As some of you may have noticed, we are running NewsGator ads in some of InfoWorld’s RSS feeds (example here). These are the first ads of their kind that we’re aware of. I think what happens here will, to some extent, set the precedent for RSS-based advertising. Any comments on this? RAI and InfoWorld both [...]
Archive for: June, 2003
Java Marketing
Hmm…Christina Aguilera is on the front page (and another) of java.com. Ok Microsoft, this is no time to sit on your hands. Better call Britney and get her excited about .NET. :-)
Speakers
I’ve never had to work so hard to spend $150. Late last week, I subscribed to PressPlay just to try it out (more on them later). After listening to music all day, I decided I needed some new speakers; I was using some very old HK’s that came with a computer several years ago, and [...]
The RSS Soundbite
An interesting post from Dwight Shih: Tim Bray is in sales mode and wants to know What’s the RSS Soundbite? My advice would be to load up NewsGator and pitch RSS as pull email. Email has already achieved pretty near universal acceptance in business. Many people consider their email archives to be their primary information [...]
What to race?
I think my racing career is at a crossroads. I want to move on to a pro series; something with more exposure, prize money, etc. SCCA Pro Racing has just announced the end of the Pro Spec Racer series; and in any case, I think it’s time to move on. The problem is, I [...]
RSS Ubiquity
A while back, there were a some posts about NewsGator being “too easy” to use, and people resisting reading RSS feeds in Outlook for this reason. We’ve discussed the feature set of NewsGator many times…but let’s talk more about integrating RSS with Outlook. Today, some might argue that mail and news are indeed two separate [...]

