Archive for December 5th, 2001

ClickZ: "Classification (taxonomy, categorization) is to content as mapping is to geography. It is an essential tool that allows the person visiting a Web site to navigate it quickly and efficiently. Without professional classification, a Web site becomes a jumble of content that is confusing and time wasting." Classification starts even before you put content [...]

Context Mag: "TaylorMade [...] spent the past two years moving its network of suppliers and distributors online. [...] TaylorMade has compressed its production schedules for a set of off-the-shelf golf clubs by more than half. The company can now make a set of custom clubs in less than seven days, down from six weeks. As [...]


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I'm CEO of an online trade publishing firm in the marketing and defense verticals. We try to make news and data digestible and useful in an environment that is more noisy each day. This personal blog mixes my thoughts and interests on politics, business, software, and more, based on my business and personal experiences. Over the years I have posted items that turned out spectacularly wrong, and a few posts that stood the test of times better. Personal views only.

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