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NYTimes and Google

July 14, 2004 by Michael Boyle

NYTimes and Google

in Wired News today: Searching for The New York Times. “How can the mighty New York Times, which considers itself America’s paper of record, be the paper of record in cyberspace when its articles barely show up on Google?” Or any other search engine, for that matter.

Tags: Google, Media, NYTimes, Search

Scamming

July 14, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Scamming

the scammers: turning the tables on Nigeria’s e-mail conmen, via BBC News.

Tags: Scam

This is a test

July 14, 2004 by Michael Boyle

This is a test

of my modified mikel.org design. Similar, but simpler, with lots more white space. Also, I think it has a better visual identity overall, particularly using the m-in-a-circle that I have used in different ways for 10 years now in personal websites.

Any comments to share?

Tags: Blogging

Sad news from the world of TV

July 13, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Sad news from the world of TV

as Isabel Sanford died yesterday. Sanford, of course, was best known for having played ‘Weezie’ on The Jeffersons. She also threatened to steal the show as Tillie the maid in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

Tags: Media

Great name:

July 13, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Great name:

apparently today in the US it’s National ‘Computer ate my vote” day. In the meantime we have just held a second national general election, tallied exclusively from paper ballots, with no widespread accounts of problems.

Tags: US Politics

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