Some fresh news and old links for this 1st February Friday. And despite my being a fulltime blogger for over 2 years now, I still feel Friday’s are the best day of the week.
In the local scene, some linky goodness:
- Join the WikiPilipinas Filipina Story Contest being sponsored by WikiPilipinas and supported Noemi and Dine.
- If you’d like to get a fresh and premium WordPress theme, McBilly is giving away a free Revolution Theme by Brian Gardner. Premium means it will cost you $79.95 to buy the license from Brian.
- Lufthansa is discontinuing their flights from Manila to Frankfurt. Took this flight last December and was hoping I’ll be taking the same route this year when I get back to Cologne, Germany. Looks like I’m taking KLM via Amsterdam this time. I just wish I could try that new Airbus A380.
- Looks like some avid HappySlip fans are going to stage a rally or something. What’s worse is that they’re blaming the bloggers who made it to the list for the confusion.
- Ely asks why people hate “make money” blogs and websites. I agree that it boils down to usability and conflicts of interest. It kinda feels like MLM.
In foreign news, there’s some stuff I wasn’t able to cover last week but still worth the discussion:
- Sun Microsystems announced the acquisition of mySQL. All along I thought mySQL is open-source! *heh*
- Amazon will buy Audible Inc. (company that sells audio books and other digital content) for a reported $300 Million. After AmazonMP3, now this. Amazon is gearing up against Apple iTunes; and it’s getting a lot of support from the recording industry.
- Shoemoney says “There is no customer loyalty in online commerce“. It shouldn’t be but current trends looks like it. Case in point: there’s just too many people jumping from NameCheap to GoDaddy to LiquidWeb to DreamHost to HostGator to 1and1 to PowWeb and back (whichever gives the best deals) — and it’s a proven marketing model online.
- Netscape browser gets another month of lease in life. Why bother? My RIP still says 1994 – 2008.
- After the 2007 4th quarter earnings report, Wall Street is unimpressed at Google’s performance. Stocks drop 8% and it’s now down to around $516 from $750 just a couple months ago. That has got to hurt. Yahoo! on the other hand is close to slashing over a thousand employees. Exciting times ahead. *heh*
- Motorola has announced its intention of selling its mobile phone division. Farewell to the Razr!
It’s the month of February once again — time to put all those affiliates for flowers and chocolates out! IslandRose, where art thou?!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of the Revolution Theme by Brian Gardner?
The Revolution Theme costs $79.95 to buy the license from Brian.
Which airline is discontinuing flights from Manila to Frankfurt?
Lufthansa is discontinuing their flights from Manila to Frankfurt.
What company did Sun Microsystems announce the acquisition of?
Sun Microsystems announced the acquisition of mySQL.
@Yuga. Yup. She’ll indeed fly to Cebu, among other places here in the Phils but no more meet and greet. :(
By the way, I just noticed you get your real name as a domain name back! Congrats Abe! Did you pay a larger amount for it? :D