E-Oasis Alerts

Look for satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe, Space Imaging, and Orb Image to play a major role in damage assessments in the affected areas. It could take several days to get cloud-free images, but the before and after assessments from the images will help with relief efforts.
See OrbImage’s Katrina Gallery for before and after [...]

When John Fischer at StickerGiant invited us to his home for some adult beverages and conversation, we knew we were in for a treat. Having just finished some work for him at StickerGiant, it seemed the perfect way to celebrate their expansion.
The really cool part was seeing John’s version of “While you were out” [...]

Since my post on Downtime Unaccepted, several of you have e-mailed me with your “funny” (or painfull) stories on your own self-inflicted downtime blunders.
Let’s tackle some low hanging fruit first. Subsequent posts will address increasingly complex issues.
Here are some simple things you can do to save some future embarrassment:

Replace those “inexpensive” ethernet switches [...]

My sons are ready. Sony has been marketing to them (and several hundred thousand on-line players) every time they go online with SOCOM 2. The buzz generated spills over during play as Internet-connected players talk up SOCOM 3 using their push-to-talk (Voice over IP) headsets.
Cleverly, they also debuted the official SOCOM blog. Sit back [...]

Dave Taylor’s observations that corporate types will find certain realities of blogging a harsh lesson won’t stop the image conscious from hiring ghost bloggers. Public Relations firms already understand that they can pitch blogging services as part of their offering.
For better or for worse, most corporations will enter the blogosphere “on-message” through their existing PR [...]

CNN reported a worm outbreak using their “Breaking News” feature. Predictably, concerned users called us attributing observed effects to the media-declared cause. According to published reports, Microsoft activated their “emergency response”. The Wall Street Journal covered the incident with more perspective and information.
Others were not so kind: “New worm catches big business with [...]