links for 2008-04-06

"They've read every column I've ever written to see if they can find something to turn into a smear about a position I don't hold". Is Boris the first politician to claim that "reading what I've written" is somehow a dirty trick?

"Google has changed its trademark policy for the UK and Ireland bringing it into line with its policy for the US and Canada". All your trademarks are belong to us.

"What is the difference between a widget versus a Facebook application - and now a MySpace application?"

"The widget world is young, and people are starting to 'get it'. The core skill set is Javascript/Ajax, HTML & PHP. In addition micro design skills & designers able to minimize file sizes are useful, but what’s worth looking at beyond the core set?"

"When marketers are planning gadgets I have seen over and over again the almost universal mistake. Marketing team gets together, and then leaves the meeting with a clear vision of what they want…'We need a gadget, and we need it to go viral'".

"I was fortunate enough to present my research on how the BBC has integrated blogging in its journalism at the Online Journalism Symposium. The paper, The BBC Goes Blogging: Is ‘Auntie’ Finally Listening?, is available for download as a PDF."

"The supporters and opponents of Clinton and Obama are fighting it out on their respective Wikipedia pages. I put together this feed merge to combine the revision history feeds from both pages".