GottaBeMobile. We’re obviously big fans of both sites, so we’re excited that … Read More »

QTWeb Is an Ideal Mini Browser for a USB Thumb Drive

DownloadSquad has a short item today on QTWeb, an open source Windows browser based on the WebKit rendering engine (also found in Safari and Google Chrome). I’ve used the browser before, but decided to try out the newest version, which has quite a … Read More »

GigPark: Turning Social Networks into Testimonials

In professional services, you are only ever as good as your last engagement. Which is to say, if you have no one to vouch for the quality of your work, then you’ll probably have a hard time finding more. Traditionally, the best way to sell to future … Read More »

Open Thread: Web Worker Thanksgiving

The annual Thanksgiving holiday in the US is coming up next week – and a lot of web workers are preparing to take some downtime away from their computers as a result. Before you go, though, why not take a few minutes to participate in our … Read More »

MacHEADS — A Fanboy Documentary

Everyone remembers when they get their first Mac — the instant feeling of belonging in an elitist group of technologists. You go to class, a coffee shop, or down the street and see cars driving past with an Apple sticker on their back windshield as … Read More »

NTV New York 2.0 Recap

Thanks very much to all who joined us last night in New York City for our viral ads edition of the NewTeeVee Pier Screenings. After any number of snafus (including the NYU campus police denying us our beer!), the video line-up for the evening and the … Read More »

More Must Reads

Today’s funny animal video is less comedy and more terror. Don’t dare look away for one moment — because Ninja Cat is coming, and Ninja Cat cannot be stopped. A secret cross-promotion for the new Ask A Ninja tome? Probably not. And this … Read More »

The “Lonelygirl 15″ star returns with “Sorority Forever,” a new web series from The WB launching today. Read More »

A California district court concluded today that Veoh is not liable for infringing content uploaded to its site, settling one of the first lawsuits filed against a video sharing site two years ago. “The record presented demonstrates that, far from encouraging copyright infringement, Veoh has a … Read More »

Late last month, news hit that Forrester Research had purchased Jupiter Research. My immediate thought was to reach out to Michael Gartenberg to see how this affected him, and at … Read More »

This is just a mini-rant for something that has been bothering me for a while and since I just hit it again on a site it’s time to speak up.  I … Read More »

In the DVD industry, flat growth is exciting because it means you’re not dead yet. But alongside the growth of on-demand movies and the increasing irrelevance of buying a shrink-wrapped box, there’s something of value that’s getting left behind: DVD extras and special features. … Read More »

Foreign Body: 40 Episodes and Just 1M Plays; Vuguru’s latest web drama series has struggled with an inconsistent audience. (MediaWeek) Verizon FiOS Adds 176,000 New Customers in Q2; TV service now has roughly 1.4 million subscribers, is now entering NYC. (paidContent) FCC Chastises Comcast … Read More »

Certain publications are all a-flutter today with talk that Google and YouTube “could one day enable content owners to insert ads into unauthorized video clips wherever they might be posted online,” an assertion made in a report at CNET. We even picked up the … Read More »

I have been enjoying blogging on my iPhone with the TypePad Mobile app that I picked up shortly after getting the iPhone.  There is something liberating about snapping a photo and posting it directly to jkOnTheRun from the phone.  A lot of folks that blog using … Read More »

You probably thought we forgot about announcing the winner of the BlackBerry TypePad Mobile contest, didn’t you?  The truth is we got some really good entries and we had … Read More »

Now that the Blackberry client for TypePad is out I just had to try it. Now I really wish ny 8830 had a camera! Read More »

One of the ways we covered this year’s Consumer Electronics Show was to use a Windows Mobile client for TypePad, the blog platform we’ve used here at jkOnTheRun since day … Read More »

Blogging is a phenomenon of epic proportions, of that there can be little doubt.  A lot has been written about blogging and how it’s become the new form of journalism but to me it’s so much more than that.  I have done a lot of self-reflection … Read More »

A topic has been discussed recently by a bunch of A-list bloggers that crops up from time to time as apparently these A-list bloggers are a bit obsessed by it.  The conversation deals with whether … Read More »

I’m saddened by the news that we’ve lost Russell Shaw, who passed away Friday night unexpectedly. I had the pleasure to virtually work alongside of Russell when we both blogged for Weblogs, Inc. Russell covered the Blackberry scene for several years and then moved … Read More »

I hope this doesn’t mean I’ll need to double my daily post quantity, but TypePad just made it easier to blog from the iPhone. I tried to use the standard TypePad interface … Read More »

I have a Nokia N800 but not a Wordpress blog but if I did I’d be all over it if someone pointed out a Wordpress blog editor for … Read More »

Yep, I just had to try it since it runs a full browser. Using the on-screen keyboard certainly works, but it’s cumbersome at best. Adding Bluetooth support for an external keyboard would … Read More »

Tag, I’m it. James tagged me in this blogspheric get-to-know-you game; I’d hate to be a spoil sport and not reply, so here goes: I owned three cars before I even had a license to drive. All three were Ford Mustang’s from the 1960′s; my father … Read More »

While most folks here in the States are relaxing and enjoying the holiday, there’ s no rest for the weary over at Mobility Site. Chris Leckness just … Read More »

No, I haven’t done it but Michael Connick has.  Take a look at this: To find out how he does it check out his post. Read More »

I should formalize my earlier report about our problem with comment spam since I have a little more information about it and I am hearing from other TypePad bloggers who are also affected.  Last Friday TypePad apparently made changes to the CAPTCHA feature that up … Read More »

Quick shout out to fellow Microsoft Tablet PC MVP Marc Orchant. He clearly has too much free time on his hands since he’s added another blog to his repertoire! It must be the Tablet PC platform that makes him so productive. Hop on over to his … Read More »

This is a text version of the original post that was made in ink. I am always encouraged to blog more in ink but then get complaints about my poor handwriting.  Thus this text version. Stealth blogging is blogging from any location where you typically are … Read More »

Sitting here blogging and checking email during a boring meeting. No one the wiser as it looks like I’m taking notes as usual on the Tablet PC.  Read More »

It is hardly a surprise that the more en vogue and exotic MIX ’07 is overshadowing a strategically more important event hosted by Microsoft – the 2007 Mobile and Embedded Devices Conference also being held in Las Vegas. Given that mobiles are supposedly the platform for … Read More »

A jury in Denver found former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio guilty on 19 of 42 counts of insider trading. He faces 10 years and a million dollar fine on each count – which could essentially put him behind bars for rest of his life. He joins … Read More »

OK, maybe Ma Bell will push back from scarfing down that tasty plate of telecom pasta: According to the NY Times, the telecom giant backed down from its previous continental expansion plans Monday, perhaps due to political pressures. Read More »

Great news over at Gotta Be Mobile today: the Tablet PC team is expanding and now includes Hugo Ortega! Although I only know Hugo by his on-line reputation and passion, he’s quite a character and I know he’ll add tremendous value to the already talented … Read More »

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