BlogWell http://blog-well.com Musings and things that amuse us Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Blogwellhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with Google Who is Worthy of Digg’s Pixels? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogwell/~3/80ZvO0AB_W4/ http://blog-well.com/2009/10/12/who-is-worthy-of-diggs-pixels/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:44:48 +0000 Lid http://blog-well.com/?p=666 digg Last week, Digg announced it is working on performance initiatives:

“Today, we’re also making some changes to reduce page payloads and minimize HTTP requests with subtle UI changes. By removing the 16px user icon from stories on the home page and other story lists, we’re reducing HTTP requests to Digg for a warm cache load by around 75%.”

I’ve asked a few developers [not associated with Digg] about this new initiative.  Each had much the same response: Seems like a no brainer; surely Digg’s developers can work out a way to speed things up and leave the icons on…

Of course Digg’s developers can work out how to do this.  They’re not stupid.

However, there has been an interesting shift in to whom Digg allocates pixels lately.

Just over a week ago, Digg’s Chief Revenue Officer, Chas Edwards, offers up this gem:

“We’re very excited about [ Digg Ads] at Digg, and not because we’ve found a few extra pixels to sell to advertisers but because Digg Ads is our first step in the direction of helping marketers speak to the Digg community in the local language of Digg.”

Clearly, every pixel matters to a site like Digg, not only in load time, but also aesthetically.  And of course Digg’s future is at stake here; I just wish they’d be more straight forward about it all instead of trying to mask with inane statements.

]]> http://blog-well.com/2009/10/12/who-is-worthy-of-diggs-pixels/feed/ 1 http://blog-well.com/2009/10/12/who-is-worthy-of-diggs-pixels/ The History of Microsoft http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogwell/~3/wnGRYUod-i4/ http://blog-well.com/2009/02/05/the-history-of-microsoft/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:40:36 +0000 Lid http://blog-well.com/?p=640 Today, Microsoft’s Channel 9 begins a new video series called The History of Microsoft. In this first episode Bill Gates talks about the ‘aha’ moment.


Get Microsoft Silverlight

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Came across this great pic of Australia over on Strange Maps – nature or art?  The accidental cartography post is quite accurate when it points out the irony of the drought stricken land.

So what do you think?  Real or not?  There are some interesting comments on the urban legend site, Snopes.

]]> http://blog-well.com/2009/01/08/photoshopped-or-not/feed/ 3 http://blog-well.com/2009/01/08/photoshopped-or-not/ The History of the Internet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogwell/~3/aGS4UvFsfPs/ http://blog-well.com/2009/01/07/the-history-of-the-internet/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:17:14 +0000 Lid http://blog-well.com/?p=626 A seven minute video that walks you through the history of the Internet.  Including the groups that made up its foundation: ARPANET, RAND, NPL, CYCLADES.


History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.

]]> http://blog-well.com/2009/01/07/the-history-of-the-internet/feed/ 1 http://blog-well.com/2009/01/07/the-history-of-the-internet/ Silicon Valley Tech Events: November 10, 2008 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Blogwell/~3/1CaM6ptx8U8/ http://blog-well.com/2008/11/09/silicon-valley-tech-events-november-10-2008/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:00:45 +0000 Lid http://blog-well.com/?p=611 These are events planned for the Silicon Valley area for the week beginning November 10; please let me know if you’d like to include an event.

Monday November 10

VoiceCon San Francisco 2008
Host: TechWeb
Dates: November 10 – 13
Place: San Francisco, Moscone North
Cost: Exhibits only $100 – $2495

Tuesday November 11

ISPCon
Host: Jupiter Events
Dates: November 11 – 13
Place: San Jose
Cost: $50 – $695

Webcast:
Open Source at Microsoft: Opportunity or Threat?
Host: Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
Time: 12.30 p.m.
Place: Web
Cost: Free

Wednesday November 12

Under the Radar
Host: Dealmaker Media
Dates: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Place: Mountain View, Microsoft Campus
Cost: $485 Members/$595 Non Members

Beyond the Web We Know — What Comes After 2.0?
Host: Commonwealth Club
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Place: San Francisco
Cost: $8 Members/$15 Non Members

Thursday November 13

Television Reinvented
Host: NewTeeVee
Time 8 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Place: San Francisco, Mission Center
Cost: $595

OpenSocial: 1st Birthday Celebration
Host: MySpace
Time: 10 a.m. – late
Place: San Francisco, MySpace Offices
Cost: Free

Friday November 14

AdRevenue 08
Host: Pubmatic
Time: 8.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Place: San Francisco, Presidio
Cost: $599 – $799

Public Media Barcamp
Host: Barcamp
Date: November 14 – 16
Place: Santa Cruz
Cost: Free

Saturday November 15

Convergence 08
Host: Computer History Museum
Dates: November 15 – 16
Place: Mountain View
Cost: $195

Information from:

Gary’s Guide
Tech Venue

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