John Robb: The Weblog NetworkInsider news for authors and contributors to The Weblog Network.(Untitled)- July 30, 2003 News.com New targetted ad software vendor, WebRelevance, nabs MSNBC contract.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/30.html#a3417 (Untitled)- July 29, 2003 Joe Firmage: 3-D portals and a global taxonomy run by experts. Joe, a serial entrepreneur with a strong eccentric streak, is onto a good idea (a network of expert webloggers) but the path to implementation (it uses a strong dose of VRML spaces) doesn't sound plausible.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/29.html#a3405 (Untitled)- July 28, 2003 Network World: Microsoft's search strategy sounds like it will go after more than just Google... Microsoft believes Web search can be done much better than any Web search engine does it today. "Our research indicates that only 30% to 40% of the Web is indexed and that people's questions (to search engines) go unanswered half the time," Gurry said. Actually, with high quality topical content it is very easy to create an answer based system like Jeeves. My team did this once...http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/28.html#a3400 (Untitled)- July 28, 2003 A portion of the revenue model for the Weblog Network will be a tie into web service APIs from Amazon and others (depending on revenue share optimization).http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/28.html#a3395 (Untitled)- July 28, 2003 I've done a lot of thinking on how to put together the Weblog Network over the weekend. The elements are coming together for a rapid roll-out that will allow individuals with compelling analytic content focused on specific topics to rapidly generate revenue from their writing and services.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/28.html#a3393 (Untitled)- July 26, 2003 Ask Jeeves takes off: paid search on a rebound.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/26.html#a3387 (Untitled)- July 25, 2003 What features does a K-Log network need I am working on a major upgrade to this feature set with my work on Mindplex and other projects.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/25.html#a3376 (Untitled)- July 23, 2003 Bletter. E-mail newsletter demo. Looks very easy to use. It also creates an RSS feed. They are looking for beta users. This may be useful as part of the Weblog Network. It would also be nice if all you needed to do is put in your RSS feed and it would put the posts into the form itself. That way all you would need to do is work on the global template options.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/23.html#a3362 (Untitled)- July 22, 2003 If anybody would like to take a crack at a top level hierarchy for this let me know. Otherwise I will post one and put it out for discussion. This is where a information science professional would be very helpful.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/22.html#a3356 (Untitled)- July 22, 2003 I am currently exploring server hosting and software alternatives. I would like to make it possible for people to publish in the tool of their choice and route it to the centralized hub. This would make it easy for experts to join.http://weblognetwork.mindplex.org/2003/07/22.html#a3355 |