- Dave Sifry – Don’t Order a Body Bag Just Yet (The Post Money Value) – Why the reporting of Technorati’s demise is premature.
- Yahoo Launches "Instant Search" (John Battelle’s Searchblog) – Yahoo announces launch of search tool that shows results below the search box as you’re typing. There’s some real value there as the tool will help you refine your search terms without continually having to type-search-repeat. John’s favorite line from the release: "Why feel lucky when you can be right?"
- eBay Motors + Google Maps = Mashup Heaven (Business2) – A blogger combines eBay’s car sales data and Google Maps to show location of all cars for sale on eBay Motors. The guys at Business 2.0 conjecture on the next step: eBay incorporating Google Maps themselves and then having Google’s text ads appearing on the page. It’s a business mashup!
- Because That’s the Way We Have Always Done It (Blog Maverick) – Mark Cuban hates the "because we’ve always done it that way" reasoning. Reminds me that all the good entrepreneurs I’ve met have always been "why" folks.
- Michelin’s Bibendum (Reveries.com) – A fascinating article about the history of the Michelin Man. Warning: it includes the words "Latin gerundive."
- Fat & Fit (Reveries.com) – Gyms are starting to hire trainers who aren’t hard-bodies. Could it be that people are beginning to realize that six-pack doesn’t necessarily equal fit? I know a lot of skinny smokers with incredible abs who can’t walk down the street without gasping.
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